Word: travaglia
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Dates: during 1981-1981
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...Thrill Kills" in Pittsburgh. Michael Travaglia and John Lesko, both white and 22, have pleaded guilty to murder and face death sentences, but they show no remorse. In a five-day spree they kidnaped Peter Levato, 49, an unemployed security guard, in downtown Pittsburgh, attempted to drown him in the Loyalhanna creek, then shot him fatally. Next they abducted Marlene Sue Newcomer, 26, and shot her to death in their van; her body and the abandoned vehicle were found in a Pittsburgh parking garage...
...Travaglia and Lesko met William C. Nicholls, 32, a church organist, at a downtown hotel. They commandeered his sports car and drove to Blue Spruce Lake outside Pittsburgh; they shot him, weighted him with rocks, and dropped him through a hole in the ice while he was still alive. Finally they sped past Patrolman Leonard Miller's squad car three times, until he gave chase and stopped them. They shot Miller dead at the side of the highway. After their conviction for his murder, Travaglia leaned over a courtroom rail and asked Prosecutor Tim Geary: "Are you happy...
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