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Darrel Vilifana

Death by Force
Case Description
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Darrel Vilifana, a 22-year-old Black/African American male, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of July 30, 2002, in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. The incident that claimed Vilifana's life unfolded outside the former Fundonzinho Lounge on Dudley Street, a scene that would become the focal point of a complex and ultimately unresolved murder investigation. The shooting left a young man's life cut short and a community searching for answers.

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  • Universal Hub: Dorchester man acquitted of killing a man outside a club is killed outside a club
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    Victim Details

    Darrel Vilifana

    Male

    Black / African American

    Boston

    MA

    2002-07-30

    22

    Darrel

    Vilifana

    11/07/2025

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