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Federal prosecutors have charged five men with impersonating Philadelphia police officers in a 2006 kidnapping and murder case. The accused allegedly kidnapped Shamari Taylor and his girlfriend to rob them of cocaine and drug money. Taylor’s remains were found in 2018 and it was confirmed he had been suffocated; the investigation was continued until charges were filed this week.
Men Impersonating Philadelphia Police Charged in Kidnapping and Killing Case
Five men impersonating Philadelphia police were federally charged this week for the 2006 abduction and murder of 38-year-old Shamari Taylor. The men allegedly used fake badges, police lights, and firearms to abduct Taylor and his girlfriend from West Philadelphia in an attempt to rob him of cocaine and drug money.