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In the shame of the fathers

The Rev. Robert Brennan, 67, is accused of molesting 20 boys.

The Rev. John H. Mulholland, 66, allegedly had a fetish for human feces and sadomasochism, with the latter detailed in letters to young boys, one of whom he nicknamed “Man of Steel.”

Dearly departed

Given the number of cemeteries that once existed in South Philly, it’s rather surprising the area isn’t one of the most haunted places in America. During research through the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, we dug up at least seven graveyards that have faded like specters into the pages of…

Slayings slowed in 2004

Police logged homicides at a steady pace across the city last year, beginning with 15 in the first two weeks of January.

However, South Philadelphia was spared much of the bloodshed of 2004.

Teen to stand trial for slaying

Christopher Little testified Sept. 14 at a preliminary hearing he saw his cousin Richard Johnson shot to death before his eyes after he too was wounded on a Point Breeze street.

Brews, brawls and banter

Chick DeJohn did not call his former watering hole, Sharkey’s Bar, “the roughest bar in South Philly” without good reason.

“It was like walking into a madhouse every night,” said DeJohn, who acquired ownership of the tavern at Broad and Porter streets from his…

First blood in possible biker war

Eleven hours after a high-ranking member of the local chapter of the Hells Angels was shot to death, police commanders were bracing for a possible gang war.

“The message we want to send is we are not going to deal with any sort of retaliation…

Verdicts near in Bennett case

As jurors deliberated the fate of three people on trial for the neglect and death of 3-year-old Porchia Bennett, a courtroom spectator said she would not want to be in their place.

Trial begins in tot’s slaying

During his opening argument Monday, prosecutor Richard Sax warned the 16 jurors that they might want to eat a little less for breakfast during the next couple of weeks.

That was the courtroom’s first indication of how graphic and disturbing the…

A short life full of giving

Barbara Franzone received a phone call from Methodist Hospital around 11 p.m. July 19 asking if she was the mother of Michael Franzone. When she said yes, the hospital representative told her to come over as soon as possible.

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