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Taylor Diorio

Case from Chicago, IL dated Aug 18, 2012

Victim Details

Taylor Diorio

Female

Chicago

IL

2012-08-18

17

Taylor

Diorio

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Taylor Diorio, a 17-year-old girl from Chicago Ridge, IL, tragically lost her life on August 18, 2012. Taylor was a passenger in a car when she was shot in the head in the early morning hours. The incident occurred near the residence of Joseph Sanders, a 23-year-old Chicago street gang member, in the McKinley Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. According to prosecutors, the vehicle Taylor was in stopped in front of Sanders' home, and another passenger briefly got out of the car. Sand ...
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  • chicagotribune.com: Man convicted of killing girl in 2012
  • Oak Lawn, IL Patch: Chicago Gangbanger Sentenced in Shooting Death of Chicago Ridge Woman
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