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Kidnapped, bound and executed: Philadelphia gang leader gets life sentence

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A Philadelphia man named Dewayne Alexander was sentenced to life in federal prison for authorizing the 2021 kidnapping and execution of a Wilmington man.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Philadelphia gang member gets life in prison for fatal kidnapping, officials say (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    A Philadelphia man, whom officials identified as a “high-ranking gang member,” was sentenced to life in federal prison Wednesday in connection with the fatal kidnapping of a man in 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware. On Sept.

  2. Phl17

    Kidnapped, bound and executed: Philadelphia gang leader gets life sentence (opens Phl17)

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    A Philadelphia man named Dewayne Alexander was sentenced to life in federal prison for authorizing the 2021 kidnapping and execution of a Wilmington man.

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