You should also read @ellierushing.bsky.social's devastating story on one of the still unsolved murders of recent years. www.inquirer.com/crime/a/anas...

A woman’s body was found in an abandoned lot in Philadelphia last June, and went unidentified for months. While a detective searched for her name, her family’s calls went unanswered — and crucial evidence was lost. This is the story of Anastasiya Stangret: www.inquirer.com/crime/a/anas...

Nearly a thousand criminal prosecutions could collapse because of the testimony of three officers / story by @ellierushing.bsky.social

The parents of 16-year-old Xzavier Gregory, shot and killed last month in Northeast Philadelphia, want people to know not just how he died — but who he was. www.inquirer.com/crime/xzavie...

The discovery of Scott’s body, two weeks after she disappeared, came after anonymous tips that grew more detailed with each day, sources said, coupled with location data from Scott’s Apple Watch, and finally, new surveillance footage recovered near the school. www.inquirer.com/crime/kada-s...

More Philly murders are solved. By rate. It’s an important measure and also a product of several interesting things happening. @ellierushing.bsky.social and I dug into the details. www.inquirer.com/crime/philad...

Philly landlord sent a gunman to scare a late-paying tenant. Tenant had a gun, too. They killed each other. @ellierushing.bsky.social reports:

"He shut off their electricity, ripped out their electric meter and circuit breakers, threw a brick through a window, and even went as far as to remove all of the doors and windows... And then Wilkins sent a man to the house with a gun. And he killed her mother." By @ellierushing.bsky.social

Tyree Musier has been in prison for 17 years for a crime he says he didn’t commit. Prosecutors now say his conviction should be overturned.

@ellierushing.bsky.social and I took inventory of how Philly’s year is shaping up in terms of violent crime. It’s a mostly improving situation. It’s also still too high and uncertain. www.inquirer.com/crime/a/homi...

A devastating account: "A young father who was paralyzed in a shooting in 2018, and who had become an advocate for survivors of gun violence, was among those killed early Monday after gunfire erupted," by @ellierushing.bsky.social and @notesfromhel.bsky.social : www.inquirer.com/crime/azir-h...

This is a highly informative write up by @ellierushing.bsky.social of jurors' reactions to the evidence in the trial of PPD Officer Mark Dial for killing Eddie Irizarry.

In the end, Mark Dial’s own testimony helped convict him of voluntary manslaughter for killing Eddie Irizarry in 2023, the foreman of the jury that delivered the verdict said in an interview Tuesday.

The Rev. Damone Jones builds relationships with Philadelphia’s most troubled children, the teens he says “typically nobody else loves”: those charged with murder. Many of them have come to call Jones Dad. And Jones, too, accepts them as part of his family. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/crime/a/teen...

The Philly District Attorney Primary is taking place next Tuesday. A race of big importance but often low turnout. So this year we took frequently asked questions on the DA race to Anna Orso and @ellierushing.bsky.social to provide answers. Ask away... www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...

The city’s Kensington Wellness Court has been placed on hold amid judges’ mounting frustration with the city officials tasked with overseeing the program. A supervising judge nearly shut it down, and the judge who presides over the cases called city leaders "fake." www.inquirer.com/crime/kensin...

Grocery shopping with Larry Krasner for @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele... Words by @ellierushing.bsky.social & Anna Orso

This is the kind of in-depth gun violence reporting that requires deep sourcing, trust building, newsroom resources, and straight up empathy. Which is why so few people do it like @ellierushing.bsky.social: share.inquirer.com/49QJcN