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Louise Moore

Case from Chester, PA dated Nov 06, 1948

Victim Details

Louise Moore

Female

Black / African American

Chester

PA

1948-11-06

40

Louise

Moore

07/06/2026

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On November 6, 1948, Louise Moore, a 40-year-old woman from Chester, Pennsylvania, tragically lost her life in a mass shooting incident. The perpetrator, Melvin Collins, also known as "Bad Boy," was a 38-year-old African American man from Exmore, Virginia. Collins had a history of violence and had been imprisoned twice for shootings.

The incident began when Collins barricaded himself in his boarding room at 233 Market Street in Chester. He then leaned out the window and yelled to a group ...
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    I've been reading about the 1948 Chester incident, and I can't get Louise Moore out of my mind. Stan... ...Read More
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