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Mildred Alston

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jul 19, 1983

Victim Details

Mildred Alston

Female

Philadelphia

PA

1983-07-19

72

Mildred

Alston

07/07/2026

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In the summer of 1983, a sense of unease settled over the Kearsley Home, a residence for elderly women in Philadelphia. Within its walls, a series of tragedies had begun to unfold, initially dismissed as the natural course of life for its aged residents. However, the death of 72-year-old Mildred Alston on July 19, 1983, would shatter this illusion, revealing a far more sinister reality. Her passing, just hours after another resident was found deceased under suspicious circumstances, marked a tur ...
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