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James Harry Devlin Jr., 26, loving father whose murder goes unsolved for 35 years
When Ryan Devlin was a young child, she contracted a virus that made her temporarily unable to walk. Her parents were separated at the time, and she recalls her father, James Harry Devlin Jr., coming to visit with gifts she’d treasure for years. “He brought me a bunch of Michael Jackson posters,” she said. “That […]
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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.