ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Philadelphia County, PA

Who Killed Merle Eastland? (2011)

Merle Eastland was killed near Mill Creek in Philadelphia County, PA in 2011. The death was ruled a homicide caused by asphyxiation, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Rows of old filing cabinets in a dim municipal archive room
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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  1. 2011

    Passers-by discovered the victim near Mill Creek shortly after dawn.

  2. 2015

    A grand jury heard testimony and returned no indictment.

  3. 2022

    Investigative genealogy work began on an unidentified profile.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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