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March 31, 2007 7:11 AM

100 Murders in 90 Days. Yes- it's The City of Brotherly Love Philadelphia - March 31, 2007 - - On the 90th day of the year, Philadelphia Police are investigating the city's 100th murder. Police were called to the 4800 block of Aspen Street, around daybreak Saturday. Police say a man lying in in the street had been shot four times - all in the upper body. He died at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Police have no suspects in custody. (Copyright 2007 by Action News and 6abc. All Rights Reserved.)
posted by wfc123 (2 comments total)

Yeah, shit's pretty off the hook. That's not much of an FPP, though. In the off chance it stays up I'll add Philly Confidential which is a blog run by the Daily News crime beat reporters that tries to stay on top of the body count (they're a couple behind at the moment). If you're interested in following crime only, this is a good way to do it without having to sift through much Philly related news. I should disclose that they recently picked up on a web project of mine and I'm linked to twice on the first page.
posted by The Straightener at 7:35 AM on March 31, 2007

Gotta love those "Action News" TV sites, eh? The grinning anchors: generic and interchangeable television creatures (they grow 'em in vats), inevitable picture of the Action News van: (Wow! They have a vehicle! They use it to go to where news is breaking!). The little graphics (like the one on this link, with the word "Murder" and some yellow crime scene tape.) All so hopelessly unimaginative, standardized, mind-numbing. And creepy as hell.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:45 AM on March 31, 2007