Lex Street Massacre
Encyclopedia
The Lex Street Massacre is the name, given by a Philadelphia Daily News reporter, to a mass murder that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, on Dec. 28, 2000.
Ten people were shot in a crack house in West Philadelphia
. Seven of them died.
The murders received substantial public attention, and four suspects were quickly charged. However, there was insufficient evidence for prosecution, and after 18 months in jail, charges were dropped. The wrongly incarcerated men later sued, and eventually received a $1.9 million settlement.
In 2002, four different men were charged in the case. All four were later convicted. Three are serving life terms and the fourth was sentenced to 15 to 30 years.
The crime was explored in a 2007 book titled The Lex Street Massacre: The True Story of the Worst Mass Murder in Philadelphia History, by Antonne M. Jones.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, on Dec. 28, 2000.
Ten people were shot in a crack house in West Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
West Philadelphia, nicknamed West Philly, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though there is no official definition of its boundaries, it is generally considered to reach from the western shore of the Schuylkill River, to City Line Avenue to the northwest, Cobbs Creek to the southwest, and...
. Seven of them died.
The murders received substantial public attention, and four suspects were quickly charged. However, there was insufficient evidence for prosecution, and after 18 months in jail, charges were dropped. The wrongly incarcerated men later sued, and eventually received a $1.9 million settlement.
In 2002, four different men were charged in the case. All four were later convicted. Three are serving life terms and the fourth was sentenced to 15 to 30 years.
The crime was explored in a 2007 book titled The Lex Street Massacre: The True Story of the Worst Mass Murder in Philadelphia History, by Antonne M. Jones.