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A Detroit man who owed a lot of money to a crime syndicate is killed
Peter John “Pete” Klavinger Jr was a 31-year-old male from Redford Township, Michigan, whose life ended violently in early 1971 after weeks of fear, pressure, and mounting danger. In the final stretch of his life he was, according to police intelligence quoted at the time, desperately trying to raise large sums of cash while staying ahead of syndicate loan sharks. Those officials later described him as a “juice victim” who had “crossed the wrong people,” a man caught in the ruthless ...Read More
Victim Details

Peter Klavinger Jr

July 20, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

St. Clair County

MI

1971-04-18

1971-02-03

1971-04-18

32

Peter

Klavinger Jr

01/12/2026


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