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Case files in Philadelphia
The files run from 1874 to 2023. The 1870s hold the most, with 1 file. The oldest is 2023 Kingsessing shooting, from 2023.
By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (3), kidnapping and abduction cases (1) and mass shooting cases (1).
4 files of the 5 have coverage attached: 5 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 5 creators. Georgia Marie, Kendall Rae and Bailey Sarian have covered the most of them.
Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.
This page updates from the published files, so counts and statuses change the day a record does. Open any file for its timeline, its sources and the coverage worth your time, or play it as a narrated case file.
Every case file in Philadelphia
Boy in the Box grave memorial Ivy Hill — Credit: TheXuittsCC BY-SA 4.0SourceONGOING AudioDeath of Joseph Augustus Zarelli ("The Boy in the Box")Susquehanna Road, Fox Chase neighborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 1950s · 2 to watch & hear
Officials observe damage of MOVE bombing on 6200 block at Osage Avenue — Credit: Sam KushnerPublic domainSourceUNSOLVED Audio1985 MOVE bombing6221 Osage Avenue, Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 1985 · 1 thing to watch or hear
File:Charley Ross.jpg — Credit: Unknown author Unknown authorPublic domainSourceUNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Charley RossGermantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (abduction site) · 1874 · 1 thing to watch or hear
ONGOING AudioDeath of Ellen GreenbergManayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 2011 · 1 thing to watch or hear
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What people ask
How many case files in Philadelphia are on Casepin?
5. By status: 2 unsolved, 2 ongoing and 1 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.
What is the oldest of these files?
2023 Kingsessing shooting, from 2023. Open the file
Which creators have covered case files in Philadelphia?
Georgia Marie (1 case), Kendall Rae (1 case) and Bailey Sarian (1 case), among 5 creators in all.
How current is this page?
It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 14, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.