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Lorenzo Thomas

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Mar 13, 2008

Victim Details

Lorenzo Thomas

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Philadelphia

PA

2008-03-13

19

Lorenzo

Thomas

07/01/2026

1


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Lorenzo Thomas, 19, was killed on March 13, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, adding to the city’s significant record of unsolved homicides at that time. Philadelphia experienced a high number of violent crimes during that period, especially impacting young men. Thomas’s death remains part of an extensive list of homicides from the late 2000s that have left families and communities seeking justice.

The city’s law enforcement faced considerable challenges with the volume of case ...
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