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Pete Parrous

Case from Fayetteville, NC dated Aug 06, 1993

Victim Details

Pete Parrous

Male

White / Caucasian

Fayetteville

NC

1993-08-06

73

Pete

Parrous

06/22/2026

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Pete Parrous, a 73-year-old male of Greek ethnicity, was tragically killed on August 6, 1993, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Pete and his wife, Ethel Parrous, were the owners of Luigi's Italian Restaurant on McPherson Church Road. That evening, a gunman named Kenneth Junior French, a 22-year-old soldier stationed at nearby Fort Bragg, entered the restaurant and opened fire. The attack was motivated by French's opposition to President Bill Clinton's policy allowing homosexuals to serve in the m ...
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  • Peter Nicholas “Pete” Parrous (1920-1993) - Find...
  • Soldier Kills 4 People and Hurts 6 In a Restaurant in North Carolina (Published 1993)
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    I've recently been reading about the horrific events that took place at Luigi's Italian Restaurant b... ...Read More
    10/02/2024
    Does anyone else find it chilling to think about how Ethel Parrous showed immense strength during su... ...Read More
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    Has anyone looked into the tragic events of August 6, 1993, at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant? I find ... ...Read More
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