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73-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Oregon Cold Case Killing from 1983
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73-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Oregon Cold Case Killing from 1983

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  • Marcus Sanfratello, 73, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for first-degree manslaughter in the 1983 death of his girlfriend Teresa Peroni, who disappeared at age 27 after attending a party near Selma, Oregon.
  • A skull found in 1997 was confirmed through DNA testing in 2024 to be Peroni's, leading to the cold case being reopened and Sanfratello's arrest in California.

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Marcus Sanfratello, 73, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for first-degree manslaughter in the 1983 death of his girlfriend Teresa Peroni, who disappeared at age 27 after attending a party near Selma, Oregon. A skull found in 1997 was confirmed through DNA testing in 2024 to be Peroni's, leading to the cold case being reopened and Sanfratello's arrest in California.

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