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Patricia Helene Walsh

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the quiet winter of 1969, a 23-year-old White female teacher named Patricia Helene Walsh and her friend, Mary Ann Wysocki, also 23, sought a weekend escape in the seaside town of Provincetown, Massachusetts. They checked into a guesthouse where they crossed paths with a 24-year-old handyman named Antone Charles "Tony" Costa. After a night of socializing at local bars, the two women were never seen alive again.

Their failure to return home to Providence, Rhode Island, prompted their par ...Read More
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  • Newspapers.com: 7 Mar 1969, 11 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com
  • Tony Costa - Wikipedia
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    Victim Details

    Patricia Helene Walsh

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Truro

    MA

    1969-02-01

    23

    Patricia

    Helene Walsh

    11/08/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
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    12/08/2023
    Hey everyone, I've been reading a lot about the tragic events in Provincetown, and one detail I just... ...Read More
    03/06/2023
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