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In the winter of 1979, a 49-year-old man named Peter A. Levato's life was violently cut short in what would become known as the 'Kill for Thrill' murder spree. On December 29, 1979, his body was discovered in a wooded area near the Loyalhanna Dam and reservoir close to Saltsburg, Pennsylvania. An investigation later revealed that two men, John Travaglia and Steven Lesko, had abducted Levato from outside the Edison Hotel in Pittsburgh days earlier, on approximately December 27th. They forced him ...Read More

Victim Details

Peter Levato

Male

Saltsburg

PA

1979-12-27

49

Peter

Levato

05/17/2026