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Peter Robert Costello

Case from Chicago, IL dated Oct 22, 2014

Victim Details

Peter Robert Costello

Male

Chicago

IL

2014-10-22

17

Peter

Robert Costello

07/11/2026

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Peter Robert Costello, a 17-year-old male from Chicago, IL, was found dead on October 22, 2014, in what appeared to be a tragic incident. The young teenager, identified as Peter Robert Costello, was discovered alongside a 28-year-old man named Matthew Santon in a home located in the West Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. Both individuals had sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed their identities and a ...
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  • Teen, Man Found Dead In West Lawn
  • DNAinfo Chicago: Man and Boy, 17, Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide on Southwest Side
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