Correctional Officer Found Dead In Southwest Philadelphia Home
By Todd Quinones
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Police are investigating after a correctional officer was found dead inside her Southwest Philadelphia home.
"My sister was loving and she didn't deserve what they did to her. Whoever did it, turn yourself in, let my sister rest in peace and let the family rest in peace, please," sister Lillian Hill said.
The sister and other family members of correctional officer Freda Denny met outside her home Friday night.
It's here inside Denny's Southwest Philadelphia home on the 2500 block of South 63rd Street her brother found her body.
The 50-year-old was stabbed multiple times in the back.
"I just want him to be caught whoever did it. Because he was a bum to come stab her in the back," Hill said.
Her family became suspicious after the correctional officer failed to show up at work in the morning at the Philadelphia Department of Corrections University Avenue facility.
Denny was a correctional officer for more than 20 years according to her family.
Investigators tell CBS 3 Eyewitness News they are looking into the possibility her killer may have known her.
There were no signs of forced entry into the home.
Sources indicate an acquaintance of Denny's was pulled over for a traffic stop while driving her SUV in South Philadelphia Wednesday night.
They say the man was given a ticket for driving without a license and her vehicle was impounded by police.
But at that time Denny was not reported missing and the man was allowed to walk away.
Denny is survived by a daughter and her two grandchildren.
"We just want justice, that's all we want, just justice," Hill said.
The President of AFSCME Local 159, the union which represents the city's correctional officers, released a statement Friday night:
"The law enforcement community mourns a beloved officer. Correctional Officer Lottie Denny was a dear and wonderful friend and a great co-worker. She will be missed by the all employees of the Philadelphia Prisons System and the entire membership of AFSCME Local 159."
No suspects have been arrested at this time.
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