Edward Prescott, 56, was stabbed to death on January 10, 2011, in Philadelphia. He lived on the 6000 block of Charles Street in Wissinoming and was attacked just before 6 p.m. near Seventh and Brown Streets in the Northern Liberties neighborhood; he was found with multiple stab wounds and did not survive.

Police linked Prescott’s killing to a nearby stabbing of a 31-year-old Temple law student, attacked not long after near Seventh and Fairmount; the student was reported in critical condition. Authorities described both attacks as random and said the suspect had not been apprehended. The killings were part of a rise in violent crime in Philadelphia that year, and the investigation into Prescott’s death remained open.

If anyone has information about Prescott, the incident near Seventh and Brown, or the related attack near Seventh and Fairmount, please contact Philadelphia police.