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- ↑ "Rozario Surname Meaning & Rozario Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ↑ Olivia Evans (9 December 2024). "Luigi Mangione Arrested at McDonald's: How Police Found Person of Interest in UnitedHealthcare CEO Death". E!News. e!online.
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