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Terrell White, 37, a protective “Papa Bear” who still knew how to play like a kid
Terrell White was well into his 30s when he and his friends headed to Snake Hill near Cobbs Creek after a snowfall, grabbed pieces of cardboard and went sailing down the slope like a pack of schoolboys. Terrell was a big man, and the ride was not exactly graceful. His mother, Terrilynn Veracruz, still laughs […]
James Bolden, 49, ‘superb’ barber who survived near-fatal car crash
James Bolden was a gifted artist — not only on canvas, but on hair too. “He was a superb barber,” said Ernest Rouse, an old friend since grade school. “And when I mean superb, he could have won hair contest.” James and his family lived for a time with Ernest in the 1980s, and Ernest […]
Kameir “K-Money” Scott, 20, proud big brother who fought for the underdog—even in TikTok videos
While on vacation with his friends, Kameir Scott made sure they had a ball. Setting a whole itinerary of things they imagined to do, K-Money woke up excited and ready to hit the streets. “Bro woke everybody up at 6:30 am, telling us, ‘We out yo.,” said his friend, Richard Haines. “From picking up street […]
Eric Robinson, 27, Consummate Caregiver Who Was Saving for the Future
Eric Robinson was nicknamed “Wrecker Hess” as a kid because he barreled through his grandmother’s bedroom like a Hess Truck. He would emerge stomping around in her size 12 high heels, a silky nightgown slipping off his shoulders, wearing underwear on his head like a fashionable bonnet. “Look, Nana!” he announced. Navella Bassette would bust […]
Nick ‘Bean’ Richardson, 27: ‘When I look at my grandson, I’m looking at my son’
Back in the day, Nick Richardson knew how to handle the ball. As a star player with his rec center basketball team in Southwest Philly, he helped the team take home so many trophies his mom didn’t know what to do with them. Now the trophies have mostly fallen apart, worn and torn by being […]
Jeremy Saxton-Mariah, 33
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2025-11-07Location: 7200 Oxford St, Philadelphia, PA
Basir McCoy, 31
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Instagram Date: 2025-11-01 Location: 5200 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA
Marquan Dix, 19
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2025-10-22Location: 400 N 57th St, Philadelphia, PA
Nasir Christburgh, 22
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Instagram Date: 2025-10-14 Location: 0 N Frazier St, Philadelphia, PA
Nashon Thomas, 12
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] 6abc NBC Philadelphia Inquirer Date: 2025-08-28 Location: 800 Brooklyn St, Philadelphia, PA
Writing Heals: Marcus Yates, a 5-year-old Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka with dimples that melted hearts
This story was produced as part of our Writing Heals program, in which we hire a family member of the deceased to write the story of the loved one they lost. For more information or to sign up to write about someone you lost to gun violence, click here. ___________________________________________________ By Rochelle Yates-Whittington, Marcus’ mother There […]
Carmen Suero, 70
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] 6abc YouTube NBC Philadelphia Metro Philadelphia Date: 2025-07-13 Location: 300 N 63rd St, Philadelphia, PA
Sean McCall, 26
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2025-07-04 Location: 6000 Market St, Philadelphia, PA
Tayquan Thorpe, 23
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Fox 29 Date: 2025-05-28 Location: 5900 Market St, Philadelphia, PA
Tayquan Thorpe, 23
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Instagram Date: 2025-05-28 Location: 5900 Market St, Philadelphia, PA
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