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Katie Dales

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated May 20, 2023

Victim Details

Katie Dales

Female

White / Caucasian

Philadelphia

PA

2023-05-20

26

Katie

Dales

07/19/2026

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In what was a brief and violent encounter, a 26-year-old Caucasian woman named Katie Dales died on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her life was cut short in what authorities have described as a murder-suicide. The incident unfolded in the early hours of the morning, just after midnight, inside an apartment on Roosevelt Boulevard.

Friends and family remember Katie as a kind-hearted and carefree soul who, despite facing troubles in her recent years, always had a smile ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Police: Man, woman shot dead inside Olney home in apparent murder-suicide
  • Two Dead in Possible Murder-Suicide at Home Along Roosevelt Blvd
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    Has anyone else been following the case of Katie Dales and the tragic events that unfolded on East R... ...Read More
    09/21/2024
    I can't stop thinking about those poor kids who were in the apartment when this tragedy happened. It... ...Read More
    03/26/2024
    I've been following this case closely, and my heart really goes out to Katie Dales' family and frien... ...Read More
    10/28/2023
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