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Mario Celestino

Case from Innis, LA dated Feb 15, 2016

Victim Details

Mario Celestino

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Innis

LA

2016-02-15

40

Mario

Celestino

07/09/2026

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On a Monday afternoon in the small community of Innis, Louisiana, a series of events unfolded that would end in the death of 40-year-old Mario Celestino. The male victim's life was cut short on February 15, 2016, following a confrontation that began with a report of a kidnapping.

The situation reportedly started when Celestino was accused of abducting his former girlfriend's mother. As he was driving through Pointe Coupee Parish, his vehicle was stopped by a local sheriff's deputy. Accord ...
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