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Peter Calabro

Case from Saddle River, NJ dated Mar 14, 1980

Victim Details

Peter Calabro

Male

White / Caucasian

Saddle River

NJ

1980-03-14

36

Peter

Calabro

07/09/2026

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On the cold morning of March 14, 1980, the community of Saddle River, New Jersey, was rocked by a brutal crime. Peter Calabro, a 36-year-old former New York City police officer, was found shot to death in his car. As he was returning home around 2:00 AM, an assailant ambushed him, firing a shotgun and ending his life. A snowplow crew discovered his body slumped behind the wheel of his station wagon off West Saddle River Road.

The investigation into the murder of the male victim would unra ...
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  • Hit Man Implicates Hit Man In '80 Slaying, Authorities Say
  • 'Iceman' gives details of cop shooting - Trentonian
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