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Benard Franklin

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Dec 21, 2013

Victim Details

Benard Franklin

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2013-12-21

2013-12-21

25

Benard

Franklin

07/08/2026


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On a cold December evening in Philadelphia, the life of 25-year-old Bernard Franklin came to a violent and tragic end. It was a Saturday, just days before Christmas in 2013, when gunfire erupted in the East Germantown section of the city. Franklin, a resident of West Oak Lane, found himself on the 1300 block of East Johnson Street when he was targeted in a hail of bullets. The attack was brutal and swift, leaving him with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest, right arm, and right leg.

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