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Morbid Real Estate: August Edition

403 Daly St., Philadelphia Among the most famous lines written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the adage, "there are no second acts in American lives." This month's installment of Morbid Real Estate dispels that notion, however, since one of the properties listed for sale is the home of Warren Moylan, who obtained notoriety a little over a century ago by murdering two people in Philadelphia and, after turning his life around, had the peculiar distinction of having a street named in his honor-- quite an impressive second act. In addition to the Moylan murder home, this month's listings also include the home where a German butcher shuffled of this mortal coil and a property where a teenager met his untimely demise while attempting to jump out of the way of impending doom. So if you're looking for a new home with some macabre history behind it, any of the following selections would fit the bill quite nicely. 403 Daly St. 403 Daly Street, Philadelphia. Price: $349,900 First...

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