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Charles Costa

Case from Ludlow, CO dated Apr 20, 1914

Victim Details

Charles Costa

Male

White / Caucasian

Ludlow

CO

1914-04-20

31

Charles

Costa

07/22/2026

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Charles Costa, a key union organizer, met his end during the violent turmoil of the Ludlow Massacre on April 20, 1914. He was a male of Sicilian descent who had toiled in the mines of southern Colorado since he was a boy of twelve. On that fateful day, amidst a heated battle between striking coal miners and the Colorado National Guard, Costa was fatally shot in the head. His death was just one of the many that marked the tragic events at the Ludlow tent colony, where he and his family had taken ...
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  • Ludlow Massacre - Wikipedia
  • Two Bits for a Tragic Tale: Walter Fink's <i>The Ludlow Massacre</i>
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