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Aiken Johnson

Case from Chester, PA dated Nov 06, 1948

Victim Details

Aiken Johnson

Male

Chester

PA

1948-11-06

49

Aiken

Johnson

07/03/2026

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On a November morning in 1948, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, was shattered by an outburst of violence that would come to be known as the Market Street Massacre. Among the victims of this tragic event was Aiken Johnson, a 49-year-old man who lost his life in the deadly rampage. The perpetrator was Melvin Collins, a 38-year-old migrant worker with a history of violent tendencies.

The morning of November 6th began with an unsettling act. Collins, from his second-floor room on Market Str ...
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