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Cleveland Powell

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jul 04, 2007

Victim Details

Cleveland Powell

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Philadelphia

PA

2007-07-04

77

Cleveland

Powell

06/21/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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On July 4, 2007, Cleveland Powell, a 77-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was tragically killed. Details surrounding the homicide were sparse, as is often the case with older cases that do not receive widespread media attention or updates. Powell’s death added to the somber statistics of homicides in Philadelphia during that time, a city grappling with high levels of violent crime affecting a broad age range, including the elderly.

Philadelphia’s homicide rates around ...
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