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Michael Dutchie Avicolli, a 52-year-old male of Italian ethnicity, was last seen leaving his residence in Philadelphia on April 3, 1996. He was a South Philadelphia bookmaker and a mob associate connected to reputed mobster Joseph Merlino. Avicolli's disappearance and subsequent death were linked to a complex web of mob-related activities and personal entanglements.

Avicolli was reportedly shot and buried in northern New Jersey because he was having an affair with the wife of another gang ...Read More
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Victim Details

Michael Dutchie Avicolli

Male

White / Caucasian

Philadelphia

PA

1996-04-04

52

Michael

Dutchie Avicolli

11/10/2025