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Clara Toriello

Case from Queens, NY dated Apr 13, 1972

Victim Details

Clara Toriello

Female

White / Caucasian

Queens

NY

1972-04-13

21

Clara

Toriello

07/21/2026

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In the quiet neighborhood of Jamaica, Queens, a chilling event unfolded on the morning of April 13, 1972, forever altering the lives of a local family. Clara Toriello, a 21-year-old woman, was discovered deceased in her ground-floor apartment by her sister at approximately 7 a.m. The young secretary, who was engaged to a New York City police officer, was found naked, with the exception of a plastic cap from an electric hair dryer that was still humming nearby. An autopsy would later reveal that ...
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