{"id":44022,"date":"2024-10-31T20:38:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T00:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=44022"},"modified":"2024-11-01T10:04:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:04:40","slug":"the-grim-reaper-visits-south-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2024\/10\/31\/the-grim-reaper-visits-south-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grim Reaper Visits South Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44023\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2024\/10\/31\/the-grim-reaper-visits-south-philadelphia\/grim-reaper-2024\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/grim-reaper-2024.jpg?fit=1000%2C677&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,677\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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