Police recorded the initial South Philly homicide and the City’s third of the year Sunday.
An argument of an unknown nature resulted in a Lower Moyamensing man allegedely stabbing another shortly after midnight New Year’s Day.
Santo Mancuso, 53, of the 1000 block of Ritner Street, is believed to have killed Joseph Testa, 77, on his street, which is the 2500 block of South Jessup Street, Officer Jill Russell of Police Public Affairs said. Testa was transported to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead at 12:49 a.m. while Mancuso was arrested at the scene.
“We don’t know what type of argument … other than there’s been bad blood between these families for two years,” Homicide Lt. Philip Riehl said Tuesday noting police have been called to the location previously.
The fight began with some woman shoving each other and then some men becoming involved, Riehl said. Testa was not part of the fight, but tried to break it up when he was stabbed at least twice — once in the side and once in the chest.
Mancuso also had been hospitalized with a head injury, Riehl said.
Mancuso was charged with murder, possession of an instrument of crime and resisting arrest.
To report information, call Homicide Division at 215-686-3334 or visit www.phillypolice.com/forms.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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1. Anonymous said... on Jan 5, 2012 at 09:03AM
“it never changes i was born in philadelphia and im so glad i moved from that state”
2. rock said... on Jan 5, 2012 at 09:21AM
“The blacks got there 1 story about a white murder for the next 6 months so they'll want to crow about it. I'm sure today some blacks will rob and shoot some philadelphia citizens.”
3. Anonymous said... on Jan 5, 2012 at 09:41AM
“You people are a disgrace, a man lost his life here and you are making it a black & white issue. It's 2012 people when is this crap going to stop.”
4. rock said... on Jan 5, 2012 at 10:31AM
“true, this is a very sad story. Always horrible when an innocent person gets caught up in these things. My condolences.”
5. Anonymous said... on Jan 5, 2012 at 12:43PM
“"not so sharp al" and mustafa x - - - I see you're back this week again. Keep your racist remarks out of here. Every week you make this a black and white issue whatever the story may be. Funny how you can call us "crackers" but the minute we try to use the "n" word watch out. Gotta call Al sharpton, and jesse jackson, and the naacp.”
6. Anonymous said... on Jan 5, 2012 at 02:02PM
“you're all frigging idiots......not about black or white, it's about CRIMES....believe it or not, both black & white people commit VIOLENT CRIMES.....educate yourselves..... :)”
7. Anonymous said... on Jan 5, 2012 at 04:50PM
“educate yourself about statistics. Keep sticking your head in the sand.”
8. Anonymous said... on Jan 5, 2012 at 07:08PM
“What is going on in the world today? A man is murdered and people are posting callous remarks.”
9. Anonymous said... on Jan 5, 2012 at 07:46PM
“Are you joking? Blacks have ruined south Philly, not the whites. 20 years ago South Philly was mostly old Italians. Ask the Italians that still live there, they'll tell you how the neighborhood has changed. The blacks & mexicans destroyed it!
Such a shame, may Joseph rest in eternal peace.”
10. LaQueefAlot said... on Jan 5, 2012 at 09:49PM
“south philly one of the last areas of any city where you will find white people killing, hustlin and yellin all the time...any one racist needs to come and see how the white trash and Cambodians act in south philly, you will realize that people of all colors are trash”
11. Anonymous said... on Jan 6, 2012 at 12:59PM
“I agree. Look at the crime rate and FACTS 95% of our city's crime if due the fact of the BLACKS destroying our city. From drug dealers to Murders to rapists its sickening . South philly was once all Italian and Irish and it was a great place to LIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE......”
12. Anonymous said... on Jan 6, 2012 at 01:01PM
“7., With two elderly gentlemen involved, it's unlikely its a DRUG CRIME. Duh.”
13. Cleanup Philly said... on Jan 6, 2012 at 01:03PM
“This crime did not get as much attention because they did not video themselves and put it on Youtube.”
