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Anthony Joseph Tony Hackett

Case from Joliet, IL dated Jul 17, 1983

Victim Details

Anthony Joseph Tony Hackett

Male

Joliet

IL

1983-07-17

18

Anthony

Joseph Tony Hackett

06/24/2026

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Anthony Joseph "Tony" Hackett, an 18-year-old male from Joliet, Illinois, was tragically murdered on July 17, 1983. Hackett was shot four times while he slept in a car parked along Interstate 55 near Wilmington. He and his girlfriend were returning from Great America amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois. The woman was sexually brutalized, bound and gagged, then stabbed and dumped by a road south of Joliet, where she was found, near death, by a passing motorist. She survived and testified against J ...
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  • Joliet, IL Patch: Joliet Mass Murderer Terrorized Area 35 Years Ago
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