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Monday, March 2, 2009
Police find man's body in crate

 

Inquirer staff writer Sam Wood reports:
 
Police called to a house in the city’s Fairmount section last night discovered a man’s body packed into in a large wooden box.
 
Investigators responded about 9:30 p.m. to a row house on the 700 block of N. Croskey Street, a half-block from Eastern State Penitentiary, and found the box in the front room. When they opened the box,  police found the severely beaten body of a 55-year-old man inside.
 
Medics pronounced the victim dead at the scene. The man has not been named pending notification of his family. Investigators believe the man may have been assaulted on Saturday.
 
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Posted by Inquirer Online Desk @ 9:13 AM  Permalink | 12 comments
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Posted 10:26 AM, 03/02/2009
Dave666
how did he lock himself in the crate?
Posted 11:21 AM, 03/02/2009
KarenD
My God who would do such a thing. We have some sick evil people in this world.
Posted 11:29 AM, 03/02/2009
deanwermer
Was his name Jack?
Posted 11:50 AM, 03/02/2009
whofeelsit
Jeremy Bentham?
Posted 12:48 PM, 03/02/2009
FMT
This is what happens when you get involved with the narcotics trade...now there is 1 less "problem" in Fairmount!
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Posted 01:08 PM, 03/02/2009
CleanupPhilly
Sam, medics can't "pronounce." Nurses can't pronounce either. Only docs can pronounce death, a legal requirement. The medics can discover the victim dead at the scene, but the technical use of the term pronouncement of death is only done by a doc. Just a small note for a great crime writer and journalist.
Posted 02:04 PM, 03/02/2009
Earl J
He was a proponent of the ESP dog park. Looks like Slasher got to him.
Posted 02:25 PM, 03/02/2009
bear
hey cleanupphilly, u need to be PRONOUNCED u hey cleanupphilly, you need to be PRONOUNCED! JA
Posted 02:37 PM, 03/02/2009
Dutch of N
Me bear. Me use compooter.
Posted 02:53 PM, 03/02/2009
SpeakPhilly.com
I wonder if it's one of the guys from McKenna's? They keep the bar open until 8-9AM sometimes.
Posted 03:44 PM, 03/02/2009
Dutch of N
whofeelsit. Nice reference.
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