14. Anonymous said... on Jan 6, 2012 at 01:14PM
“Stop being jacka**es. South Philadelphia has trash of all colors. No need to single out one race. Whether you are black, white, Asian, or Latino, trash is trash and criminals are criminals, No race is better than any other. Anyone with the word 'queef' in her name should not throw stones.”
15. Anonymous said... on Jan 6, 2012 at 01:16PM
“No dude you got it wrong. Twenty years ago South Philly was mostly ITALIAN, young and old. But the young with some $$ abandoned their city and moved to the burbs, leaving the old to deal with it. They should have stayed and supported South Philly instead of taking their $$ and families elsewhere. Now a new group of people are South Philadelphians, black, mexican, cambodians. It belongs to them and they will make it theirs, just like the Italians did back in the day.”
16. Arak3 said... on Jan 6, 2012 at 05:00PM
“Heard the fight was over a harmony remote.”
17. Anonymous said... on Jan 6, 2012 at 05:31PM
“One murder commited by a white guy and the
black want to jump all over it...well now ayou can get back to killing each other and cracker is so old are u too stupid to say something new”
18. enden said... on Jan 6, 2012 at 07:51PM
“anonymous is right..south philly has been destroyed what took 50 yrs to build up with the italians, is now torn down in 6 yrs wirth blacks, asians AND LLEGAL MEXICANS.....its a nightmare..its a refugee camp, diryt, broken windows, screens missing, tarps hanging in windows , sheets, broken steps, its horrible..those houses were in excellent cxondition before they moved in....they have runined south philly... now this is another part of philly thaTS OVER....im moving out......these people are takers not givers..they do not want to be americans first...they r living here like they live in their 3rd world country.....they do not want to be americans they want to take advantge of america.....they should all leave, if they r not giving back”
19. Ncaaball said... on Jan 6, 2012 at 11:43PM
“If PA would stop wasting tax dollars on such frivolous things like Temple athletics and instead gave that money to the CoP police, things would be different. Too much tax dollars go to black holes like Temple sports and not enough to the right people.”
20. Dmil99 said... on Jan 7, 2012 at 11:49AM
“Roid rage I'm sure. Typical CoP gutless trash. This would never happen in Tenafly, NJ. I run that town. All the Millers do.”
21. tjc3844 said... on Jan 7, 2012 at 03:49PM
“That isn't funny at all. I'll be getting her ashes back from the vet either later today or tomorrow morning. I still don't understand why such a cute and lovable little puppy didn't have a chance at life? It makes no sense to me.”
22. Joe Vance said... on Jan 7, 2012 at 11:46PM
“Bet this PUnK was a --------real PRACK SACKER------this is what
-----happens EAST of BROAD and SOUTH of SNYDER. --------ALL maggOTS!!!!!!
5th & Washington, son!!!!!!!”
23. Buckeye70 said... on Jan 9, 2012 at 08:26AM
“Sounds like Joe didn't have the brains and brawn to getitawwwwn.”
24. joe c said... on Jan 9, 2012 at 04:55PM
“everyone is jumping on al & x.the first 2 comments...you can't tell sarcasm.they are white just making fun of what certain people say when white people commit crimes.”
25. Anonymous said... on Jan 11, 2012 at 11:29PM
“RIP to the deceased. As far as the blacks go they are animals. If you look at the stats it shows just how they are, animals that don't know how to live.”
26. Oh, you've got to be kidding. said... on Jan 12, 2012 at 03:11PM
“Are you all really so stupid that you can't figure out the inflammatory remarks are being posted by WHITE PEOPLE using what they think sound like black names? For god's sake, really? "Sharp Al"? You fell for that? I'm not sure what the point of it was, either, since it's not like any of you idiots need any prompting to pull out racist slurs and bigotry.
Sincerely, a white person with an IQ over 80.”
27. tjc3844 said... on Apr 22, 2012 at 08:24PM
“hey, sal, how's the baby?”