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Two arrested after body found in Frankford

Homicide detectives continue to investigate after the body of a 70-year-old man was found Thursday in Frankford.

Andrew Ciaccia
Vanessa Pena

Two people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the death of a 70-year-old man, whose body was found Thursday in Frankford.

The body of Robert Derer was found inside a storage container in an apartment on the 1600 block of Fillmore Street after family members reported him missing, according to multiple media reports.

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On Friday, authorities charged Andew Ciaccia, 25, and Vanessa Pena, 21, both of the 1600 block of Fillmore, with tampering with evidence, obstructing justice, abuse of a corpse and criminal conspiracy.

Homicide detectives are actively investigating Derer’s death. ••

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