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Vincent Saitta

Case from Harrisburg, PA dated Apr 05, 1969

Victim Details

Vincent Saitta

Male

White / Caucasian

Harrisburg

PA

1969-04-05

32

Vincent

Saitta

07/04/2026

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Vincent Anthony Saitta, a 36-year-old male of Italian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on May 9, 1969, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was critically injured on April 5, 1969, during a horrific shooting spree on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which resulted in his death four days later at Harrisburg Hospital.

The incident was part of the 1969 Pennsylvania Turnpike shootings, a spree shooting carried out by Donald Martin Lambright, the son of comedian Stepin Fetchit. Lambright, who was trav ...
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  • Ricochet: Sidebars of History: Death Stalks the Turnpike
  • 1969 Pennsylvania Turnpike shootings - Wikipedia
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