28-02-2025
Trial date set for plastic surgeon accused of killing attorney
LARGO, Fla. (WFLA)— A trial date is set for the plastic surgeon accused of killing an attorney, Steven Cozzi, who disappeared from his job at Blanchard Law on March 21, 2023.
The trial will begin for Tomasz Kosowski on April 17.
Largo police arrested Kosowski on March 27 but did not find Cozzi's Body.
According to court documents, a DNA analysis of evidence found on Kosowski's garage floor found a mixture of his DNA and Cozzi's blood. Cozzi's blood was also found on Kosowski's Toyota Tundra and the men's bathroom at Blanchard Law, where authorities believe the murder took place.
Body found in wooded area near a home in Mulberry
On the day of Cozzi's disappearance, Kosowski left his home in a red Corolla, and phone records showed him driving to his second home in Miami.
A search warrant was conducted on Kosowski's home on March 25, where they found a mask, taser, and brass knuckles.
Authorities said Kosowski's phone records showed him stopping at the area of US Highway 41 and Loop Road on the Tamiami Trail for a few minutes before continuing to Miami.
Kosowski went back to the area on March 23, 2023, before returning to Miami, court documents said.
Law enforcement searched the area when a cadaver dog directed them to a dumpster at the crossroads.
Documents said the dumpster was emptied on March 23, and the truck driver said it was usually full of camping supplies, but when he emptied the dumpster, something was odd.
Surveillance video showed that when the garbage truck emptied the dumpster, a large bag 'consistent with a human body' fell into the truck, court documents said.
Cozzi's body has not been recovered.
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