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Mary Columbo

Case from Elk-grove, IL dated May 07, 1976

Victim Details

Mary Columbo

Female

Elk-grove

IL

1976-05-07

41

Mary

Columbo

06/28/2026

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Mary Columbo, a 41-year-old woman from Elk Grove, Illinois, was brutally murdered on May 7, 1976. Mary, along with her husband Frank Columbo, 43, and their 13-year-old son Michael, were killed in their home. The tragic incident was orchestrated by their daughter, Patricia Columbo, and her boyfriend, Frank DeLuca. Patricia, who was 19 at the time, and DeLuca, 39, carried out the murders with the intent of claiming the family inheritance, unaware that Patricia had been written out of the wills yea ...
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  • 300-Year Sentence For 1976 Killings In Elk Grove Dies In Prison
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