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Jury starts deliberating in Gold Coast slaying of rapper FBG Duck after being told by prosecutor, ‘He was murdered by O Block’

The lead prosecutor told the jury that FBG Duck was killed by ‘a violent criminal enterprise’ known as O Block.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2024

FBG Duck’s ex-girlfriend says defendant sent her three laughing emojis after allegedly summoning rapper’s killers

Dateisha House testified Wednesday that her child’s father, Ralph Turpin, sent the message shortly after FBG Duck was gunned down in the Gold Coast in August 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 14, 2023

In a twist, prosecutors in FBG Duck murder trial intend to bring up criminal records of their own witnesses

The trial has grown into a spectacle that’s spilled out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse and onto YouTube accounts and rap blogs that draw millions of viewers worldwide.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 12, 2023

‘Exhausted’ key witness breaks down at R. Kelly‘s federal trial in second day of contentious questioning

CHICAGO — The continued cross-examination of a key witness against R. Kelly got off to an extraordinarily contentious and emotional start Friday. Within 15 minutes, the exchange had grown so argumentative and circular that the judge intervened, and within about 20 minutes the witness had broken down in tears.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 26, 2022

Woman testifies R. Kelly sexually abused her ‘hundreds’ of times when she was underage

The now-37-year-old woman, referred to as Jane, was the central figure in Kelly’s 2008 state court trial, but declined to testify then. That trial ended with Kelly’s acquittal.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 18, 2022

R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago opens with a musical flashback, harsh allegations of sex with children and an attempted cover-up

CHICAGO — Jurors in R. Kelly’s federal child pornography trial had been told the evidence in the case would transport them back in time, but they probably didn’t think they’d find themselves watching the 1998 Grammy Awards.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 18, 2022

Who’s Who in R. Kelly’s Chicago trial?

The R&B singer will face another Chicago jury on Aug. 15, 2022. Here’s who he is and who else will be in the courtroom throughout the trial.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022