In the shame of the fathers

The Rev. Robert Brennan, 67, is accused of molesting 20 boys.

The Rev. John H. Mulholland, 66, allegedly had a fetish for human feces and sadomasochism, with the latter detailed in letters to young boys, one of whom he nicknamed “Man of Steel.”

Father shot dead, tot wounded

Derek White had just picked up his 4-year-old daughter from a Winton Street daycare center Friday afternoon when bullets struck both of them.

Police say the shooter targeted White, who later died of his injuries. The toddler is recovering from a…

Dearly departed

Given the number of cemeteries that once existed in South Philly, it’s rather surprising the area isn’t one of the most haunted places in America. During research through the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, we dug up at least seven graveyards that have faded like specters into the pages of…

Slayings slowed in 2004

Police logged homicides at a steady pace across the city last year, beginning with 15 in the first two weeks of January.

However, South Philadelphia was spared much of the bloodshed of 2004.

Man charged in young dad’s slaying

The answer that Julie Kerwood had been awaiting for nearly two months came in a 2 a.m. phone call last Thursday from Homicide Detective Aaron Booker.

The detective told the 28-year-old woman from the 2500 block of South Colorado Street that he…

Porchia’s sisters share their horror

The trial for the slaying of 3-year-old Porchia Bennett has often left her three older sisters in the shadows. But the jury has now had the chance to meet the other victims in this tragic case.

Dearly devoted

In 1998, Katie O’Leary prepared to leave behind college life for what most would consider a less lively destination — the funeral business.

After graduating from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., with a degree in mortuary science, O’Leary knew her next stop would be her…

Teen to stand trial for slaying

Christopher Little testified Sept. 14 at a preliminary hearing he saw his cousin Richard Johnson shot to death before his eyes after he too was wounded on a Point Breeze street.

Two teens killed in triple shooting

Ateenage driver and his passenger were fatally shot in the head Tuesday night while sitting in a car on the 2000 block of South 15th Street near McKean, police said.

Brews, brawls and banter

Chick DeJohn did not call his former watering hole, Sharkey’s Bar, “the roughest bar in South Philly” without good reason.

“It was like walking into a madhouse every night,” said DeJohn, who acquired ownership of the tavern at Broad and Porter streets from his…