ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Philadelphia County, PA
Bernice Ossman — Unsolved Homicide (1979)
Bernice Ossman was killed near the truck stop in Philadelphia County, PA in 1979. The death was ruled a homicide caused by a single gunshot wound, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 1979
Passers-by discovered the victim near the truck stop shortly after dawn.
- 1981
A witness recanted a key statement and the case stalled.
- 1998
A reward was posted and the tip line reopened.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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