Durham families of murder victims want justice, years after loved ones' deaths
SUPERINTENDENT IS FIRED AND
FOR STUDENTS TO CHANGE SCHOOLS,
SOME FAMILY MEMBERS OF MURDER
VICTIMS SHOWED UP AT THE DURHAM
COUNTY COURTHOUSE TODAY HOPING
TO HEAR JUSTICE WOULD SOON BE
SERVED.
>> THERE ARE MORE THAN 70 OPEN
HOMICIDE CASES IN THE CITY.
A JUDGE HEARD STATUS UPDATES ON
EVERY SINGLE ONE AND WRAL'S
MONICA CASEY SHARES
DEVELOPMENTS IN A FEW CASES
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING
>> KAMARI MUNNERLYN WAS SHOT
AND KILLED IN JUNE OF 2017.
HE WAS JUST 7 YEARS OLD.
ANTWON BLAKE WILL STAND TRIAL
FOR HIS MURDER MORE THAN 6
YEARS LATER. MARLINS FAMILY NO
LONGER LIVES IN DURHAM, BUT
THE PROSECUTION SAYS THEY WILL
BE HERE FOR THE TRIAL. IT'S
NOW SCHEDULED FOR NEXT
YEAR. THERE TIME.
>> DURING THE HEARING, JUDGE
BRIAN WILKES HEARD ABOUT
ANOTHER YEARS OLD HOMICIDE
CASE, UNC SOPHOMORE FAITH
HEDGEPETH WAS KILLED IN
SEPTEMBER OF 2012. MIGUEL.
SO CUERO, ALL OF OUR AS WAS
CHARGED WITH HER MURDER ALMOST
A DECADE LATER IN
2021.
>> FIRST, THE PROSECUTION SAID
IN COURT THAT BOTH PARTIES ARE
STILL
REVIEWING
>> JAMES CULLEN CRUZ WAS LAST
IN COURT IN MAY CHARGED WITH
MURDERING IS
6 MONTH-OLD HIS DEFENSE
ATTORNEY SAYS THEY'RE WORKING
TO REQUEST A DATE FOR A BOND
HEARING.
>> THE NEXT HOMICIDE STATUS
CONFERENCE WILL BE IN OCTOBER.
MANY OF THESE CASES WILL COME