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Virginia Cruttenden

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Feb 24, 2017

Victim Details

Virginia Cruttenden

Female

White / Caucasian

Philadelphia

PA

2017-02-24

57

Virginia

Cruttenden

07/06/2026

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Virginia Cruttenden, 57, a White/Caucasian female, was found shot to death inside her Port Richmond home in Philadelphia on February 24, 2017. Police were called to the 3200 block of Mercer Street shortly after 4 p.m., where they found her on the floor with a gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene around 4:20 p.m. Neighbors described a sudden flood of police cars and crime-scene tape on a block where Cruttenden had lived for many years, and one neighbor said her son came ...
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  • Philly.com: Authorities arrest nephew wanted in slaying of his aunt in Port Richmond
  • Man Accused of Shooting, Killing Aunt in Port Richmond
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