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James Butler

Case from Chester, PA dated Jun 13, 1955

Victim Details

James Butler

Male

Black / African American

Chester

PA

1955-06-13

32

James

Butler

06/30/2026

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In the quiet history of Chester, Pennsylvania, the name James Butler is tied to a long-unanswered question. On a summer day, June 13, 1955, the body of 32-year-old James Butler, an African American man, was discovered in a secluded area on the outskirts of the city. The cause of his death was determined to be blunt force trauma, a violent end to a life about which little else is publicly known.

Following the discovery of his body, local authorities in Chester launched an investigation int ...
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