Doctor Charged In Largo Lawyer's Death Recently Visited South FL: MDPD

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL — As the investigation into a Pinellas County attorney’s disappearance continues, detectives are seeking information in South Florida related to the case, according to a news release from the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Tomasz Roman Kosowski, 44, a plastic surgeon in Tarpon Springs, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Steven Cozzi, the Largo lawyer who has been missing in Pinellas County since March 21.

The doctor and his car, a red Toyota Corolla with the Florida license plate EMFK38, are thought to have been in Miami-Dade County between March 21 and 26, police said.

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Anyone who may have seen or been in contact with Kosowski or his car during those dates is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

Cozzi’s body still hasn’t been found, according to the Largo Police Department. The attorney was thought to have left his office at 1501 S. Belcher Road on March 21, but he was never seen exiting the building, and he left behind his vehicle, keys, wallet and cell phone.

A suspicious person and vehicle were seen at the building around the same time the victim was there, police said.

A strong chemical smell and small drops of blood were found in the men’s bathroom at the office, Largo police said. A forensics investigation later revealed a larger amount of blood in the bathroom.

An attorney from Cozzi’s law firm represented several defendants in a case brought by Kosowski against people associated with his former employer, the Laufer Institute of Plastic Surgery, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

A search warrant was issued for Kosowski’s Tarpon Springs home. Evidence found there led to a second search warrant for the doctor’s car.

He was pulled over in Tarpon Springs on Saturday, and both he and his Toyota Corolla were taken into custody, authorities said.

The plastic surgeon has ties to the Miami-Dade area, according to the Miami Herald. The official address for his license through the Florida Department of Health is through Xiluet Plastic Surgery in Miami.