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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the 1300 block of Saratoga Avenue, NE. According to a press release, while canvasing the crime scene, officers…
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On May 19, DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein sentenced a man who committed four murders in the 1990s to 12 years in jail – not enough to satisfy many…
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During the month of July, there were 20 homicides, four more than June. Eighteen of the homicides were gun-related, one involved a sharp object and a weapon connected to a…
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Benito Valdez continued to claim his innocence during his sentencing. He was sentenced to more than 90 years in prison for the 1991 homicides of Samantha Gillard, Curtis Pixley and Keith Simmons in Langdon Park.
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A four-week long homicide trial for three homicides in 1991 ended on Feb. 16 when a jury found Benito Valdez guilty of multiple counts of first-degree murder while armed. The…
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After deliberating for two days, a jury found Feb. 16 Benito Valdez guilty of first-degree murder while armed for the homicides of Curtis Pixley, 29; Keith Simmons, 24; and Samantha…
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An acquaintence of the defendant in a 1991 triple homicide testified on Jan. 31 about what he had been told of the killing. Samuel Edmonds said he and the defendant…
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During the third day of a trial on a 1991 triple homicide, the prosecution — in an effort to make its case before the jury — called two Metropolitan Police…
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A man arrested for allegedly killing three people in 1991, in what seems to be a drug deal gone bad, is currently undergoing trial. After jury selection, the trial for…
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