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In the early morning hours of May 16, 1986, 33-year-old Ernestine Covington was at a restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the area of 49th and Baltimore Avenue. It was approximately 2:30 a.m., and she was in the company of her boyfriend at Caspar's Cafe. Ernestine, a Black female with brown eyes and black hair, stood about 5'1' tall and weighed around 130 pounds. On that particular evening, she was dressed in red slacks, a black jacket, and black shoes. She had plans to tr ...Read More
Last Seen: May 16, 1986

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Dec 06, 2021

Ernestine

Covington

71

33

61 inches

130 lbs

Black / African American

Female

May 16, 1986

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

No

19852

Philadelphia Police Department

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

19125

Viviana Reyes

Detective

300 East Hunting Park Avenue, Pennsylvania

2156863093

Local

Law Enforcement

86-18-33853

Philadelphia Police Department

4113

Black

Brown

Brown

06/25/2026


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