Victor Decaro, 28, was last seen on the evening of May 22, 1972, outside a bar he managed in Agawam, Massachusetts. He vanished that night after being summoned to the bar by his friend and business partner Amedeo Santaniello; his father-in-law, Francesco Skyball Scibelli, reportedly drove him to the location. Over a month later, on July 3, 1972, Decaro’s body was found wrapped in a tarp in the Connecticut River near Windsor, Connecticut. An autopsy revealed multiple gunshot wounds.

Decaro had ties to organized crime and was the son-in-law of Scibelli. Rumors at the time pointed to an alleged affair between Decaro and the wife of Salvatore Big Nose Sam Cufari as a possible motive, and investigators described the killing as a professional, gangland-style hit. Despite the suspicions and named figures, no one has been charged in connection with his murder.

Did anyone who knew Victor, his family, or the Springfield mob circle in 1972 ever hear details about that night or the men involved?