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Richard A. "Slim" Rowe was murdered inside his Lancaster Avenue Home April 5th, 1986. He was beaten and stabbed 3 times in the chest with a cylindrical object before he was strangled with an electrical cord.
Police believe Rowe was duped into answering the front door by one of the killers. Rowe's body was discovered in the kitchen of the first - floor apartment the next day by a neighbor and a member of the victim's family.
Police speculated that Rowe, a local gambling figure was killed because of the large amount of cash he kept with him.
Time becomes the enemy of murder investigations.
Article Dated 12/1/2001
Memories and Pictures of Richard Rowe Remain
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