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Joel Wisdom

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jun 20, 2010

Victim Details

Joel Wisdom

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2010-06-20

2010-06-20

47

Joel

Wisdom

07/17/2026


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In the summer of 2010, the life of 47-year-old Joel Wisdom, a Black or African American man, was tragically cut short in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On the evening of June 20, his death was officially recorded, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. The circumstances of his passing were determined to be a homicide, a violent end to a life that had spanned nearly five decades.

The incident that claimed Joel Wisdom's life unfolded in the 6400 block of North 5th Street. The speci ...
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