The victim it was determined was Anthony Michalowski
A young man with a history of drug use and living on the street and getting into trouble by himself or with his brothers and who was last seen on Christmas eve at his family home asking for $3.00 which he promised to repay.
The coroner at the time Joshia Perper determined that Anthony had a high amount of drugs in his system and was probably unconscious when decapitated.
But who he aggravated to the point they would do this to his body has never been determined .
Add onto the family's misery that they would loose another son Richard to a suicide which he committed after he was arrested and lodged in the county jail. that summer
There was even speculation he may have been a victum of the infamous Jeffery Dahmer which was a hot subject at the time.
Which proved to be false but Dahmer did live in Penn Hills as one time.
There was also speculation the killing was so horrific it was a message being sent to junkies your next if you do not pay up but there also appeared to be nothing to it as well.
The horrific killing and mutilation has gone cold with no further leads and luckily there has not been another such case since then.
Was it a drug dealer so pissed it was a message?
was it a serial killer ?
Was it of a satanic ritual?
Was it some one local or from another city who did the deed? we will probably never know unless DNA was lifted and a future match is made.
Was it a drug dealer so pissed it was a message?
was it a serial killer ?
Was it of a satanic ritual?
Was it some one local or from another city who did the deed? we will probably never know unless DNA was lifted and a future match is made.
I'm not sure when you wrote this but I am currently starting research for a project that is related to this case- interesting story how it all came about- Are you from the Pittsburgh area? Do you know much about this case other than what you wrote? I'm interested in why you chose to write about this case, also why not mention the only suspect in this case? Just curious, drop me a line!
ReplyDeleteI knew Tony vaguely and his brother Richard who committed suicide several months after his brothers murder. I hope your still working on the project because this case needs more attention as do the victims who were all very nice people who just happened to get involved in a seedy lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteI see that Dahmer worked at PPG Industries but don’t see anything on where he lived. How do you know Penn Hills? Do you know what street?
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