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San Francisco Man, 81, Charged in 1982 Killing of His Wife

Investigators say recent developments enabled them to reopen the long-unsolved case.

Overview

  • Patrick Vincent Galvani was arrested in San Francisco on Monday and charged in the death of his wife, Nancy Galvani.
  • He is being held in San Mateo County Jail without bail, according to booking records.
  • Foster City police described the probe as active and ongoing and declined to release further details.
  • Nancy Galvani’s body was found on Aug. 9, 1982, drifting under the San Mateo Bridge, wrapped in a sleeping bag and tied to a cinder block, with strangulation cited as the cause of death.
  • Prosecutors dismissed an earlier 1982 murder charge for lack of evidence, and daughter Alison Galvani’s yearslong campaign and wrongful-death suit helped spur renewed attention.