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Herman Baker

Case from Chester, PA dated Jan 06, 1986

Victim Details

Herman Baker

Male

Chester

PA

1986-01-06

29

Herman

Baker

07/07/2026

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Herman Baker, a 29-year-old male from the 1300 block of West Ninth Street in Chester, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot on January 6, 1986. The shooting unfolded at his apartment, where police found him across the doorway, bleeding from five gunshot wounds. He was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center, but he died shortly after midnight.

When officers first responded to the report of a shooting, Baker’s apartment door was open and a woman who lived there was inside. Authorities did not publ ...
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