Police: Decomposed Body Found In North Philadelphia
Police say a badly decomposed body was found inside a vacant home in North Philadelphia around 5 p.m. Authorities say the body appears to be female.
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Police say a badly decomposed body was found inside a vacant home in North Philadelphia around 5 p.m. Authorities say the body appears to be female.
The discovery was made around 12:30 p.m. Saturday near Bartram's Garden.
According to Philadelphia Police a body was located behind a Walmart location in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
Authorities in Massachusetts say 29-year-old Ashley Bortner of Paulsboro was the victim.
The body was found dangling from a Planet Aid donation box.
Authorities say a body found in a southern New Jersey inlet is that of a teenage boy from Pennsylvania who vanished while swimming last week.
Around 8 a.m. on Monday, firefighters responded to the 700 block of South Columbus Boulevard for reports of a person in water.
Authorities say a body found in a southern New Jersey inlet is likely that of a 16-year-old boy who went missing while swimming this week.
Authorities say a body found in the Raritan River is likely that of a missing Newark woman who reportedly had been swept away by the current.
The body was found on a trail behind the Marvine Dutch Gap Little League field in Scranton.
The death of a Philadelphia man found stuffed in a suitcase near the airport late last week has officially been ruled a homicide.
An autopsy was scheduled Monday for a man whose body was found by a child who was playing along the banks of the Delaware River in Camden, New Jersey.
According to Philadelphia Police, a body was found inside a burning car on Wednesday afternoon.
New Jersey State Police say they have found the body of a woman who went missing nine years ago.
Police say they found the bodies after responding to a home in Northampton.
Upper Merion Police say they believe a body found Sunday afternoon in East Norriton Township is that of Heather Tillette, who was reported missing late last month.
Police confirm a body was found floating in the Delaware River Saturday afternoon in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia.
Delaware State Police are investigating after a body was found washed up on the shore of a beach Sunday afternoon.
Philadelphia Police discovered a body in the Schuylkill River on Sunday afternoon.
The victim has not yet been identified, and an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death.
Delaware State Police are investigating after a body was found Saturday afternoon in a Newark area motel room.
Deptford Police say an officer found a body Sunday in Mantua Township.
The body of a man was found near the Golden Nugget around 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
Authorities say a Philadelphia man has been charged after a female's body was found discovered inside the trunk of a car in Burlington County, New Jersey.
Authorities say a body was discovered in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia in what they are calling a "suspicious death."
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While Tuesday will be hot, the humidity levels in the region will be lower, making for a good day to head to the pool or beach.
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