Jason Keel Sweeney

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Jason Keel Sweeney

Birth
Fishtown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
30 May 2003 (aged 16)
Fishtown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Jason Sweeney was a construction worker from Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who at the age of 16 was murdered by four teenagers for his paycheck on May 30, 2003. The perpetrators included a girl he was dating and his best friend since childhood. Due to the manner in which Sweeney was murdered, the ages of the teens involved, and the seeming indifference of the perpetrators, the crime received national media coverage.

The Murder of Jason Sweeney' chronicles how four teenagers conspired to kill a friend to steal his money. Jason Sweeney was brutally murdered near a wooded area beside the Delaware River in Pennsylvania in late May 2003. However, the authorities apprehended the killers almost immediately and brought them to justice. If you wish to learn more about the case, including the perpetrators' identities and current whereabouts, you can google "Jason Keel Sweeney."

Jason Sweeney's parents, set up the Jason Keel Sweeney Foundation, in memory of their son, to fund a full scholarship for the Valley Forge Military Academy and College, the school of their son's dreams. Jason Sweeney had wanted to attend the military school to become a Navy SEAL. He was accepted into the school, but could not afford the tuition.
Jason Sweeney was a construction worker from Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who at the age of 16 was murdered by four teenagers for his paycheck on May 30, 2003. The perpetrators included a girl he was dating and his best friend since childhood. Due to the manner in which Sweeney was murdered, the ages of the teens involved, and the seeming indifference of the perpetrators, the crime received national media coverage.

The Murder of Jason Sweeney' chronicles how four teenagers conspired to kill a friend to steal his money. Jason Sweeney was brutally murdered near a wooded area beside the Delaware River in Pennsylvania in late May 2003. However, the authorities apprehended the killers almost immediately and brought them to justice. If you wish to learn more about the case, including the perpetrators' identities and current whereabouts, you can google "Jason Keel Sweeney."

Jason Sweeney's parents, set up the Jason Keel Sweeney Foundation, in memory of their son, to fund a full scholarship for the Valley Forge Military Academy and College, the school of their son's dreams. Jason Sweeney had wanted to attend the military school to become a Navy SEAL. He was accepted into the school, but could not afford the tuition.

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