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In the autumn of 1988, the city of Philadelphia was gripped by a chilling series of murders attributed to the 'Frankford Slasher.' The sense of fear and unease that had settled over the Frankford neighborhood would only deepen with the death of 66-year-old Margaret Vaughan. Her life came to a violent end on November 11, 1988, a day after she was evicted from her apartment on Penn Street for failing to pay rent.

The following morning, neighbors discovered Vaughan's body in the foyer of the ...Read More

Victim Details

Margaret Vaughan

Female

Philadelphia

PA

1988-11-08

66

Margaret

Vaughan

05/19/2026