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XXXTentacion’s Convicted Killers Sentenced to Life in Prison

April 7, 2023
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Three men were given life sentences on Thursday for the 2018 killing of rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were each convicted last month of first-degree murder and armed robbery by a jury…

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Jurors See Cellphone Data of XXXTentacion’s Accused Killers

March 13, 2023
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Jurors in the trial of three men accused of murdering rapper XXXTentacion concluded their fourth day of deliberations Monday by reviewing almost 1,200 text messages and several videos and photos seized from two of their cellphones. Some of the videos and photos showed the defendants flashing fistfuls of $100 bills hours after the…

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Prosecutor Calls XXXTentacion’s Alleged Killers ‘Predators’

March 8, 2023
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A Florida prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday that three men on trial for the 2018 slaying of rapper XXXTentacion were “predators” who waited outside a motorcycle shop to rob and shoot the rising star, escaping with $50,000. Prosecutor Pascale Achille played cellphone videos the defendants allegedly took hours after the killing…

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