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Jerry Brightwell

Case from Chester, PA dated Mar 11, 1981

Victim Details

Jerry Brightwell

Male

Black / African American

Chester

PA

1981-03-11

22

Jerry

Brightwell

06/22/2026

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In the late winter of 1981, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, was the scene of a violent crime that has remained a somber memory for the community. On March 11, 1981, a young Black male named Jerry Brightwell was shot and killed. At 22 years of age, his life was cut short, leaving behind a grieving family and a case that has yet to find a resolution.

The circumstances surrounding Brightwell's death by gun violence have not been publicly detailed in the available online information. For o ...
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    07/11/2023
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