Xavier Johnson was a teen when he moved in with Renee Gilyard. After a few days, he tried to rob her, another man before killing them.
Xavier Johnson was 17 years old when he moved in with Renee Gilyard. He lived in her home as a foster child for a few days before he killed her and another man living in the homeA man who was a teen in the Philadelphia foster care system pleaded guilty to killing his foster mother and another man living with them, according to court documents.
Johnson was placed in her home three days before the killings. Police caught up with him in West Philadelphia later that morning when he crashed the missing SUV following a short police pursuit., police officials reported. His body was placed in a black duffel bag and thrown down a hill in Southwest Philadelphia. It was recovered in the evening of the same day.Officials at the time said that Mao and Johnson previously lived together in a different foster home on the 5800 block of Angora Terrace.
A spokesperson for DHS told NBC10 at the time of the murders that they couldn't discuss the specifics of the case due to confidentiality laws but they did release a statement on the two murders. "We are heartbroken over the recent deaths," a spokesperson wrote."Foster parents are unsung heroes, providing safe and loving homes for children in their care and service to the community."
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