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Wife Missionary Killed in Africa, Barely Escaped 9/11, His Life Ends From Black Teens – The Details Are Disgusting, MSM Silent!

Roger Borkum’s life reads like a cruel twist of fate, the kind that makes you question if some cosmic scriptwriter has a sick sense of humor. The Long Island native, 64, who consulted on the 77th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower and narrowly escaped the 9/11 attacks after being laid off in July 2001, met a brutal end on October 19, 2025, in Jacksonville, Florida. Beaten to death by three teens rummaging through his backpack, Borkum’s story ended in a pool of blood on a downtown sidewalk, his body kicked and stomped in three separate assaults.

The arrest report paints a grim picture: Borkum, a homeless widower, was found just before midnight with a “blood trail extending down the sidewalk.” The attackers—13-year-old Justin Curry, 19-year-old Marcavion Lacey, and 17-year-old Robert Pope—were seen “kicking and stomping” him, returning 20 minutes later for more. All three were arrested hours later and indicted for murder on November 20. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office called it a “heartbreaking reminder” of young offenders’ devastating impact, urging parents to “get involved… before it’s too late.”

The killers:


Borkum’s obituary adds layers of irony: he dodged death in 9/11 when his coworkers perished, and lost his wife, Celeste, in 2009 during a humanitarian trip to Africa—described as “untimely” but without details. Now, this Vietnam-era survivor falls to senseless street violence.

Elon Musk highlighted the tragedy on X, calling it “like a Final Destination movie written by a racist,” and slamming the media for silence because it doesn’t fit their narrative.

The MSM’s quiet on this one, but the sheriff’s plea for parental accountability rings true—Borkum’s death underscores how unchecked youth crime claims innocents, a byproduct of soft-on-crime policies that let felons walk.

Three lives charged with murder, one man’s tragic end—it’s a story that demands we face the failures head-on. Jacksonville’s handling it with indictments, but the bigger picture? A nation grappling with violence that spares no one, not even those who’ve already cheated death twice.

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Kathy Sullivan

Sullivan pens a regular column that focuses on corruption within government, cronyism, illegal immigration, and general left-wing malfeasance. Kathy also serves as a leading voice against the establishment within the Republican Party and enthusiastically promotes pro-Trump candidates to battle entrenched moderate incumbents.

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