James Perkins, 29, was killed in Philadelphia on March 12, 2008. His death is listed among the many homicides that year, a period marked by high levels of fatal violence largely affecting men in their twenties and thirties.

The broader pattern that year saw many victims and a low clearance rate, leaving families seeking justice and community groups urging better cooperation with police. If anyone knew James Perkins, his routines, or has information about what happened on March 12, 2008, please share what you remember with investigators or on this thread.