March 2022 40
Stephen Hoston, 30: ‘He taught me a lot, and now he’s gone’
From the time Stephen Hoston III was a kid, he just wanted to bring family together. During family fun days, he would lead the charge picking games for the family—and be the most competitive player. One game, Rock Band, involved different families competing against each other, and it made the whole family better. “At first […]
Levan Kennedy, 18, gifted wordsmith who had a thirst for knowledge
“I get fly like Peter Pan. But I’m not from Neverland. I’m from Philly you can die in here if you don’t got a plan”-Levan Kennedy Levan Colin Kennedy had too many plans to accomplish in one lifetime. He set his sights on rapping and producing music, owning a solar-powered vending machine business, buying a […]
Dominque “Dom” Johnson-Murray, 30, doting father and friend
Temeka Johnson Murray could not stop anointing her son with blessed olive oil to try to keep him safe from the streets. Straight from the church altar, she would deposit droplets of the oil on Dominique Johnson-Murray’s pillow, shoes, doorknob, and forehead. Although Dom became a Muslim later in life, mom would surreptitiously slip him […]
Police recorded 38 homicides in March; 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 38 […]
Sante Shelton, 42
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders 6abc CBSNews Date: 2022-03-28 Location: 2200 E Tioga St, Philadelphia, PA
Anthony Santangelo, 28
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Fox29 FoxNews Date: 2022-03-27 Location: 5600 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA
David Guramishvili, 30
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2022-03-27 Location: 800 E Willard St, Philadelphia, PA
Sean Toomey, 15
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Inquirer Philly Voice NBCPhiladelphia CBSNews Youtube Date: 2022-03-26 Location: 6200 Mulberry St, Philadelphia, PA
Eric Sampson, 33
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders CBSNews PHL17 Fox29 Date: 2022-03-25 Location: 3500 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Sirius Star, 34
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Fox29 Youtube The Sun Date: 2022-03-25 Location: 2800 N Ruth St, Philadelphia, PA
Ty Holmes, 58
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2022-03-24 Location: 4200 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Hasani A Johnson, 43
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2022-03-23 Location: 5200 Montour St, Philadelphia, PA
Sjon Robinson, 32
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2022-03-23 Location: 1400 N Hutchinson St, Philadelphia, PA
Owen L Ricketts, 49
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2022-03-22 Location: 6000 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA
Rasheen N Robinson, 22
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2022-03-22 Location: 100 W Lehigh Ave, 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.