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Tsvetanka Kostadinova

Case from Chicago, IL dated Oct 12, 2019

Victim Details

Tsvetanka Kostadinova

Female

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

2019-10-12

43

Tsvetanka

Kostadinova

07/11/2026

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Tsvetanka Kostadinova, a 43-year-old woman, was tragically killed on October 12, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a shooting rampage by Krysztof Marek, a 66-year-old man facing eviction from his condo. Marek entered Kostadinova's apartment, where she was having dinner with her husband, Ivaylo Popov, also 43, Popov's mother, Iskra Pourel-Popova, 65, and her boyfriend, David Hanik, 61. Marek allegedly fired numerous shots from a .40 caliber firearm, killing all four individ ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: ‘No mercy,’ declared note on accused shooter’s door: prosecutors
  • The Republic: Police: Chicago man who killed 5 wrote threatening notes
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