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October 04, 2005

Nice Neighborhood ...

The 8100 block of Forrest Avenue is one of the last places in Philadelphia anyone would expect to find a body dumped on their street.

"You aren't kidding," said Eddie Brown, who's lived on the block since 1972. "It's usually quiet here, but I saw everybody here this morning."

Brown was shocked as anyone else when the body of Sam Derry, Beanie Sigel's stepfather, was found burning in an alleyway between Forrest and Williams avenues.

The neighborhood was also shocked when police left behind so much debris from the scene. As of 8 p.m. tonight, the gloves and scrubs worn by crime scene investigators were still lying in a pile in the alley, as was change residents believe must have fallen from Derry's pocket.

While some (including PW) have reported that Derry was nude except for the gold chain he wore, some residents who saw the body in the early morning hours say he appeared to be wearing shorts.

A witness from the neighborhood was up late Monday night watching television, when a van pulled up in the alley outside. The witness saw two men drag a body out into the alley and set it on fire.

"We never have anything like this happen around here," said resident Lydia Alston. "You might hear gunfire, maybe twice, in the summer. But this is a quiet place to live."

Posted by steve at October 4, 2005 10:32 PM

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