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Philadelphia Police Department forensic graphic artist Jonny Castro created
a digital painting of Robert Godwin, Sr., who was shot and killed in Cleveland,
Ohio.
Good evening
This beautiful work of art was recently completed by PPD Forensic
Graphic Artist, Officer Jonny Castro.
This digital painting of Cleveland, Ohio homicide victim Robert Godwin,
Sr. is being shared in order to get an extremely important message out there.
YOU - the public - are the best weapon we have in the fight against
crime. Sure, that's a cliche - but some cliches become cliches for a reason.
FACT: Mr. Godwin's killer is no longer a threat because a citizen picked up a
phone and called police.
Every day in this country, individuals like Mr. Godwin are senselessly
killed by cowards whose names aren't worth the keystrokes necessary to type them
into posts like this one. Far too often, it is the names and faces of those
criminals - not their victims - that are remembered as we see them plastered
all over the media.
The sooner those wanted individuals are in custody, the sooner we can
stop posting their pictures. Believe us - getting them into custody and off of
our pages and streets makes us very happy.
We need your help.
Call it "snitching", call it "ratting", call it
whatever you want. Regardless of your opinions on the police, please consider
putting them aside for just a moment and giving us a call. You can always
remain anonymous - and you can quite literally save a life.
Our condolences to the family of Mr. Godwin, as well as to the families
and loved ones of victims of violence throughout Philadelphia and the world. We
promise to work tirelessly to bring closure for these victims as well as the
loved ones that are left behind to pick up the pieces.
Please. We need your help.
Thanks for listening, for your support, and for your help in making our
city safe. Stay safe.
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We, the comrades of Unit 1012: The VFFDP, send out utmost
condolences and heartfelt sorrow to the family members of Robert Godwin Sr. We
will not forget him on September 7 and April 16 every year. Justice was served
as the Facebook Killer had committed suicide.
Let us remember how he lived on this earth.
Family members on Saturday (April 22, 2017) recalled Robert Godwin Sr. as a loving, gentle person who taught the importance of forgiveness.
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Robert Godwin Sr.
(September 7, 1942 to April 16, 2017)
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On April 16, 2017, 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr. was shot and killed while walking on a sidewalk in the Glenville neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. The suspect was
identified as 37-year-old Steve Stephens. He posted a cellphone video of the
shooting on his Facebook account, leading many media outlets, both during
the manhunt and afterward, to dub Stephens the "Facebook killer".
A warrant was issued for Stephens for aggravated murder. Two days later, he committed
suicide by gunshot when cornered by police in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
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