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Marcus Dixon, 30, loving dad with a ‘Hollywood smile’
Marcus Dixon was born with sickle cell disease, a painful condition that required frequent hospitalizations, especially when he was younger. Despite that, he remained upbeat and playful. “A few times he asked, ‘Why do I have to have sickle cell?’” his mother Jada Dixon said. “But his illness never stopped him from doing whatever he […]
Alpha Johnson, 30
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2021-01-27 Location: Wakefield St / E Clapier St, Philadelphia, PA
Adam Hammer, 17, ‘the realest person you’d ever met’
When he was in sixth grade, Adam Hammer wrote about how his dream was to walk onto the football field at Oklahoma State University, just like Vince Papale did with the Eagles. He was nervous because at the time, he was the shortest player on the team and only weighed about 45 pounds, but Adam […]
Rasoul Grant, 23, celebrity of the family who was determined to succeed
The camera pans over an abandoned graffitied warehouse. Standing proud next to a mountain of tires, a young man wearing ripped, low-slung jeans and a Gucci sweatband, freestyles about people dying in the streets, fierce independence, and rebounding from ruin. The rapper “Soul Hoodrich,” also known as Rasoul Grant, used to express his restrained anger through […]
Shamir Collier, 19
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2020-11-22 Location: 100 W Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA
Hanif Poles, 17
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Fox29 Date: 2020-10-24 Location: 500 E Duval St, Philadelphia, PA
Zori Bowen, 1
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-10-09 Location: 6000 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Skylar Mooney, 19
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Inquirer CBS local Newsbreak Date: 2020-10-08 Location: 50 W Armat St, Philadelphia, PA
Kevin Mills, 25
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-08-27 Location: 100 W Hansberry St, Philadelphia, PA
Malik Carroll, 38
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-08-25 Location: 5100 Henley St, Philadelphia, PA
Dennis Plowden Jr., 25, shot by Philly cop in 2017, ‘a compact guy with a big personality’
Tania Bond was waiting for a bus when Dennis Plowden Jr. spotted her as he drove by. He quickly found a place to park his car and walked up to her. “He said, ‘Where are you going? I can give you a ride,’” Tania said. She was skeptical and didn’t take him up on his […]
Byron Johnson, 51
Inquirer 6abc Philly Metro If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-19Location: 5500 Bloyd St, Philadelphia, PA
Corey Holbrook, 37
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-05-28 Location: 5200 Wayne Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Delfon Cain, 29
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Metro Newsbreak Date: 2020-05-18Location: 1100 E Stafford St, Philadelphia, PA
Joseph Charles, 22
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-04-13 Location: 200 Chelten 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.