Friends of a 21-year-old woman whose naked body was found in a vacant lot yesterday, gathered last night near the crime scene to remember a woman described as a "total sweetheart."
"This is not supposed to happen," cried out one of the more than 50 friends at a candlelight vigil for Sabina Rose O'Donnell. "She was always sweet to everyone. She never did anything wrong."
O'Donnell was found in the lot on Girard Avenue near Orianna Street shortly before 10 a.m., according to Homicide Captain James Clark.
O'Donnell was apparently beaten and strangled, investigators said. Her body was found by a neighbor walking a dog.
Clark said investigators are awaiting test results to determine if O'Donnell was sexually assaulted.
O'Donnell, a waitress at P.Y.T, a bar and restaurant in the Piazza at Schmidts, was out with friends at El Camino Real, a bar and restaurant on 2nd Street near Germantown Avenue, and then went back to a friend's house near Front and Girard, Clark said.
Around midnight, O'Donnell asked to borrow a friend's bike to ride home to the house she shared with her stepfather on 4th Street near Thompson.
"When she got to the outside of that location, she was approached by an unknown male who dragged her to the rear of that property, took all of her clothes off of her, savagely beat her about the head and body and, we believe, strangled her and robbed her," Clark said.
Investigators found the contents of O'Donnell's purse but not the purse itself, Clark said.
Yesterday as police gathered evidence, friends who heard the news were stunned.
"I almost fell out of my chair, I couldn't even talk," said Dennis Wolffang, O'Donnell's friend and a local DJ. "She's a total sweetheart, every time I saw her she was happy."
Wolffang said that O'Donnell, an aspiring model who has worked with Fresh Melt Water and the Topstitch Boutique, both clothing companies in Northern Liberties, loved music and dancing.
She had moved recently to Philadelphia from California.
"She would come to all my parties," Wolffang said.
Wolffang hopes that whoever is responsible for the vicious murder of his friend comes forward.
"This was a beautiful young girl who never hurt anybody," he said.
"Come forward so this family can start their grieving."
Staff writer Regina Medina contributed to this report.
Friends of a 21-year-old woman whose naked body was found in a vacant lot yesterday, gathered last night near the crime scene to remember a woman described as a "total sweetheart."
"This is not supposed to happen," cried out one of the more than 50 friends at a candlelight vigil for Sabina Rose O'Donnell. "She was always sweet to everyone. She never did anything wrong."
O'Donnell was found in the lot on Girard Avenue near Orianna Street shortly before 10 a.m., according to Homicide Captain James Clark.
O'Donnell was apparently beaten and strangled, investigators said. Her body was found by a neighbor walking a dog.
Clark said investigators are awaiting test results to determine if O'Donnell was sexually assaulted.
O'Donnell, a waitress at P.Y.T, a bar and restaurant in the Piazza at Schmidts, was out with friends at El Camino Real, a bar and restaurant on 2nd Street near Germantown Avenue, and then went back to a friend's house near Front and Girard, Clark said.
Around midnight, O'Donnell asked to borrow a friend's bike to ride home to the house she shared with her stepfather on 4th Street near Thompson.
"When she got to the outside of that location, she was approached by an unknown male who dragged her to the rear of that property, took all of her clothes off of her, savagely beat her about the head and body and, we believe, strangled her and robbed her," Clark said.
Investigators found the contents of O'Donnell's purse but not the purse itself, Clark said.
Yesterday as police gathered evidence, friends who heard the news were stunned.
"I almost fell out of my chair, I couldn't even talk," said Dennis Wolffang, O'Donnell's friend and a local DJ. "She's a total sweetheart, every time I saw her she was happy."
Wolffang said that O'Donnell, an aspiring model who has worked with Fresh Melt Water and the Topstitch Boutique, both clothing companies in Northern Liberties, loved music and dancing.
She had moved recently to Philadelphia from California.
"She would come to all my parties," Wolffang said.
Wolffang hopes that whoever is responsible for the vicious murder of his friend comes forward.
"This was a beautiful young girl who never hurt anybody," he said.
"Come forward so this family can start their grieving."
Staff writer Regina Medina contributed to this report.
The body of Sabina Rose O'Donnell was found in an empty Northern Liberties lot on June 2.
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A $25,000 reward is being offered after the brutal murder of a young woman in Northern Liberties.
The nude body of 20-year-old Sabina Rose O'Donnell was found in a vacant lot in the 1200 block of N. Oriana Street at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Police said it appears O'Donnell was sexually assaulted, robbed, beaten and strangled early Wednesday morning after being abducted from out front of her stepfather's apartment near 4th and Girard Streets.
Sources said DNA evidence has been recovered, bringing investigators one step closer to identifying a suspect.
