The Unseen Cost of Anonymity in Public Spaces The recent murder of 78 year old John Wesley Allen in East St. Louis, Illinois, has left his loved ones and community reeling.
What's striking about this tragedy is the senseless violence involved, as well as the context that led to it: a seemingly innocent social interaction between two strangers on public transit.
John Wesley was known for making surprise visits to his older sister, Delores Fowler, using a bus stop near her home as their meeting point.