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Leslie Holmes

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Oct 30, 2019

Victim Details

Leslie Holmes

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2019-10-30

56

Leslie

Holmes

06/27/2026

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In a quiet West Philadelphia home in October 2019, a tragedy unfolded that would claim the lives of four family members. Leslie Holmes, a 56-year-old man, was found deceased inside his residence on Walton Avenue, the victim of a horrific act of violence that also took the life of his wife, Janet Woodson, 51, and their two sons, 18-year-old Sy-eed Woodson and 7-year-old Leslie Woodson-Holmes. The grim discovery was made after the couple failed to show up for their jobs at a local nursing home, pr ...
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  • https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/10/30/neighbors-janet-woodson-among-four-family-members-killed-inside-west-philadelphia-home/
  • 6abc Philadelphia: Philadelphia officers found suspect naked, drinking vodka after allegedly killing 4 family members
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