Family, friends and co-workers are mourning the violent death of a local prison guard who was found dead in a pool of blood in the living room of her southwest Philadelphia home Friday afternoon.
Lottie Denny, 51, was found dead by her brother in the living room of her home on the 2500 block of 63rd St.
The victim's brother was checking on his sister, a correctional officer in the Philadelphia Prison System, after concerned co-workers told him she failed to show up for work Friday morning. That's when he discovered her decomposing body face down in a pool of blood.
Denny was stabbed nearly a dozen times in the back and chest, sources close to the case said.
"I know she didn't deserve a violent end," said the victim's cousin, John Denny.
Police believe that Denny knew her killer and that although there was no sign of forced entry, there was a struggle near where her body was found.
They also say they have an idea of who they are looking for.
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Loved ones gathered outside the home after hearing the news of Denny's passing, most too distraught to speak -- as police gathered evidence inside.
"It's very heartbreaking...She would help anyone,' the victim's nephew Henry Hill said.
Denny leaves behind a daughter and three grandchildren. She'd been employed in the Philadelphia Prison System for more than two decades.
