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Buddy Charles Conti

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Aug 27, 1981

Victim Details

Buddy Charles Conti

Male

White / Caucasian

Salt Lake City

UT

1981-08-27

45

Buddy

Charles Conti

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/11/2026

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On the evening of August 27, 1981, Buddy Charles Conti, a 45-year-old White/Caucasian male, was nearing the end of his workday at the Kearns Drug Store, which he co-owned. As he and a female employee, Signa Atwood, prepared to close the pharmacy located at 4188 W. 5415 South in Kearns, Utah, a masked gunman entered the establishment at approximately 9 p.m. The assailant fired a warning shot and demanded both cash and pharmaceuticals.

After Conti and Atwood complied with the robber's deman ...
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  • Newspapers.com: It's Off To Windy Chicago For Ute Pharmacy Majors (Buddy C. Conti 1981) 1962 - Newspapers.com
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