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Thomas Byrd

Case from Chester, PA dated Jun 30, 1993

Victim Details

Thomas Byrd

Male

Black / African American

Chester

PA

1993-06-30

32

Thomas

Byrd

07/03/2026

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In the summer of 1993, the discovery of a body in a wooded area of Chester, Pennsylvania, marked the beginning of a long-unanswered case. On June 30, 32-year-old Thomas Byrd was found deceased near the 400 block of East 22nd Street. An autopsy would later reveal that the African American man had been the victim of a violent crime, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. His death was officially ruled a homicide.

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