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Arlindo DePina Goncalves

Case from Brockton, MA dated Jan 21, 2009

Victim Details

Arlindo DePina Goncalves

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Brockton

MA

2009-01-21

72

Arlindo

DePina Goncalves

07/13/2026

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On a cold winter day in Brockton, Massachusetts, the life of 72-year-old Arlindo DePina Goncalves was tragically cut short in a wave of violence that stunned the community. On January 21, 2009, Mr. Goncalves, a native of Fogo, Cape Verde, became an innocent victim in a racially motivated rampage. He was a man who enjoyed music and dancing and was a husband, father to eight children, and a beloved grandfather.

That afternoon, a self-proclaimed white supremacist named Keith Luke embarked on ...
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  • Legacy.com: Arlindo Goncalves Obituary (2009) The Enterprise
  • BostonGlobe.com: Trial starts in Brockton double slaying, rape - The Boston Globe
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