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Police recorded 34 homicides in April; here are the victims’ names
At the Philadelphia Obituary Project, we treat homicide victims as individuals rather than statistics. But we are in crisis. The number of people murdered continues to rise, even during the pandemic. And so every month, we will share this data along with the names of each person in one post. Philadelphia Police responded to 34 […]
Douglas Holmes, 34
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders PHL17 Date: 2022-05-05 Location: 6400 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA
Francis Decero, 25
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Fox29 Philly Voice NY Post Date: 2022-05-05 Location: 1700 Vare Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Jerwayne Hunter, 39, ‘gentle giant’ who protected his family
Jerwayne Hunter always had your back — even if you ignored his wise advice. Scared and shoeless, Keisha Smith remembered paging her cousin at 3 a.m. after a particularly brutal fight with her boyfriend one night. Jerwayne had warned Keisha not to date the older man, recognizing that he was a loose cannon. “He’s going […]
Clarence Satterthwaite, 30
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2022-05-03 Location: 5300 Newhall St, Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Sidero, 12
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Inquirer Fox29 abc7 NPR Date: 2022-05-03 Location: 1700 Barbara St, Philadelphia, PA
Darrell Felton, 31
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders GoFundMe Date: 2022-05-01 Location: 6100 Bayton St, Philadelphia, PA
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Every month, we create a placeholder webpage for each person murdered in Philadelphia. Our hope is to elevate these pages into fully written stories with photos that show who each victim was as a person. Through storytelling, we're shining a light on the human toll of gun violence in Philadelphia.