Lucia Cristaudo
Name: Lucia Cristaudo
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 03/24/2001
Location: Lincoln Drive and Mill Street
Carbondale, Illinois, 62901
County: Jackson
Agency: Carbondale Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Lucia Cristaudo was taken hostage during a robbery and died when the getaway vehicle crashed during a subsequent police chase. Robert S. Custon, one of the robbery suspects, also died. Christopher M. Andrews and Custon had reportedly held up Midwest Cash, demanding money, jewelry and guns from Cristaudo, the store manager. Police cornered the men in the store, and Custon took Cristaudo hostage, using her as a human shield on his way to the parking lot. Andrews led police on a high-speed chase until the vehicle crashed into a tree.
Unique ID: 826
News article: Link
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