MUS-2026-0470
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MUS-2026-0470
Homicide
- Incident
- 2016
- Indexed
- Oct 25, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Upper Darby Police Department
- Location
- Upper Darby PA
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Markia Benson, 36, was found dead in her apartment bathtub on March 30, 2016, after failing to show up for work. Investigators believed the killer knew her, and no arrest is reported in the sources checked. No person is named as a suspect in this entry.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2016
Markia Benson, 36, is found dead in her apartment bathtub on March 30, 2016, after failing to show up for work.
- 2026
Investigators believed the killer knew her, and no arrest is reported. The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
36, of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. Found dead in her apartment bathtub on March 30, 2016, after failing to show up for work.
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