Cases · Near Philadelphia
True crime cases near Philadelphia
20 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of Philadelphia, spanning the 1890s to the 2020s — 5 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is Murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr..
Cases near Philadelphia
ONGOINGDeath of Ellen Greenberg
2010sManayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SOLVED2023 Kingsessing shooting
2020sKingsessing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
UNSOLVED1985 MOVE bombing
1980s6221 Osage Avenue, Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SOLVED2024 East Lansdowne shooting
2020sLewis Avenue, East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
UNSOLVEDDisappearance of Charley Ross
1890sGermantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (abduction site)
ONGOINGDeath of Joseph Augustus Zarelli ("The Boy in the Box")
1950sSusquehanna Road, Fox Chase neighborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SOLVEDMurder of the Faruqis
1980sWyncote, Pennsylvania, United States
SOLVEDMurder of Anthony Milano
1980sBristol Township, Pennsylvania
SOLVEDMurder of Carol Ann Dougherty
1960sSt. Mark's Roman Catholic Church, Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania
UNSOLVED
Disappearance of Margaret Ellen Fox
1970sMount Holly / Burlington, New Jersey
UNSOLVEDLynching of George White
1900sWilmington, Delaware, United States
ONGOINGKilling of Susan Ledyard
2010sBrandywine River, Wilmington, Delaware
SOLVEDMurder of Megan Kanka
1990sHamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
SOLVEDKilling of Stephen Ballard
2010sWawa parking lot, Bear, Delaware
SOLVEDLynching of Zachariah Walker
1910sCoatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
UNSOLVEDDisappearance of Dulce Maria Alavez
2010sBridgeton City Park, Bridgeton, New Jersey
SOLVEDDeath of Jon-Niece Jones
2000sUpper Freehold Township, New Jersey, near Six Flags Great Adventure
SOLVEDMurder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr.
1930sHighfields estate, East Amwell, New Jersey
SOLVEDMurder of Jeanne Clery
1980sLehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
SOLVEDWest Nickel Mines School shooting
2000sWest Nickel Mines School, Bart Township, Pennsylvania
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