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John Philip Conta Jr., a 36-year-old Caucasian male from Oak Lawn, Illinois, tragically died on February 26, 2014, in a harrowing incident that shocked the local community. The events unfolded early in the morning when emergency services responded to a fire at the Conta family home. Upon arrival, firefighters and police discovered a scene of unimaginable horror. John Philip Conta Jr. had stolen a shotgun from a locker where his father kept hunting weapons and systematically shot and killed his p ...Read More
Victim Details

John Philip Conta Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Oak-lawn

IL

2014-02-26

36

John

Philip Conta Jr.

12/13/2025