After years of violent outbursts as a teen, commitments to psychiatric hospitals and stints in jail, Tyrell “Hazel” Robinson stood up in court to hear the verdict on accusations that he kidnapped a North Miami Beach university employee at gunpoint – not guilty.
The decision last month shocked police and prosecutors, who believed their case was solid. But Robinson’s reprieve didn’t last long. Days later, the 19-year-old walked out of jail, picked up by his longtime friend Christopher “Loko” Francois, who jubilantly broadcast their reunion on Facebook.
Seven hours later, Francois was dead — shot to death, his body dumped at a North Miami Beach children’s playground. A 25-year-old Las Vegas woman, believed to be a prostitute partying with the teens, was found fatally shot inside the group’s red rental car less than a mile away.
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