Businesses in the Northern Liberties area, along with family and friends of the victim, have posted a $25,000 reward in this case. The Citizens Crime Commission is administering the reward for any information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for her murder.
Friends and family members are also holding a fundraisers Friday and Saturday to add money to the reward.
Friday: 12:00 p.m there will be a fundraiser at 609 Washington Avenue. Friday: 10:00 p.m On the Moshulu -- will collect donations \ Saturday: The return of Mojito at Octo will also serve as a collection for Sabina's funeral costs and to add to the reward money for the capture of the killer.
"My daughter Sabina Rose was a magical woman and she was brutally murdered," Rachel O'Donnell said. "Our family is pleading with the public to cooperate and apprehend her killer."
Authorities do not have a description of the suspect and are asking anyone with information to please come forward and call 215-546-TIPS.
Freddie Krueger said
10:05 AM, 06/04/10
I know someone who lives over on Upsal Street, one of our engineers.
Troll said
11:23 AM, 06/04/10
Briefly... CITY/REGION
Teen dies of gunshot
Police officers on patrol heard gunshots and saw a large crowd running on York Street near 16th in North Philadelphia just before 10 p.m. Wednesday.
In the street, they found a man, later identified as Kareem Shaw, 19, wounded in the back. Shaw, who lived on the block where he was shot, died at Temple University Hospital at 10:10 p.m.
Man slain in South Philly
Police found a man who had been shot in the chest and leg at a home on 21st Street near Titan in South Philadelphia yesterday.
The man, whose name wasn't released, died at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania just before 5 a.m.
Oh no, money first, then the slap. The Philly way.
Troll said
8:10 AM, 06/05/10
Briefly... CITY/REGION
Cops: Man shot; he fired at us
A man was wounded by police last night, after he fired at two cops in North Philadelphia. The man, whose name police did not identify, ran off when two narcotics cops tried to stop him near 22nd and Cambria streets about 10:20 p.m., said Chief Inspector Scott Small.
A brief chase ensued, and the man pulled out a semiautomatic weapon and fired at the officers, Small said, adding that police returned fire, wounding the man in the leg and arm.
He was admitted to Temple University Hospital in stable condition, Small said. The officers were not injured and the gunman's weapon was found at the scene, Small said.
Gunfire kills 1 in E. Mt. Airy
An unidentified man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a rear driveway on Sharpnack Street near Boyer in East Mount Airy at about 12:10 yesterday morning.
He was pronounced dead at Albert Einstein Medical Center at 12:35 a.m. Police had no suspects yesterday.
Slain man, 22, from S. Philly
A man who was fatally shot early Thursday morning was identified by police yesterday as Joseph Addison, 22, of Sigel Street near 22nd in South Philadelphia.
Addison was shot in the chest and leg by two gunmen with assault rifles who charged him as he was standing with a group of people on 21st Street near Titan in Point Breeze. He was pronounced dead at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at 4:48 a.m. Thursday.
Police yesterday were still searching for the assailants.
Whaddya gotta do ta get a straight answer around here anyway? All I wanna know is the total number of murders for May, 2010! That's it. Easy.
Now tally it up Troll...or I wire the money ta Freddie ta slap you for me!
Uke said
12:45 AM, 06/06/10
Remember dickwad...31 days in May. 2010! Get busy!
Murder as of 11:59 pm the previous day
Slaying victim was 'a total sweetheart'
By CHRISTINE OLLEY
Philadelphia Daily News
olleyc@phillynews.com 215-854-5184
Friends of a 21-year-old woman whose naked body was found in a vacant lot yesterday, gathered last night near the crime scene to remember a woman described as a "total sweetheart."
"This is not supposed to happen," cried out one of the more than 50 friends at a candlelight vigil for Sabina Rose O'Donnell. "She was always sweet to everyone. She never did anything wrong."
O'Donnell was found in the lot on Girard Avenue near Orianna Street shortly before 10 a.m., according to Homicide Captain James Clark.
O'Donnell was apparently beaten and strangled, investigators said. Her body was found by a neighbor walking a dog.
Clark said investigators are awaiting test results to determine if O'Donnell was sexually assaulted.
O'Donnell, a waitress at P.Y.T, a bar and restaurant in the Piazza at Schmidts, was out with friends at El Camino Real, a bar and restaurant on 2nd Street near Germantown Avenue, and then went back to a friend's house near Front and Girard, Clark said.
Around midnight, O'Donnell asked to borrow a friend's bike to ride home to the house she shared with her stepfather on 4th Street near Thompson.
"When she got to the outside of that location, she was approached by an unknown male who dragged her to the rear of that property, took all of her clothes off of her, savagely beat her about the head and body and, we believe, strangled her and robbed her," Clark said.
