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Case Description

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In the spring of 2014, a 29-year-old African American man named Carl Johnson was tragically killed in a violent kidnapping and robbery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His life was cut short on April 18, 2014, a day after he and another man, Ryan Hardy, were abducted.

The two men were targeted in a premeditated robbery scheme. Their captors bound their heads and hands with duct tape before shooting them multiple times and leaving them on a secluded street in the Crescentville neighborhood. ...Read More

Victim Details

Carl Johnson

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2014-04-18

29

Carl

Johnson

05/14/2026