[1] The murders received substantial public attention, and four suspects, Jermel Lewis, Sacon Youk, Hezekiah Thomas and Quiante Perrin, were quickly charged.
[2] In 2002, four different men were charged in the case, brothers Dawud and Khalid Faruqi, who denied being involved in the murder, and Shihean Black and Bruce Veney, who pleaded guilty.
[5] Originally, police had thought the shooting was due to a drug turf war, but in 2002, when the four guilty men were arrested, it was revealed that the issue was over a car.
[6] Black told police that the night of the massacre was meant to gather or corral the victims, but when Dawud's mask fell off they began shooting to protect his identity.
The book has interviews with Shihean Black, who mentions the effects that living in decaying projects of Philadelphia had on him, and led to his loss of respect for life and its value.