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Frank DAlfonso

Death by Force
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Frank "Frankie Flowers" D'Alfonso, a 56-year-old male of Italian ethnicity, was a reputed organized crime figure in Philadelphia, PA. He was shot to death on July 23, 1985, in a gangland-style execution by two gunmen as he paused to light a cigarette on a street corner near his home. The assailants fled the scene in a black Cadillac driven by a third man. D'Alfonso was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later at Pennsylvania Hospital.

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    • Victim Details

    Frank Frankie Flowers DAlfonso

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Philadelphia

    PA

    1985-07-23

    56

    Frank

    DAlfonso

    12/01/2025

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