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The sound of silence: protesting unsolved murders

Silent protests were held for 3 days by the families of unsolved murder victims outside of Philadelphia Police Headquarters.

L-R: Shona McCellan, Sonya Dixon, and Danielle Shaw-Ogelsby pray together at the 2nd day of silent protests held by the families of unsolved murder victims by Police Headquarters on Sept. 25, 2019. All 3 women had children or grandchildren murdered. Dominique Ogelsby and Erica McCellan are solved but Dixon’s two grandsons, separate events in 2017, remain unsolved.
L-R: Shona McCellan, Sonya Dixon, and Danielle Shaw-Ogelsby pray together at the 2nd day of silent protests held by the families of unsolved murder victims by Police Headquarters on Sept. 25, 2019. All 3 women had children or grandchildren murdered. Dominique Ogelsby and Erica McCellan are solved but Dixon’s two grandsons, separate events in 2017, remain unsolved.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
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