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John Kilman

Case from Norwood, PA dated Apr 18, 1986

Victim Details

John P. Kilman

Male

White / Caucasian

Norwood

PA

1986-04-18

19

John

Kilman

07/24/2026

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John Patrick William Kilman was a 19-year-old male with dreams of becoming an artist. He was diligently working to save for his tuition at the Art Institute of Philadelphia by taking shifts at the 24-hour Stop-N-Go convenience store on Chester Pike and Huron Avenue in his hometown of Norwood, Pennsylvania. In the early hours of what he had prophetically called his 'lucky day,' April 18, 1986, his life was tragically cut short. During a robbery that netted the perpetrator a mere $82.76, the young ...
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