After nearly two weeks of deliberation, a jury notified the court May 7 that jurors couldn't reach a unanimous decision on whether or not a murder defendant was guilty of killing a teenager and then another person to cover it up. Read more »

During closing arguments April 22, the defense in a murder trial said a warm sandwich found under a victim’s body, corroborates their theory that someone else is responsible for the death of a 17 year old. Read more »

On April 18, the prosecution rested its rebuttal case against a defendant accused of killing a teenager and a 23-year-old man in Northeast DC. Read more »

The prosecution in a murder trial sought to discredit a witness who said he was responsible for murdering a teenager. Read more »

A witness told a jury that he, not the murder defendant, is responsible for fatally shooting a teenager fifteen years ago. Read more »

A witness told a jury that there was “no doubt in his mind” that the defendant is responsible for a shooting that occurred in 2004. Read more »

During a murder trial April 9, a witness testified that he saw a murder defendant in possession of a gun that firearms experts believe could be the murder weapon. Read more »

During a trial April 4, prosecutors said video recordings of a convicted murderer’s interview with police backed up their theory for another murder. Read more »

During a murder trial, a witness told the jury that he had no memory of seeing the defendant near a crime scene. Read more »

During opening arguments in a murder trial, the prosecution said a defendant was responsible for “not one, but two murders.” However, the defense said the prosecution’s case relies on unreliable testimonies from unreliable witnesses.  Terik McLeod is charged with two counts of first-degree murder while armed for his alleged role in the deaths of 17-year-old Devaun Drayton and 23-year-old Carlton Fisher in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Read more »

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