On July 4, 1982, 36-year-old John Romano and his 64-year-old father Anthony Romano were abducted and later found tied up and left in a Brooklyn alley. Their killings are attributed in reports to Roy DeMeo and members of his Gambino family crew. Authorities say the motive traced back to revenge for a prior robbery of a crew member, Peter LaFroscia, for which the Romanos were suspected of being responsible.

The scene and method fit patterns associated with the DeMeo crew, and these slayings are believed to be among the last acts carried out by DeMeo before he disappeared amid growing federal investigation pressure. Official arrests or convictions tied specifically to John and Anthony Romano’s murders have not been secured.

Did anyone in Brooklyn at the time see or hear anything about the Romano abduction or the men responsible?