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  • Content On Demand: Update On AJ Jewell’s Death

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    Two weeks following his death, preliminary autopsy results conclude that ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Ashley “A.J.” Jewell died from a pre-existing bout with sickle-cell anemia. Fulton County Associate Medical Examiners suggest the blood disorder disease may have restricted Jewell’s oxygen supply and infuriated his fatal injuries. “The altercation played a role in that, and his underlying disease process contributed to his overall demise,” medical examiner Dr. Kelly Rose told E! News. “In certain states of stress, the red cells actually become deformed. They deliver oxygen to all parts of your body, but when they have this sickle shape, there’s a backup or plug-in that happens. It’s especially bad in your lungs.” The fiancé of former Xscape member, Kandi Burruss, died from a severe blow during an Oct. 2 altercation at Atlanta strip club Body Tap. The Atlanta hot spot was co-owned by Jewell. For more information on the investigation of Ashley Jewell’s death head over to E! News.

     

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  • Man Cleared After 9 Years in Prison

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 14) — Prosecutors are saying a Kentucky man who served about nine years in prison for a shooting death and robbery is innocent.

    Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney David Stengel said Tuesday that Edwin A. Chandler was innocent of the 1993 slaying of a convenience store clerk. Another man has been indicted in the killing.

  • Kandi Burruss: Breaking Her Silence About Ex-Fiance A.J. Jewell’s Murder

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    Kandi Burruss: Breaking Her Silence About Ex-Fiance AJ Jewell's Murder‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Kandi Burruss is formally breaking her silence about the tragic death of her ex-fiance Ashley ‘A.J.’ Jewell.

    Jewell, who has appeared in several episodes of the hit Bravo reality series, was killed after a fight outside popular Atlanta strip club, The Body Tap, late Friday night. As previously reported by BV Newswire, Frederick Richardson was charged with voluntary manslaughter in the beating death of Jewell the next day.

    According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Richardson was an employee at the strip club and Jewell was a part-owner.

    The former Xscape front-woman released a statement on Sunday afternoon about her loss.

    “I am devastated by the loss of AJ. His death comes on the heels of the death of my beloved Uncle Ralph and with both of them gone, my heart is heavy with grief.”

    The Grammy Award-winning songwriter said that she spoke with AJ just two hours before she got the phone call that he was in the hospital. She added, “Never in a thousand years did I think it was going to be the last time I heard his voice. He was taken way too soon. There are so many things that I should have said to him, wanted to say to him…but now it’s too late.”

    Burruss previously took to Twitter.com early Saturday saying that she did not want to talk, but that she was thankful for prayers and kind words she received from the public. In her new statement, she expressed her gratitude at the support she has received.

    “I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to all of my family and friends — and that means my Twitter and Facebook friends as well — for the beautiful words of encouragement, prayers, and the sweet condolences. I make it through these difficult days because of you.”

    As for Jewell, he leaves behind six children. Burruss asked for people to “please pray for his children, his family and [her own daughter] Riley – they too are grieving the loss of an incredible man, son, brother and father.”

    The Atlanta native lamented, “I wish you all had gotten to know the AJ we all knew and loved,” and left a few choice words for the world.

    “I know this is cliché’ but I urge everyone to treat each day as if it’s your last and tell that special someone you love them today. Don’t wait. It may be too late.”

    No information on Jewell’s funeral services were released.

     

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  • He Has A Name #KevinMiller: 13 Year Old Shot In Head

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    The grieving family of a 13-year-old Queens boy shot to death outside a car wash pleaded for witnesses to come forward as investigators took a suspect into custody, police sources said Sunday.

    “Do the right thing!” begged Donna Greaves, whose son, Kevin Miller, was gunned down Friday in Cambria Heights. “And let someone know who’s responsible.”Investigators have a 16-year-old “person of interest” at the 105th Precinct in Queens Village who was being questioned and will be part of witness lineup, the police sources said.

    Miller, a freshman at Humanities and the Arts Magnet High School, was shot in the head about 3 p.m. after he and a friend stumbled upon a fight near Campus Magnet High School Linden and Springfield Blvds.

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  • Minister Farrakhan On Derrion: "A Special Young Man"

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    Civil rights Jesse Jackson and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan are attending the funeral of a Chicago teen beaten to death on his way home from school.

    Farrakhan on Saturday called 16-year-old Derrion Albert “a special young man.” Jackson said “children deserve safe passage to school.”

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  • Top Giants prospect charged with murder (AP)

    Dominican Republic's baseball player Angel Villalona walks with his hands bound as he is escorted by police officers in La Romana, Dominican Republic, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Villalona, 19, who was signed by the Giants in 2006 and received a club-record $2.1 million bonus, was charged with murder in the death of 25-year-old Mario Felix de Jesus Velete last weekend at a bar in the Dominican Republic and could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.

    A top prospect for the San Francisco Giants was charged with murder in the death of a 25-year-old man last weekend at a bar in his Caribbean homeland. Angel Villalona, who received a club-record $2.1 million bonus when he was signed by the Giants in 2006, wore a bulletproof vest Monday to his hearing at a court in the city of La Romana.