John Whitehead's untimely death came more than 20 years after his song “Ain't No Stopping Us Now” topped the charts, but his murder remains unsolved nearly 20 years later.
Singer, songwriter John Whitehead was murdered behind his West Oak Lane home back in 2004, but no one was ever charged.John Whitehead's untimely death came more than 20 years after his song "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" topped the charts, but his murder remains unsolved nearly another 20 years later.
"I feel like I did 18 years ago. It still hurts," his daughter Lakia said. "And I feel like somebody should be held accountable." Whitehead was an R&B star born and raised in Philadelphia. He and partner Gene McFadden wrote songs for the O'Jays and Harold Melvin on the Philadelphia International Records before dreaming up the monster hit, "Ain't No Stopping Us Now."
In 2004, witnesses say Whitehead was ambushed by three shooters while working on his car behind his West Oak Lane home. It's been nearly 20 years, and still no one has been charged with his death. "It's not like I'm around feeling like, 'Oh we're going to find out who did this!' It's eighteen years later, but I still have hope.," Laika said. "I still have hope."
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