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Daniel Petrole

Case from Bristow, VA dated Mar 15, 2001

Victim Details

Daniel Robert Danny Petrole, Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Bristow

VA

2001-03-15

21

Daniel

Petrole

07/01/2026

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On the evening of March 15, 2001, Daniel Robert 'Danny' Petrole, a 21-year-old male, was shot and killed in his car outside of his townhouse in Bristow, Virginia. A graduate of Centreville High School and a student at Northern Virginia Community College, Petrole also worked part-time as a delivery driver for a florist. To the outside world, he appeared to be a typical young man, but the investigation into his murder would soon uncover a far more dangerous and lucrative side to his life.

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