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Khyrie Isaac, 18, a ‘beast’ on the football field looking to start a clothing brand
Off the football field, Khyrie Isaac, could be silly and lighthearted once you got to know him, but put a helmet on him and he was a force to be reckoned with. His mother even called him a beast on the field. “He loved the sport and lived and breathed it,” said his father, Schaine. […]
Khalil Thomas Smith, 33, ‘would give you the skin off his bones, not just the shirt off his back’
Anyone who knew Khalil Thomas Smith knew he was one of the most generous people around. He would host cookouts, paid for out of his own pocket, for his birthday and Fathers’ Day. Every year he would host a large community event where everything was free, including food and entertainment. And he would go to […]
Tyrell Beatty, 34, proud father who owned his choices and defied the odds
As a boy growing up in North Philadelphia, Tyrell Beatty was obsessed with professional wrestling and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He watched his human idols on television with his grandmother, Cleo Bagwell. She rooted for The Undertaker and he cheered for The Ultimate Warrior, fidgeting as if he were tag teaming with the WWE […]
Kyron Howerton, 24, doting father who “fixed everything”
Kyron “Rondo” Howerton was an unabashed “momma’s boy.” He and his mother, Kimberly, hung out at the mall, walked along the Delaware River waterfront, cooked soul food together, and swapped relationship and parenting advice. When Kimberly dropped more than 130 pounds, Kyron cheered her on Instagram: “Ma, you got this! You’re looking like a snack […]
Ojanae Thompson, 19
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at tips@phillyobitproject.com Inquirer KYW Newsradio Fox29 Date: 2021-08-31 Location: 100 E Olney Av, Philadelphia, PA
Gary Jenkins, 35
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at tips@phillyobitproject.com Fox29 Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2021-08-29 Location: 0 N Paxon St, Philadelphia, PA
Dejzha Brown, 26
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at tips@phillyobitproject.com CBS Local Date: 2021-08-29 Location: 5900 A St, Philadelphia, PA
Corey Crippen, 34
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at tips@phillyobitproject.com CBS Local KYW Newsradio Date: 2021-08-29 Location: 3700 Aspen St, Philadelphia, PA
Anthony Caliz, 19
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at tips@phillyobitproject.com CBS Local Philly Unsolved Murders Fox29 Date: 2021-08-29 Location: 3000 N Ella St, Philadelphia, PA
Alan Castro, 25
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at tips@phillyobitproject.com Date: 2021-08-24 Location: 3000 N Lee St, Philadelphia, PA
Eddie Coleman, 49
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at tips@phillyobitproject.com Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2021-08-24 Location: 400 N Busti St, Philadelphia, PA
Hameen Gibbs, 39
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at tips@phillyobitproject.com Date: 2021-08-23 Location: 5200 Master St, Philadelphia, PA
Raheem Boone, 39
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at tips@phillyobitproject.com Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2021-08-22 Location: 4000 N Reese St, Philadelphia, PA
Michael Jacobs, 34
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at tips@phillyobitproject.com Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2021-08-21 Location: 2000 N 31st St, Philadelphia, PA
Darryl Curry, 29
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at tips@phillyobitproject.com Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2021-08-19 Location: 5100 Germantown 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.