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Case Description
Lavenuto, Savario - Age 33 - Fatally shot at 9:45 P.M., 7/14/25 in front of 811 So. Racine Ave., while talking to James Russo, who also was killed by an unknown man who approached them on foot. 16th Dist.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
July 14, 1925 |
| Date of death |
July 15, 1925 |
| Time between offense and death |
Within 1 day
|
| Time of day (approx) |
Evening (5:00 p.m. - 10:59 p.m.)
|
| Time of day (exact) |
12:21 am
|
| Address |
811 S Racine
|
| Type of location |
Street, or other non-commercial public place/alley
|
| Type of public place |
Street, sidewalk or alley
|
| Location description |
in front of address
|
| Type of death |
Homicide
|
| Type of homicide |
Cause of death unknown
|
| Characteristics |
shot by man who approached them on foot
|
| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
|
| Weapon |
fatally shot
|
| Victim initiated events leading to homicide |
No
|
| Excessive violence |
Multiple victims
|
| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
|
| Total number of victims |
2
|
| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
|
Victim
| Name |
Lavenuto, Savario
|
| Age |
33 years
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Italian
|
| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
|
Defendant
| Defendant/victim relationship |
Relationship Unknown
|
Police
| Precinct |
16
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
Legal
| Charges against defendant |
No charges recorded
|
| Felony murder classification |
Double murder
|
| Type of legal decision recorded |
None
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
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