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Julius Petrovic

Case from Yarmouth, ME dated May 17, 2004

Victim Details

Julius Petrovic

Male

White / Caucasian

Yarmouth

ME

2004-05-17

60

Julius

Petrovic

Yes

07/07/2026

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On a bright May afternoon in 2004, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 60-year-old Julius Petrovic, a man who had journeyed from his native Czechoslovakia to build a life in the United States. On May 17th, while seated in his parked sport utility vehicle at a visitor information center off Interstate 295 in Yarmouth, Maine, Petrovic was fatally shot in the chest. The brazen crime, which occurred in broad daylight, was later revealed to be a robbery attempt gone tragically wrong. Pe ...
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  • Lewiston Sun Journal: Brothers plead guilty to Yarmouth killing
  • 2004 Annual Homicides | Maine State Police
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    I’ve been following the Julius Petrovic case, and what's really been on my mind is how this traged... ...Read More
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