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Case Description
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John M. Rosenthal, a 69-year-old Caucasian male, was working in his family-owned business, Rosenthal's Drug Store, in Hartford, Connecticut, on the evening of January 26, 1957. At approximately 9:00 p.m., two men, Joseph Taborsky and Arthur Culombe, entered the establishment with the intent to commit a robbery. At the time of the incident, Rosenthal was alone on the main floor of the store.

During the course of the robbery, Taborsky, armed with a 9 mm Luger pistol, shot Rosenthal twice in ...Read More
Victim Details

John Rosenthal

Male

White / Caucasian

Hartford

CT

1957-01-26

69

John

Rosenthal

11/29/2025