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Unsolved March 15, 1981 Homicide

Philip Testa

Status Unsolved
Type Homicide
Date March 15, 1981
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Victim Age 51
Gender Male

Philadelphia mob boss Philip 'Chicken Man' Testa was killed by a nail bomb planted under his front porch. The bombing sparked a Mafia war within the Philadelphia crime family. Despite the Mafia connection, no one was formally charged with planting the bomb.

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