Murder Mixtape 207- The Murder of Derontae Martin Killer Queens: A True Crime Podcast
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- True Crime
TRIGGER WARNINGS: racism, murder, drug use
In the very early morning hours of April 25th, 2021, Missouri resident James Wade called 911 and calmly told the dispatcher that someone had apparently just shot themself in his home. When paramedics and police arrived, they found 19-year-old Derontae Martin dead from a gunshot wound to the head. The local sheriff’s department and highway patrol quickly ruled the young man’s death a suicide. However, his family and friends felt that there was no investigation and no consideration that Derontae could’ve been a victim of homicide. In an area of Missouri that was largely white and in a house where he was the only black person, Derontae ended up dead. Though the suicide ruling was overturned, there still has been no investigation. What happened to Derontae Martin?
TRIGGER WARNINGS: racism, murder, drug use
In the very early morning hours of April 25th, 2021, Missouri resident James Wade called 911 and calmly told the dispatcher that someone had apparently just shot themself in his home. When paramedics and police arrived, they found 19-year-old Derontae Martin dead from a gunshot wound to the head. The local sheriff’s department and highway patrol quickly ruled the young man’s death a suicide. However, his family and friends felt that there was no investigation and no consideration that Derontae could’ve been a victim of homicide. In an area of Missouri that was largely white and in a house where he was the only black person, Derontae ended up dead. Though the suicide ruling was overturned, there still has been no investigation. What happened to Derontae Martin?