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Michael Franklin Thunder Finazzo

Case from Randolph, NC dated Sep 26, 1981

Victim Details

Michael Franklin Thunder Finazzo

Male

White / Caucasian

Randolph

NC

1981-09-26

40

Michael

Franklin Thunder Finazzo

07/17/2026

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Michael Franklin "Thunder" Finazzo, a 40-year-old male of Italian-American ethnicity, was the leader of the Charlotte chapter of the Hell's Angels. He was found shot to death on September 26, 1981, in Randolph, North Carolina. His body was discovered stuffed in the trunk of a car along with another member of the gang, Tyler Duris "Yank" Frndak, who was 31 years old.

The deaths of Finazzo and Frndak were believed to be the result of a feud between the Hell's Angels and another motorcycle g ...
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  • UPI: Bikers' feud blamed for double slaying
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