Judge Schedules Hearings in Several Murder Cases
On Nov. 13, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings for four murder defendants. Judge Michael Ryan vacated a status hearing for Mark Beasley’s re-opened murder case. In 2017, the…
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On Nov. 13, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings for four murder defendants. Judge Michael Ryan vacated a status hearing for Mark Beasley’s re-opened murder case. In 2017, the…
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There were 12 homicides in October 2017 and nine cases were resolved. Here is our monthly wrap-up of cases covered in October. Homicides Of the 12 homicides, ten of them…
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There were twelve homicides in the month of July, and three cases were put to rest with a guilty verdict or plea. Though there were the same number of homicides…
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In the two-and-a-half years that D.C. Witness has been tracking homicides, there have only been five jury trials resulting in a guilty verdict. This summer saw a lot of cases…
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After three weeks of testimony, a guilty verdict was delivered in the trial of Mark Beasley, on all five of the charges. A jury found Beasley, 44, guilty of first-degree…
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Before the trial against Mark Beasley began, the prosecution brought in two homicide detectives to cement Beasley’s role in the murder of Darryn Conte. Beasley, 42, allegedly shot and killed…
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A trial for the man charged with the murder of Darryn Conte will go ahead as planned next month. Mark Beasley, 42, has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly fatally shooting…
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On Oct. 11, parties delivered their closing arguments in a 2020 hit-and-run homicide case before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Eric Beasley, 32, is charged with first-degree murder for…
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On Oct. 3, prosecutors continued their case in a vehicular homicide before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. Eric Beasley, 32, is charged with first-degree murder for his alleged involvement…
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On Oct. 2, parties delivered opening statements and witnesses were called before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan in a hit-and-run homicide case. Eric Beasley, 32, is charged with first-degree…
+ Read MoreOn Sept. 11, DC Superior Court Judge Sean Staples released 39 defendants and held nine defendants in DC Jail during their initial hearings. Eric Beasley is being held on first-degree…
+ Read MoreOn Sept. 11, DC Superior Court Judge Sean Staples released 39 defendants and held nine defendants in DC Jail during their initial hearings. Eric Beasley is being held on first-degree…
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