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Autobody Shop Finds Body In Trunk Of Nissan, Philadelphia Police Say Autobody Shop Finds Body In Trunk Of Nissan, Philadelphia Police Say
Autobody Shop Finds Body In Trunk Of Nissan, Philadelphia Police Say Mechanics at a Philadelphia autobody shop made an unusual discovery in the trunk of a Nissan on Friday afternoon police announced that evening.  The "partially decomposed body" of a Black man in his mid-30s was found in the trunk of a silver Nissan Maxim at an autobody shop in the 2300 block of South 63rd Street around 1:17 p.m. on Jan, 26, police detailed in the release. John Doe had "no visible trauma to the body," as stated in the release.  He was officially pronounced dead at 1:26 p.m. by a Medic. The scene has been held for the police investigation. Updates are expected, s…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Two Found Dead In Pennsylvania Home Two Found Dead In Pennsylvania Home
Two Found Dead In Pennsylvania Home A male and female were found dead over the weekend in a Pennsylvania home, authorities announced. Upper Allen Police were performing a welfare check on residents in the 800 block of Grantham Road when they found the two bodies around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1, they said. The incident is under active investigation by Upper Allen Police, the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, and the Cumberland County Coroner’s Office. No further information was released and the public is not believed to be in danger. The names of the deceased are being withheld until next of kin notifications ar…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Philly's 'Boy In The Box' Identified After 65 Years: Police Philly's 'Boy In The Box' Identified After 65 Years: Police
Philly's 'Boy In The Box' Identified After 65 Years: Police A boy found dead in a box 65 years ago in Philadelphia has been identified as Joseph Augustus Zarelli, city police announced at a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 8.   Dubbed "The Boy in the Box" or "America's Unknown Child" after his body was found stuffed in a bassinet box along Susquehanna Road in February 1957, the boy's case was one of the oldest unsolved murders in Philadelphia history, according to the department.  Zarelli was born in 1953, and police say they have identified his parents. Officials said they were able to identify the boy by compar…

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by Mac Bullock
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Child Rapist Who Killed Harrisburg Man With Hammer, Found Dead In Philly: Police Child Rapist Who Killed Harrisburg Man With Hammer, Found Dead In Philly: Police
Child Rapist Who Killed Harrisburg Man With Hammer, Found Dead In Philly: Police A convict who cut off his ankle monitor and went on the run after a body was found in his basement on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, was found dead in Philadelphia on Thursday, Dec. 8, authorities announced the following day.  Harrisburg police officers were called after a maintenance worker found the body of a man in the basement of the home of 48-year-old Calvin Lee Waller Jr.'s at 117 Locust Street around 4 p.m., according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. 61-year-old Jeffrey Keckler has been identified as the victim and his death was ruled a homicide caused by multiple traumatic i…

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by Jillian Pikora