Daniel Vitaver

Murderer
3known / alleged victims
Case Facts
Gender
male
Country
USA
Location
Weston, Florida, USA
Date of birth
1944
Age at first offence
53
Characteristics
parricide
Victim profile
His wife, Magali Regina, 49; his daughter Cynthia, 19, and his son Eduardo, 16
Method of murder
Shooting
Date(s) of murder
December 6, 1997
Years active
1997
Date of arrest
Status
Died in custody

Committed suicide the same day; On December 6, 1997, Daniel Vitaver shot and killed his wife and two teen-age children as they sat at the breakfast table in their rented home in an affluent gated community in Weston, Florida.

Case Summary

Background

Daniel Vitaver was a medical technology salesman. He brought his family from Argentina about six months ago in search of a better life.

The offence

On December 6, 1997, Daniel Vitaver shot and killed his wife and two teen-age children as they sat at the breakfast table in their rented home in an affluent gated community in Weston, Florida.

Outcome

Then Daniel Vitaver turned the gun on himself and committed suicide the same day.

Other details

Daniel Vitaver’s killings occurred in a rented home in an affluent gated community in Weston, Florida.

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