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Candace Holmes

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated May 30, 2012

Victim Details

Candace Holmes

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2012-05-30

2012-05-30

27

Candace

Holmes

07/21/2026


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In the spring of 2012, the life of 27-year-old Candace Holmes was tragically cut short in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Black female, her body was discovered wrapped in a sheet in a field in the Germantown neighborhood on Memorial Day. The cause of her death was determined to be strangulation.

In the days leading up to her death, Holmes, a mother of four, had been facing personal challenges but was reportedly optimistic about her future. She had expressed to her family a desire to overcom ...
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    I've been thinking about the detail concerning Candace's shoes. It's just so perplexing and sad that... ...Read More
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