Investigators found the contents of O'Donnell's purse but not the purse itself, Clark said.
Yesterday as police gathered evidence, friends who heard the news were stunned.
"I almost fell out of my chair, I couldn't even talk," said Dennis Wolffang, O'Donnell's friend and a local DJ. "She's a total sweetheart, every time I saw her she was happy."
Wolffang said that O'Donnell, an aspiring model who has worked with Fresh Melt Water and the Topstitch Boutique, both clothing companies in Northern Liberties, loved music and dancing.
She had moved recently to Philadelphia from California.
"She would come to all my parties," Wolffang said.
Wolffang hopes that whoever is responsible for the vicious murder of his friend comes forward.
"This was a beautiful young girl who never hurt anybody," he said.
"Come forward so this family can start their grieving."
Staff writer Regina Medina contributed to this report.
Read more: http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20100603_Slaying_victim_was__a_total_sweetheart_.html#ixzz0pqlN00Gr
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1 Dead In Mt. Airy Shooting
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Authorities say the shooting happened at about 12:30 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of Upsal Street.
The unidentified victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The male was taken to Eistein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation and no arrests have been made.
Unemployment Drops To 9.7 Percent In May
Number Is Less Than Analysts Expected; 411,000 Of 431,000 New Jobs Are Due To The Census
Fundraisers Held To Catch Sabina Rose's Murderer
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The nude body of 20-year-old Sabina Rose O'Donnell was found in a vacant lot in the 1200 block of N. Oriana Street at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Police said it appears O'Donnell was sexually assaulted, robbed, beaten and strangled early Wednesday morning after being abducted from out front of her stepfather's apartment near 4th and Girard Streets.
Sources said DNA evidence has been recovered, bringing investigators one step closer to identifying a suspect.
Businesses in the Northern Liberties area, along with family and friends of the victim, have posted a $25,000 reward in this case. The Citizens Crime Commission is administering the reward for any information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for her murder.
Friends and family members are also holding a fundraisers Friday and Saturday to add money to the reward.
Friday: 12:00 p.m there will be a fundraiser at 609 Washington Avenue.
Friday: 10:00 p.m On the Moshulu -- will collect donations \
Saturday: The return of Mojito at Octo will also serve as a collection for Sabina's funeral costs and to add to the reward money for the capture of the killer.
"My daughter Sabina Rose was a magical woman and she was brutally murdered," Rachel O'Donnell said. "Our family is pleading with the public to cooperate and apprehend her killer."
Authorities do not have a description of the suspect and are asking anyone with information to please come forward and call 215-546-TIPS.
Briefly... CITY/REGION
Police officers on patrol heard gunshots and saw a large crowd running on York Street near 16th in North Philadelphia just before 10 p.m. Wednesday.
In the street, they found a man, later identified as Kareem Shaw, 19, wounded in the back. Shaw, who lived on the block where he was shot, died at Temple University Hospital at 10:10 p.m.
Man slain in South Philly
Police found a man who had been shot in the chest and leg at a home on 21st Street near Titan in South Philadelphia yesterday.
The man, whose name wasn't released, died at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania just before 5 a.m.
Read more: http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20100604_Briefly______CITY_REGION.html#ixzz0puTj30tv
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Briefly... CITY/REGION
A man was wounded by police last night, after he fired at two cops in North Philadelphia. The man, whose name police did not identify, ran off when two narcotics cops tried to stop him near 22nd and Cambria streets about 10:20 p.m., said Chief Inspector Scott Small.
A brief chase ensued, and the man pulled out a semiautomatic weapon and fired at the officers, Small said, adding that police returned fire, wounding the man in the leg and arm.
He was admitted to Temple University Hospital in stable condition, Small said. The officers were not injured and the gunman's weapon was found at the scene, Small said.
Gunfire kills 1 in E. Mt. Airy
An unidentified man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a rear driveway on Sharpnack Street near Boyer in East Mount Airy at about 12:10 yesterday morning.
He was pronounced dead at Albert Einstein Medical Center at 12:35 a.m. Police had no suspects yesterday.
Slain man, 22, from S. Philly
A man who was fatally shot early Thursday morning was identified by police yesterday as Joseph Addison, 22, of Sigel Street near 22nd in South Philadelphia.
Addison was shot in the chest and leg by two gunmen with assault rifles who charged him as he was standing with a group of people on 21st Street near Titan in Point Breeze. He was pronounced dead at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at 4:48 a.m. Thursday.
Police yesterday were still searching for the assailants.
Read more: http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20100605_Briefly______CITY_REGION.html#ixzz0pzXF3KiY
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