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COLD CASE: Remains Of Unidentified Child Found In Philadelphia's Germantown COLD CASE: Remains Of Unidentified Child Found In Philadelphia's Germantown
Collom Street Jane Doe: State Police Review Decades-Old Case Almost 40 years after her remains were discovered in Philadelphia, authorities are still working to identify the Collom Street Jane Doe.  Skeletal remains including a skull, a jaw, and three other bones were located in a wooded area on Nov. 25, 1984, according to state police and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. The bones were discovered by a resident's dog behind a property at 456 E. Collom Street, authorities say. Police were never able to locate the rest of the victim's remains.  Investigators believe the remains belonged to a black girl between …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Body Found In Wissahickon Creek: Philadelphia Police Body Found In Wissahickon Creek: Philadelphia Police
Body Found In Wissahickon Creek: Philadelphia Police A man was found dead in the Wissahickon Creek in Philadelphia Tuesday morning, April 16, according to city police.  Authorities said the body was found near the 5000 block of Ridge Avenue around 7 a.m., across from the SEPTA loop.  The remains were those of an unidentified man between 25 and 30, police said. While the body "appears to have been in the water for a while," there was "no visible trauma," they added. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Authorities Seek Next Of Kin Of NJ Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago Authorities Seek Next Of Kin Of NJ Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago
Authorities Seek Next Of Kin Of NJ Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago Authorities in Bergen County are hoping the public can help them locate the family of a man who was struck and killed on Route 17 in Hackensack more than 40 years ago but was only recently identified. Eugene Mack Jr. was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center on February 22, 1978. The Bergen County Medical Examiner was unable to identify the body and the case was registered in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Advances in fingerprint forensics helped the FBI identify Mack, who authorities said was born in New York City, served in the U.S. Air Force and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Body Found In Delaware County Park: Police Body Found In Delaware County Park: Police
Body Found In Delaware County Park: Police A body was found in a park in Delaware County on Monday, March 28, authorities said. The discovery was made when Chester City police officers were called to Deshong Park on a report of a human body in a wooded area around 7:15 p.m., they said. Police spotted the unidentified person's remains after being directed to a part of the park near East 11th Street. No further information was released as of Tuesday afternoon.

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by Nicole Acosta