July 2018 2
Richard Jackson, 40, hardworking provider who wanted the best for his family
When Tia Wilson ordered a Jolly Rancher cocktail at a sports bar one night in 2005, her selection sparked a conversation with a man who turned out to be much sweeter than her drink. Tia, who was 23 at the time, was at the bar with a few family members watching the Bernard Hopkins fight […]
Jose DeJesus, 44, a poet who loved laughing, monkeys and umbrellas
When Jose De Jesus was 17, he rented a limousine and went on a road trip to New York with his friends and older sister. They couldn’t stop laughing. They even got the driver laughing with them the whole time. “We had such a good time, and that memory really sticks out to me, because we […]
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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.