Event Brief
Plastic Surgeon Convicted in Rival Lawyer Murder
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: A Tampa-area jury convicted 47-year-old plastic surgeon Dr. Tomasz Kosowski of first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of attorney Steven Cozzi, whose body was never recovered. Cozzi vanished March 21, 2023; prosecutors said blood evidence showed he was killed inside his office and his remains were not found after a landfill search.
WHO: Dr. Tomasz Kosowski; Steven Cozzi
WHAT: Convicted of first-degree murder in the disappearance and death of a rival attorney whose body was never found.
WHEN: Sep 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Tampa, Florida
WHY: Prosecutors said the blood left at Cozzi’s office showed he could not have survived the attack, and they argued Kosowski killed him inside the building before moving him out.
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