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For Phila., a dubious recognition

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GARY HEIDNIK is Philadelphia's most infamous murderer. Between November 1986 and March 1987, he tortured and raped six young women in the basement of his home on North Marshall Street, in Franklinville. He kept the young sex slaves captive in a dirt hole, tethered to chains.

A younger Josefina Rivera in 1987.
A younger Josefina Rivera in 1987.Read more
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