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Michelle Dehner

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Sep 06, 1990

Victim Details

Michelle Dehner

Female

White / Caucasian

Philadelphia

PA

1990-09-06

30

Michelle

Dehner

07/21/2026

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In the fall of 1990, the city of Philadelphia was gripped by a chilling series of murders attributed to a shadowy figure the media had dubbed the 'Frankford Slasher.' The community was on edge, and fear was a constant companion for many. It was in this atmosphere of terror that 30-year-old Michelle Dehner, a white female, was found brutally murdered on September 6, 1990, in her fourth-floor efficiency apartment on Arrott Street in the Frankford section of the city. The nature of her death was ho ...
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  • Frankford Slasher - Wikipedia
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