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Antone Charles Costa
Serial Killer
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Episode 370: Serial Killer Tony Costa - The Cape Cod Vampire
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See any errors? Let us know!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.Victims
- Susan Perry: Missing since September 1968. Her body was found cut into eight pieces in February 1969.
- Patricia Walsh: Last seen in January 1969. Her mutilated body was found in a forest clearing in February 1969.
- Mary Anne Wysocki: Last seen in January 1969. Parts of her body were found in February 1969, and the rest in a forest clearing.
- Sydney Monzon: Her dismembered body was found beneath the remains of Walsh and Wysocki.
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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
