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Ricardo Tobia

Death by Force
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Ricardo Tobia, a 71-year-old male of Italian ethnicity, was found dead in his home in the 500 block of Kirk Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, on July 7, 2018. Tobia, a longtime voice instructor at Point Park University, was brutally murdered by his roommate, Joseph Martin, 37. Martin pleaded guilty but mentally ill to third-degree murder, admitting to stabbing Tobia multiple times, nearly decapitating him, and shooting him in the head. Tobia's dog was also killed in the incident.

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    Victim Details

    Ricardo Tobia

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Pittsburgh

    PA

    2018-07-07

    71

    Ricardo

    Tobia

    11/23/2025

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