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Ilario Bertuccio

Case from San-francisco, CA dated Dec 20, 1973

Victim Details

Ilario Bertuccio

Male

Hispanic / Latino

San-francisco

CA

1973-12-20

81

Ilario

Bertuccio

07/03/2026

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Ilario Bertuccio, an 81-year-old janitor, was tragically shot and killed on December 20, 1973, in San Francisco, California. Bertuccio was walking home from work in the Bay View district when he was attacked. He was shot four times in the shoulder and chest, leading to his immediate death. This incident was part of a series of racially motivated attacks known as the Zebra murders, which terrorized San Francisco during that period. The Zebra murders were carried out by a group of four black men w ...
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  • Incident Summary for GTDID: 197312200004
  • Zebra murders - Wikipedia
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    I recently came across the case of Ilario Bertuccio, and it’s just so upsetting to read how his li... ...Read More
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