
Mafia Madman: Thomas Pitera
Serial Killers
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The Death of Phyllis Patera
Patera butchered Phyllis in the bathtub of Frank's apartment. The killing seemed out of character for Patera, who had built a career by making ruthless moves. He got into an argument with a Polish boxer named Mark Kucharski over oriental rugs and stabbed him. In March 1989, he killed Joseph Bolzano at one of his nightclubs after becoming convinced two associates were rats.
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