Case 305: Marshall Street

Case 305 Marshall Street

*** Content warnings: Extreme sexual violence, torture, captivity, racism, domestic violence ***

When 25-year-old Josefina Rivera accepted a ride with North Philadelphia local Gary Heidnik on the night of November 26 1986, she could never have anticipated the events that were about to unfold. Josefina, along with five other women – Sandra Lindsay, Lisa Thomas, Deborah Dudley, Jackie Askins and Agnes Adams – were held captive in Heidnik’s basement while being subject to unspeakable crimes. But what really happened inside that house on Marshall Street?

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Gary Michael Heidnik

United States Court of Appeals, In Re Heidnik 

Perkins v. City of Philadelphia

Cellar of Horror: The Story of Gary Heidnik – Ken Englade 

Cellar Girl – Josefina Rivera

Killer Profile – Gary “The Basement Killer” Heidnik – Crime + Investigation 

Monster Preacher – Oxygen

Inside the House of Heidnik – Philadelphia Magazine 

Black Women Report of Sex, Torture, Murder At Hands of White Philadelphia ‘Bishop’ – Jet Magazine 

Bail Withheld for Pair in Shackling Case – Los Angeles Times

Heidnik’s alleged accomplice freed – UPI

Convicted murderer gets death sentence – The Press Courier 

His gruesome crimes were a basis for ‘Silence of the Lambs.’ The sister of one of his victims has mixed feelings about his execution – CNN

Horrors’ Killer Gets His Wish Victims’ Kin Watch As Gary Heidnik Gets Lethal Injection – The Philadelphia Inquirer 

‘Thank you, Jesus’: Gary Heidnik, ‘House of Horrors’ killer, was the last person to be executed in Pa. – Penn Live

Kidnap Victim Jackie Askins Describes Her Struggles Nearly 30 Years After Being Held Captive – Huff Post 

Gary Heidnik’s Unspeakable Crimes: An Interview with the Serial Killer’s Attorney – A&E

I was kept in a cellar and fed human flesh – The Daily Mirror

Police hunt for 3rd body – Philadelphia Daily News (March 26 1987) 

‘79 report warned court on Heidnik – The Philadelphia Inquirer (April 3 1987) 

An odd twist on a disability rating – The Philadelphia Inquirer (April 3 1987) 

Pushers overshadowed at the ‘OK Corral’ – Philadelphia Daily News (March 26 1987) 

A childhood of racism and abuse is revealed – The Philadelphia Inquirer (April 3 1987) 

For families, a long wait ends – The Philadelphia Inquirer (July 7 1999) 

As I see it: Lethal Injection – The Patriot News (14 July 1999)

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