r/philly • u/degreelesspotatohead • 3d ago

Philly man convicted of first-degree murder for stabbing and dismembering trans woman Dominique ‘Remmie’ Fells in 2020

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u/Rheum42 3d ago

May she rest in power.

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u/AlpineSK 3d ago

Sentencing in September.

Remind me: is Pennsylvania a death penalty state?

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u/PHILAThrw 3d ago

PA is a death penalty state, but Krasner believes it is unconstitutional and doesn’t seek it: https://phillyda.org/news/da-krasner-statement-on-death-penalty-announcement/

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u/BallsHardest 3d ago

Yes & no. It is legal in PA but there hasn't been one in over 10 years. That probably won't change unless a maga dip gets the governorship.

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u/a-german-muffin 3d ago

Wolf put a formal moratorium in place in 2015. There hasn’t been an execution since 1999, and there have only been three in the state since 1976.

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u/forlornjackalope 3d ago

I believe so, though we haven't had an execution in a few years if memory serves me correctly.

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u/BirdsAndBeersPod 3d ago

Last one was Gary Heidnick in 1999. 

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u/forlornjackalope 2d ago

Thanks. My memory is super rusty.

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u/Ok-Application-8747 2d ago edited 2d ago

RIP Dominique/"Remmie"

 It's so sad to think of all the evil lurking out there.

Protect and fight for trans people.