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New trial date set in rapper YNW Melly’s double murder retrial. When does it start?
- The judge also set a hearing in the South Florida rapper’s witness tampering case.
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Double murder retrial of famed Gifford rapper Jamell Demons, known as YNW Melly, on hold
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Kendrick Lamar's new diss track at Drake also namedrops Florida rapper. Who is YNW Melly?
Kendrick Lamar didn't only mention Drake in his latest diss track. He also mentioned YNW Melly, a Florida rapper who is in Broward County jail
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YNW Melly Has Bittersweet Feelings About Kendrick Lamar Mentioning Him On “Euphoria” Drake?Diss
The Florida rapper is currently awaiting trial for his alleged double murder.
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YNW Melly associate found guilty in 2017 Lighthouse Point murder
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Miami man accused of helping rapper YNW Melly tamper with witnesses in his murder trial was found guilty Tuesday of committing an unrelated murder a year earlier. Terrence Mathis, 40, was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2017 shooting death of liquor store owner Karl Wolfer in a botched robbery outside the victim’s Lighthouse Point home. Defense lawyers tried ...
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New delay in YNW Melly murder trial as prosecutors appeal ruling on documentary
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — There’s no telling when the retrial of Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons will begin now that prosecutors have appealed a judge’s decision to keep a 20-minute documentary from being presented to the jury. Demons is accused of murdering childhood friends and fellow rappers Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams in October 2018. His first trial last ...
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Rapper YNW Melly’s murder retrial is getting pushed back again. When is the new date?
The delay comes after dozens of witnesses were added into evidence — alongside a list of 55 songs — after lead prosecutor Alixandra Buckelew took over the case.
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YNW Melly’s ‘Murder on My Mind’ lyrics may find their way into his retrial. Judge yet to rule
The lyrics to YNW Melly’s hit track “Murder on My Mind” could not possibly be a confession to the murders of his friends YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser, but it sure sounds like one. “I didn’t even mean to shoot him … shot him twice … His body dropped down to the floor, and he got teardrops in his eyes. He grabbed me by my hands and said he was afraid to die. I told him, ‘It’s too late, my friend, ...
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Prosecutors want to use 55 songs against YNW Melly in retrial. Which are on the list?
YNW Melly’s hit single “Murder on My Mind” topped the charts. Now, it could be front and center in the Florida native’s double murder retrial in 2024.
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Rapper YNW Melly’s lyrics could be used against him in double murder retrial
Jamell Demons, known as YNW Melly, to go on trial next year in Florida for allegedly killing two fellow rappers five years ago
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YNW Melly retrial in double murder to start in February
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The judge overseeing the retrial of Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons reset the start date to give prosecutors and defense lawyers time to bring themselves up to speed on a case that has changed significantly in the months since his first trial ended in a hung jury. Jury selection in the case is ongoing and is expected to last through December, but instead of holding opening ...
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YNW Melly’s defense can question lead detective in murder case again but with limits, judge rules
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lawyers for Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons will get their chance to grill the lead detective on the case again, but Broward Circuit Judge John J. Murphy is placing limits on what they can ask. Miramar Police Detective Mark Moretti will have to answer questions about his execution of a search warrant in October 2022, during which he seized a phone belonging to the defendant’s ...
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