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Eugene Lanzi
Status: HOMICIDE
City: Hollywood
State: Florida
County: Broward County
Date of death: August 27, 1973
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian/White
Cause of death: Blunt Force
Anniversary month: August
LEA: Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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May 25, 2020 | By Paige Garcia This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class. The student credited above wrote this story as a class project. Eugene Lanzi stood not quite five feet tall – small in stature, but large in heart. He was a kind and generous man. Eugene never met a stranger, only new friends. Being the second youngest of eight children, it was appropriate that he grew up in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, where he was adored by his family, his friends, and his community. Eugene Lanzi was found murdered on a beach in Florida, killed by blunt force trauma when he was 36 years old. As a young adult, Eugene worked as a grill chef at the local teenage hangout. Relatives said he would serve customers and entertain teens even when they lacked the money to pay. Eugene went by the nickname “Dubrow,” which, to the small community he grew... Read More
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