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Tony CostaAmerican Assassin
Date of Birth: 02.08.1944
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Tony Costa
Tony Costa, an American carpenter from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, became notorious after committing a series of murders in the town of Truro in 1969. The case gained international attention when district attorney Edmund Dinis gave a highly intriguing interview to the press. Dinis revealed that the killer had carved out the hearts of each of his victims, and the bodies were dismembered at all possible joints. The prosecutor also mentioned that bite marks were found on the bodies of the girls. These gruesome details quickly spread beyond the local news, causing such a stir that even renowned American writer Kurt Vonnegut compared Costa to Charles Manson. Interestingly, Vonnegut's daughter, Edith, was acquainted with Anthony.
The Victims
Costa was accused of murdering four women: Susan Perry and Sydney Monzon from Provincetown, and Patricia Walsh and Mary Anne Wysocki from Providence, Rhode Island. On February 8, 1969, while searching for the bodies of Walsh and Wysocki, the police stumbled upon the remains of Perry, who had been missing since Labor Day. Susan's body had been cut into eight pieces. A month later, the bodies of Wysocki, missing her head and torso, and Walsh were found. Interestingly, near Walsh's body, the "missing parts" of Wysocki were buried. Walsh was buried in a clearing in the woods, where Costa also cultivated marijuana. These two crimes later served as the basis for Leo Damore's book "In His Garden."
The Confession and Trial
Costa described the murders of Walsh and Wysocki in an unpublished book called "Resurrection," which he wrote while in prison. According to Costa's version of events, he and a man named Carl were partying with two women and consuming LSD and Dilaudid, a morphine-based drug. For unknown reasons, Carl shot Walsh and Wysocki, and Costa managed to neutralize him. Later, Costa discovered that Wysocki was still alive and ended her suffering with a knife blow. The elusive Carl helped Costa dispose of the bodies. Perry and Monzon, according to Costa's memoirs, died from drug overdoses, and Carl secretly dismembered and buried them without Anthony's knowledge.
On June 3, 1969, Costa stood trial for three counts of murder. In May 1970, he was sentenced to life imprisonment, and four years later, Costa hanged himself in his cell.
