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Antone Charles Costa

Serial Killer

Killer's Details

Antone Charles

Costa

August 2, 1944 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

May 12, 1974 (aged 29) Walpole, Massachusetts, United States

Suicide by hanging

Male

White

Murder (x2)

Life imprisonment

4-8

1968 - 1969

Massachusetts

1969

07/03/2025

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Antone Charles Costa: The Cape Cod Killer

Early Life

Antone Charles Costa, also known as Tony Costa, was born on August 2, 1944, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He showed signs of predatory violence from a young age. At 17, he committed his first violent offense by breaking into a house and attacking a teenage girl in November 1961.

Crimes and Victims

Costa's crimes spanned from 1968 to 1969, during which he brutally murdered and dismembered several women. His crimes gained international media attention due to their gruesome nature. ...
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  • Susan Perry Age: (17), Date of Death: 1968-09-04
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