The Roscetti Four Case - 641

Generation Why: True Crime

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True Crime, Case, Trial, Conspiracies, 855520, Government, Unsolved, Society & Culture, Missing Person, Controversy, Exhibit C, Serial Killer, Crime, Murder, Documentary, Conspiracy

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🗓️ 14 September 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

October 18th, 1986. Chicago, Illinois. 23-year-old med student Lori Ann Roscetti was raped and murdered on her way home after a late night of studying. Months later, the police arrested four teenagers and charged them with murder. The defendants became known as “The Roscetti Four.”

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