Gennaro D’Aurizio, an 83-year-old Italian immigrant, was found dead on June 11, 2002, in his beloved three-acre vegetable garden in Chester, Pennsylvania. He had tended that garden since 1956. His friend and fellow gardener, 72-year-old Giovanni Cosentino, was found at the same scene critically injured with a gunshot wound to the head. Both men were discovered by D’Aurizio’s brother Frank after D’Aurizio failed to return home for his usual midday walk back from the garden.

The garden was secluded behind a seven-foot wall of bushes. D’Aurizio normally traveled from Woodlyn each morning and returned by noon; his 2001 Buick Century was reported stolen from a nearby lot, a detail investigators noted as potentially linked to the crime. Neighbors described the area as once peaceful and said the killings left the community shocked.

Does anyone who knew Gennaro or Giovanni have information that could help resolve what happened that day?