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Leon Williams

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Apr 16, 2008

Victim Details

Leon Williams

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2008-04-16

2008-04-16

26

Leon

Williams

No

07/04/2026


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In the early morning hours of a Wednesday in April 2008, the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia became the final resting place for a young man from North Philadelphia. Twenty-six-year-old Leon Williams was found lifeless, lying next to a parked car on the 1500 block of South Bailey Street. The initial discovery, made shortly after 5 a.m., presented a scene that was at first puzzling to investigators.

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  • Police identify man found shot dead - The Philadelphia Inquirer
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