C-Murder has extended his sincere gratitude to Kim Kardashian (and everyone) for “advocating and believing” in his innocence over the last two decades.
On Friday (August 4) C-Murder took to Instagram where he reposted a series of tweets in which the SKIMS mogul provided an update on his case, accompanied by a brief “thank you.”
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“It’s been a fight, and long journey for Justice,” began C-Murder. “Thank you @kimkardashian [praying hangs emoji] and EVERYONE involved over the years (praying, advocating and believing) in my innocence.”
On Thursday (August 3) Kim K took to Twitter where she informed fans of the strides made in securing C-Murder’s freedom, explaining that the two men forced to testify against the rapper have since recanted their testimonies claiming they’re untrue. This is significant because there is no longer any direct evidence tying C-Murder (real name Corey Miller) to the crime.
“There is no remaining evidence that even suggests that Corey Miller is any more culpable than the hundreds of patrons who were at the Platinum Club on January 12, 2002, when Steve Thomas was tragically shot,” wrote Kardashian. “Rather than search for the real perpetrator of the crime, the local sheriff’s office zeroed in on proving a case against Mr. Miller.
“The lead detective harassed multiple witnesses and mishandled the case to such a degree that the trial court had no choice but to grant Mr. Miller a new trial after he was convicted in 2003.”
She continued: “In 2009, four months before Mr. Miller’s second trial, his attorney attempted to withdraw and complained he had not been paid in years. The new judge refused to allow counsel to withdraw, and Mr. Miller stood trial for a second time with an attorney who made no effort to call favorable witnesses to testify.
“The State’s case was minimal, limited to the now recanted testimony of Darnell and Kenneth Jordan, and rather than call the five defense witnesses who testified at the first trial that Mr. Miller was not the shooter, trial counsel played the audio of their testimony for the jury.
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Further, Kardashian explained that Louisiana, where C-Murder is incarcerated, recently enacted a new law that gives wrongly convicted individuals the ability to bring forth a “post-conviction claim of factual innocence.” While C-Murder did just that, he was “denied relief without even so much as an evidentiary hearing,” she continued.
“In light of the fact that the only witnesses have completely recanted their testimony, there is absolutely no remaining evidence against Mr. Miller,” she continued. “Corey Miller deserves a day in court to test the veracity of the recanted statements and to prove that he did not shoot Steve Thomas.”
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Back in May, it was announced that attorney Ben Crump and the NAACP would also be joining in a renewed fight for C-Murder’s freedom.
“The NAACP Louisiana State Conference is proud to announce that Eugene Collins, President of the NAACP Baton Rouge Branch, will be taking on a special assignment and joining Corey Miller’s team in advocating for his innocence. President Collins will be working with FFO Investigations, led by Ms. Kasandra Washington,” a statement read at the time.
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In 2020, The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star announced she had joined the likes of Master P and others to try and free C-Murder, who’s been incarcerated for 21 years after he was convicted of killing 16-year-old Steve Thomas outside a Louisiana nightclub in 2002.
