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Frank DAlfonso

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jul 23, 1985

Victim Details

Frank Frankie Flowers DAlfonso

Male

White / Caucasian

Philadelphia

PA

1985-07-23

56

Frank

DAlfonso

07/10/2026

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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.

The murder was believed to be related to his involvement ...
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