Kevin Holloway, Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping, Pennsylvania 2006

Defendant Charged in Nearly 18-Year-Old Cold Case

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Five Philadelphia men have been charged in connection with the 2006 kidnapping and murder of a city resident.

Kevin Holloway, 45, Mark Scott, 48, Linton Mathis, 50, Atiba Wicker, 47, and Kenneth Tuck, 51, were arrested and charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit kidnapping resulting in death, kidnapping resulting in death, and aiding and abetting.

The indictment alleges that on August 26, 2006, Shamari Taylor, a 38-year-old Philadelphia native, and his then-21-year-old girlfriend, were kidnapped from West Philadelphia by several men who were impersonating police officers. Taylor’s girlfriend was released by her captors several hours later, but Taylor remained missing until August 21, 2018, when law enforcement recovered his remains in a shallow grave in North Philadelphia.

Law enforcement established that, as part of the conspiracy, Taylor and his girlfriend were abducted and transported to a warehouse in North Philadelphia where Taylor was interrogated and tortured, in an effort to ascertain where he stored additional cocaine and money. Taylor was then suffocated to death and his body was discarded in Fairmount Park. Several days later, four of the kidnappers moved Taylor’s body, burying him in a vacant lot in North Philadelphia that has since become the parking lot of a charter high school.

“Anyone who commits a heinous crime and is still walking free years later might just assume they’ve gotten away with it,” said U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero. “Well, they should think again. We and our law enforcement partners will doggedly pursue justice for victims of violence and accountability for the perpetrators — no matter how long it may take.”

Defendant: Kevin Holloway

Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to commit kidnapping resulting in death, kidnapping resulting in death, and aiding and abetting

City and State: Philadelphia, PA

Exact Date: August 26, 2006

Sentence or Outcome: Currently pending

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/five-charged-2006-cold-case-kidnapping-and-murder-philadelphia-man