Jeff Deeney is a social worker and freelance writer from Philadelphia. He works with felony drug offenders in the criminal-justice system and writes about urban poverty and drug culture.
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Homicide Spike Terrorizes Philly
Since the beginning of the year, Philadelphia has buried 32 murder victims. By Jeff Deeney MORE
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Philly's Terrified Basement Prisoners
Four mentally disabled adults were found chained up and abused in a Philadelphia basement. MORE
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Philly's Cop-Free Heroin Zone
Kensington Avenue's ghoulish world of addiction and prostitution exists outside the law. MORE
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The New Rise of PCP
The angel dust of the ‘80s is back in a new form called “wet,” and teens are going crazy for... MORE
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Video: Terror on the Streets of Philadelphia
As another possible victim of the Kensington Avenue Strangler is discovered, The Daily Beast's Jeff... MORE
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The Kensington Avenue Strangler
On a nightmarish street infested with heroin, rape, and violent crime, prostitutes keep showing up... MORE
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The GPS Murderer
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Get Me My Legal Heroin
A major new study says giving heroin to addicts could solve the problems that methadone can't.... MORE
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Ambien for Coke Heads
The latest pharmaceutical being sold on the street is a knock-you-out antipsychotic called Seroquel.... MORE
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Inside the Dead Girl's Wild Nightclub
One month after rich suburban girl-turned-drug-trafficker Rian Thal was murdered in her luxury... MORE
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How a Rich Suburban Girl Became a Drug Kingpin
Ever since the murder of Rian Thal two weeks ago in Philadelphia, everyone wants to know how this... MORE
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The Town That Won't Stop Burning
Coatesville, PA, has had 50 fires in 15 months, providing a frightening case study in how arson can... MORE
