This is the first of our3 episode series on the deadly duo of Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca, who killed Columbo's family in 1976. In this episode we discuss the culture of Chicago's middle-class suburbs and cover Patty's childhood in the city, adolescence in the suburbs, and how she and Frank DeLuca met and sparked their deadly relationship.
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“Patty Columbo Seeks Parole for Elk Grove Killings -- Again.” Daily Herald, 25 Mar. 2014, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140325/news/140328966/.
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“Officials: Columbo Should Never Get Parole for Killing Family in Elk Grove.” Daily Herald, 19 May 2011, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110519/news/705189838/.
“Images: Historic Photos from Patty Columbo Case.” Daily Herald, 19 May 2011, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110519/news/705199980/.
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