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Franklin Carter

Case from Chester, PA dated Jul 10, 2003

Victim Details

Franklin Carter

Male

Black / African American

Chester

PA

2003-07-10

23

Franklin

Carter

07/03/2026

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In the summer of 2003, a single gunshot shattered the evening quiet in Chester, Pennsylvania, and forever altered the life of Charlene Carter. Her 23-year-old son, Franklin Carter, an African American male, had just spoken his last words to her: 'I love you, Mom.' On that day, July 10, 2003, Franklin was fatally wounded by gunfire, his life cut tragically short. His death was not an isolated incident in a city struggling with violence; instead, it became one of a grim collection of unsolved homi ...
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  • Delco Times: Victims’ families mourn as ‘Chester 12’ named (With Video)
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