3rd suspect arrested in 2017 Gulfwood double homicide, By Levi Edwards | Updated Mar 10, 2020; Posted Mar 10, 2020. The First 48. I need to go walk the yard to find out if I have any enemies, which I never know until the unexpected happens. It was the same window from which his longtime best friend and roommate, Jonathan Volcy, sold drugs. Shortly after his mother was reported missing, Raines became the top suspect, and immediately after she was found, he was charged with murder. Around 1 a.m. the night of the murders, a frantic rattling sounded outside a barracks-style home blocks from the crime scene. And I wasn't allowed to change my image because I am a prisoner. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Burdened with this knowledge, he confided in a fellow inmate, Herbert Jackson. Get Scalawag's latest stories and a run down of what's happening across the South with our weekly newsletter. "The clock starts ticking the moment they . she shrieked. "And people think I did it! Arsenio just told me he did it!". Them boys killed, that boy who spent two years in prison for it. I don't know why I expect it to. He says in 10 minutes. [citation needed], The series has several follow-up episodes entitled After the First 48detailing the trials of those accused in previous episodesand the aftermath of victims' survivors. The suspect has been identified as Joshua Williams III, 24. If I ever catch Meech". Getting along with others is never a problem for me. The jury deliberated for nearly three hours before reaching a verdict. "Put him down," one commenter wrote in an online forum. The Most Notorious Crime in Every State in the U.S. How a Fake Murder Became Twitter's Top Trending Topic, Jeffrey Dahmer's Parents Claim They Didn't Abuse Him as a Child. They wander farther off from the area where I pace and mumble, "Ready when you ready." A jury today returned verdicts in the trial of stepmother Leila Borrington who was accused of the murder of her autistic three-year-old stepson. "Apparently, Sanchez takes the experience of being thrown in jail and charged with a major felony lightly," Munoz's unsustained complaint says. "Do you have a phone?" Before prison, before I grew up into an older boy, I hung out with a neighborhood gang, a syndicate to a much bigger gang who ran around fighting and kicking trash cans overnothing out of the ordinary for a young boy growing up on the eastside of Detroit. In The First 48 Presents: Killer Verdict the viewers sit in the jury box and watch a real-life murder trial unfold. Carter asked Smart, according to court records filed in Smart's defense. That is all I need to hear. As though constructing a mammoth jigsaw puzzle, Marlene Montaner laid out all of the files on the floor of her Brickell apartment. On October 5, 2011, prosecutors charged the Detroit police officer with the involuntary manslaughter of Jones. At A+E Networks EMEA, we share stories that matter. In a twist, the authorities arrest . Or maybe they want to stop any attempts of change or growth in the prisoner: Your crime is who you are. Police had charged him with holding up a Starbucks near the University of Miami's campus. As for Smart, he was arrested for the execution-style killings of Jonathan Volcy, 18, and his 14-year-old friend, Raynathan Ray, inside the Little Haiti apartment. The First 48 crew filmed the whole thing, although the show decided not to air that episode. From the patio, a cop lowered a submachine gun and fired into the house, striking the girl in the head. During a raid targeting the apartment on the floor above Stanley-Jones, Officer Joseph Weekley of a SWAT-like team, fired a hand grenade into Stanley-Jones' unit, burning her blanket. People either already know me from TV, or they will soon. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I'm always reminded of that day. The four counts of capital murder Williams has been charged with include robbery, burglary, dwelling from outside and two or more persons murdered. Williams has no previous violent criminal history in Mobile County. The Nobel Peace laureate, who led an elected civilian government that was ousted in a Feb. 1 military coup, has been held incommunicado and on trial since June . Millions of Americans tune in to every new episode, and with ratings as seductive as these, who cares about a few botched investigations? 919-829-4579. More troubling still, the show almost exclusively highlights some of the most impoverished neighborhoods across the nation. Sanchez didn't release his lead investigator's report, which is necessary for trial, until after Smart had spent more than a year in prison. Last year, the prosecution offered Alex Murdaugh a plea deal of 30 years for the double homicide case and all 90 financial crimes. January 16, 2014 As cameras rolled and dogs bayed madly, city police fired a flash-bang grenade through a front window. At the end of the episode that covered my case, the victim's mother looks into the camera and says to the world, to me, "Friends don't kill friends that's all I have to say." She settled with the city this month. Each episode picks one or more homicides in different cities, covering each alternately, showing how detectives use forensic evidence, witness interviews, and other advanced investigative techniques to identify suspects. You know the two bodies Taiwan is in here for? On one aired episode, while looking for a suspect within the 48-hour timeframe, a cop killed an innocent, sleeping child named Aiyana Stanley-Jones. Everyone in the neighborhood knew Smart. The officer who fired the gun, Joseph Weekley, was indicted for manslaughter and awaits trial. "This" is Smart's life today. Its Day 52. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. As Armbrister affirmed seven times in the interview, there had been an argument before the murders, but it hadn't involved Smart and the victims. "You're trying to get me to say something I don't know. But neither Evans nor Jackson sought shorter sentences in exchange for their depositions, so Smart's attorney quickly interviewed them and shipped their statements to prosecutors. When certain shows, like The First 48, come on that display the criminal part, the murder gang, it's a boost of morale. When she remained missing for a few days, the authorities decided to investigate it as a homicide and get a search warrant on her house. "[5], On November 18, 2009, 21-year-old Taiwan Smart of Miami was charged with two counts of second-degree murder of his two roommates in Little Haiti. Emerson Linarez, 38, was shot and killed in a confrontation with a homeowner. According to the lawsuit, another man in Miami-Dade jail admitted to inmates that he was actually one of the men who killed the teens. They wanted to know if Smart had argued with his roommates before the murders. When I was in that interrogation, I remember asking Sanchez if it would have been better off if I'd been killed too. "I couldn't believe they did that to me," Coker now tells New Times. The suspect, who was reportedly living on the USS Kidd, is accused of fatally hitting a pedestrian and fleeing the scene. It's possible that Clarke Raines is still awaiting trial to this day because of delays, and technically, suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Troopers found Herreras badly damaged black Mercedes-Benz C-250 about 500 feet away from the taxi, yellow paint on its bumper. Earlier this year, a Miami appeals court upheld a judges decision to throw out key evidence based on First 48 footage. It was afternoon, early 2010. Watch Episodes Without Signing In. The moustached man, Eduardo Rivera, knew his visitor as local boy Taiwan Smart. "But then I was like, 'Wait a second,'" Montaner recalls. Une octognaire est dcde aprs avoir t laisse sans eau ni nourriture pendant prs de 48 heures, en plus d'tre reste de longues heures dans ses selles dans les couloirs de l . After deliberating for less than three hours Thursday, the jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh found him guilty of murdering his wife and son, the grisliest and most severe of the . Please!". Carter motioned at Smart. They looked auburn, like he'd stepped in something red. At that time of night, neighbors would later tell police, they often hear gunfire. Copyright 2023 Distractify. Every time I watch the episode, her facial expression never changes. On a nearby beach, a young woman lies dead. Four 9mm Luger bullet casings littered the floor. he yelled. //-->