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Mussao, Peter - 29 yrs. Shot dead and set on fire by his wife Lena, alias Antonia, at 1011 Larrabee St.. She was arrested and held by Coroner 5/7/12. 38 Pct. 2/25/13 Acquitted - Cooper. 4/20/14 Stricken off - Walker.

Case Number

4362

Circumstances

Date of offense	April 30, 1912
Date of death	April 30, 1912
Address	1011 Larrabee st.
Type of location	Residence
Type of residence	Residence of both victim and defendant
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Characteristics	shot dead & set on fire
Method of killing	Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon	shot dead & set on fire
Victim initiated events leading to homicide	No
Excessive violence	Excessive or extreme use of force
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Domestic violence
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Mussao, Peter
Age	29 years
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Italian
Victim/defendant relationship	Husband/Wife

Defendant

Name	Mussao, Lena "Antonia"
Gender	Female
Race	White
Ethnicity	Italian
Defendant/victim relationship	Spouses (including common law and ever married)
Related by blood or marriage	Spouses

Police

Precinct	38
Date defendant arrested	May 7, 1912
Total number of defendants arrested	1
Time between crime and arrest	Weeks
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Trial Judge	Cooper
Jury verdict	Yes
Type of legal decision recorded	Coroner, trial
Outcome of trial	Acquitted
Date of sentence	February 25, 1913
Number of times case stricken off	1
Allegations of police corruption	No

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