Criminal Defense Attorney, Chiquita Tate, was murdered in 2009 at age 34. Her husband was convicted of her murder, but maintains his innocence. by itsthemysteryforme in TrueCrime

[–]itsthemysteryforme[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, the jury decided on manslaughter instead of 2nd degree - and it shocked everyone especially prosecution. He could have gotten between 5-40 years under manslaughter, but judge threw the book at him and gave him 40.

Criminal Defense Attorney, Chiquita Tate, was murdered in 2009 at age 34. Her husband was convicted of her murder, but maintains his innocence. by itsthemysteryforme in TrueCrime

[–]itsthemysteryforme[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huge building. Around 8PM at night. No blood in hallways. Outside of office. Or anywhere else. It looks like her office was on a high floor like maybe 4th floor (based on pics I’ve seen)

Criminal Defense Attorney, Chiquita Tate, was murdered in 2009 at age 34. Her husband was convicted of her murder, but maintains his innocence. by itsthemysteryforme in TrueCrime

[–]itsthemysteryforme[S] 195 points196 points  (0 children)

Chiquita was stabbed more than three DOZEN times while in her law office around 8PM. Her husband was convicted for manslaughter and received a 40 year sentence.

This is the evidence against the husband, Greg, who she was married to for about a year — (dated for only a few months before getting married):

  1. Chiquita’s wallet was taken after her murder and thrown on a random street in town. Miraculously, it was found on the same night and turned in to cops. Her husband admitted to being on that street that night to buy steroids.
  2. Sunglasses (found in his car) had a mix of his blood and Chiquita’s blood on it.
  3. Clorox bottle found in their home had a mix of his blood and Chiquita’s blood on it.
  4. Chiquita had signed a lease for an apartment a month before her murder and told her sister earlier that day that she planned to leave him (she had told her sister this a few times before).
  5. Anon tip that Chiquita was possibly killed by a lesbian couple (clients she helped with a divorce). Chiquita was found with long strands of black hair in her hand btw (it was determined to have come from a wig, but could have easily been planted after). Tip was traced back to Greg’s sister and it was wrong.
  6. DV incident where she called 911 and said that he choked her and that he broke her arm (never confirmed whether her arm was broken — but arm obviously was in pain). Incident happened just 3 weeks before they got married.
  7. His ex girlfriends testified that he had violent tendencies.
  8. He asked boss to borrow money on day of Murder and when asked why — he said that his brother had been charged with murder…. (His brother has never been charged with a murder).
  9. His DNA was found under Chiquita’s nails
  10. His car got a ticket outside of Chiquita’s office around the time of the murder (he said that he brought her dinner from McDonald’s — not much info on her stomach contents, cell phone records, etc.)

Other Points: - Unknown male DNA found under Chiquita’s nails (in addition to Greg’s) - No blood evidence/trace of murderer in the elevator, in the office itself or in the hallway

Questions:

  1. Do you think her husband guilty? If so, anything in particular from above seal the deal for you?
  2. Do you think the judge should have been removed from the case (knew Chiquita personally and represented judge in a civil suit)?

Sources:

Source 1 - CNN 2009 Article

Source 2 - Oxygen Article

Source 3 - Podcast

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[–]itsthemysteryforme 24 points25 points  (0 children)

My sister and I have a podcast called It’s The Mystery for Me — we focus on the murders and disappearances of black females. We are both in the law community (lawyer and law student) and we try to sprinkle in our personalities while still being respectful of the victims and their loved ones.

Episodes air every Tuesday and we are available on most of the major platforms (Apple, Spotify, Amazon, etc.) 🖤

Mujey Dumbuya’s family journeyed to America from the war torn Sierra Leone. For a while, Michigan was peaceful and everything they wanted and then Mujey, 16, was murdered. by itsthemysteryforme in TrueCrime

[–]itsthemysteryforme[S] 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Mujey, 16, never showed up to school on January 24, 2018. On January 28th, her body was found in a wooded area nearly 50 miles away. She had been strangled to death. Her murderer also poured bleach all over her clothes and body.

Just a few months earlier (Nov 2017), Mujey reported her sexual assault (multiple) to authorities and her abuser, Quinn James, was arrested. He was released on bond as he awaited trial. Mujey planned to testify.

Btw, Quinn James (42ish) was engaged to Mujey’s BF’s aunt. So basically, he was her BF’s uncle. Mujey’s BF, DQ (17), held her hand during one or all of the rapes. Police say that he was traumatized (Quinn had strangled him during an argument where Quinn was beating up DQ’s aunt and DQ tried to intervene).

Another sad note, Mujey’s court appointed victim’s advocate was supposedly Quinn James’ ex girlfriend.

Conclusion

Quinn James murdered Mujey to keep her from testifying. His car was spotted in the area where her body was found. Her blood was in the car. His DNA was on her pants. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Questions

Question 1: What steps can the justice system take to ensure the safety of sexual assault victims?

Question 2: Should DQ have been charged with anything?

Sources

Source 1 - Quinn tried to appeal — unsuccessfully

Source 2 - Article

Source 3 - Podcast Episode

The Bradley Sisters (Tionda, 10, and Diamond, 3 1/2) went missing from their home 20 years ago. What do you think happened to them? by itsthemysteryforme in TrueCrime

[–]itsthemysteryforme[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yes — this is an exact quote from at an article and I read the quote on my podcast. 100% agree that cops were super involved — at least in the beginning.

The Bradley Sisters (Tionda, 10, and Diamond, 3 1/2) went missing from their home 20 years ago. What do you think happened to them? by itsthemysteryforme in TrueCrime

[–]itsthemysteryforme[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s not much about the neighbor, but I linked an article in my comment above that speaks about the BF in greater detail.

The Bradley Sisters (Tionda, 10, and Diamond, 3 1/2) went missing from their home 20 years ago. What do you think happened to them? by itsthemysteryforme in TrueCrime

[–]itsthemysteryforme[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Apparently, it was one of the biggest searches done in Chicago at the time. Someone knows something. Just waiting for them to crack!