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Anthony Russo

Case from Long Branch, NJ dated Apr 26, 1979

Victim Details

Anthony Russo

Male

White / Caucasian

Long Branch

NJ

1979-04-26

62

Anthony

Russo

06/30/2026

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On April 26, 1979, the body of 62-year-old Anthony Russo, a male of White / Caucasian descent, was discovered in a lavish room at the Harbor Island Health Spa in Long Branch, New Jersey. Russo, a reputed figure in the Genovese crime family, had been shot three times in the head in what authorities deemed a typical mob contract killing. At the time of his death, he was on an Easter furlough from prison, where he was serving a sentence for refusing to testify before the State Commission of Investi ...
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