Virgin Islands Case Files
Virgin Islands Case Files: Episode 10
Episode 10 | 27m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
The final episode of Virgin Islands Case Files explores two unsolved murder cases.
The final episode of Virgin Islands Case Files explores the unsolved murder cases of Kādiyen Illidge, a 21-year-old woman caught in the crossfire during a shootout in downtown Frederiksted on Oct. 9, 2020, and Steve Hart, a 30-year-old man shot multiple times during a dice game in Campo Rico on Nov. 12, 2005.
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Virgin Islands Case Files is a local public television program presented by WTJX
Virgin Islands Case Files
Virgin Islands Case Files: Episode 10
Episode 10 | 27m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
The final episode of Virgin Islands Case Files explores the unsolved murder cases of Kādiyen Illidge, a 21-year-old woman caught in the crossfire during a shootout in downtown Frederiksted on Oct. 9, 2020, and Steve Hart, a 30-year-old man shot multiple times during a dice game in Campo Rico on Nov. 12, 2005.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> I´MCELIA CARROLL AND THISIS VIRGIN ISLANDS CASE FILES, ASHOW THAT HIGHLIGHTS THESTORIES OF COLD CASE VICTIMSTOGET YOU, THE COMMUNITY,INVOLVED.
THIS MONTH MARKS THE BIRTHDAYOF KADIYEN ILLIDGE, WHO WOULDHAVE MADE24 ON JULY 5th.
INSTEAD KADIYEN´S LIFE WAS CUTSHORT IN 2020 WHEN SHE WASSHOTTO DEATH IN A DRIVE-BY DURING ANIGHT OUT WITH HERFRIENDSONST.
CROIX.
HERE IS HER STORY.
>> I WASHANDS ON FROM DAY ONE,FEEDING, CHANGING DIAPERS, ALLTHAT KIND OF STUFF.
I JUST REMEMBER FROM THE TIMESHE WAS BORN I TOOK PRIDE INHER, MY DAUGHTER, AND BEING HERFATHER.
>> SHE HAS TWO SIBLINGS, ABROTHER AND SISTER, ANDSHE WASTHE MIDDLE CHILD.
SHEWENTBY KAY KAY, K ADYLADY.
KADIYEN WASQUIET AND THEN, OFCOURSE, SHE SPROUTED.
THEN SHE BECAME A LITTLE FEISTYAND OUT OF HER SELF.
SHE KIND OF REMINDED ME OF ADRAGON, BUT SHEWAS REALLY, YOUKNOW, LIKETENDER ON THEINSIDE.
>> SHE EXCELLED ALL THE TIME.
SHE DIDN´T REALLY HAVE TOOVERSTUDY OR WHATEVER.
A LOT OF THINGS CAME NATURAL TOHER.
>> AFTER ST. MARY´S SHESPENTONE YEAR AT ELANA CHRISTIAN.
THEN SHE WENT TO CENTRALHIGH.
THEN I RELOCATED TO MARYLAND.
SO SHE MOVED AND SHE FINISHEDOFF HIGH SCHOOL UP AT THEELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLIN MARYLAND.
>> SHE WAS ACCEPTEDTO NORTHCOLORADO CENTRAL.
SHE ATTENDED THERE TILL ABOUT2019.
THEN SHE CAME BACKHERE WITH METO ST. CROIX.
SHE LOVED THE BEACHES.
SHE´D GOVISIT THE BEACH EVERYDAY.
IT WAS A BIG THING ON SUNDAYS.
I USED TO GET TIRED OF IT,EVERY SUNDAY.
JUST GIVE ME ONE SUNDAY ORSOMETHING, BUT SHELOVED GOINGON THE OCEAN.
>> ANYONE THAT HAS HAD THEOPPORTUNITY TO COME IN CONTACTWITH KADIYEN, THEYCAME INCONTACT WITH SOMEONE VERYSPECIAL.
IT WAS JUST SOMETHINGABOUT HERENERGY.
PEOPLE WERE DRAWN TO HER ANDSHE HAD THIS HUGE SMILE.
THE MINUTE YOU LOOKED AT HER,SHE JUST SMILED.
>> SHE HAD HER INSECURITIES,TOO, BECAUSE I REMEMBER ONETIME WE WERE TALKING AND SHESAID, "DAD, YOU THINK I´MPRETTY?
"I´M LIKE, "WHY YOU ASK ME THAT,YOU KNOW?
OF COURSE, YOU´RE BEAUTIFUL ANDANYONE THAT DISPUTES THAT, YOUHAVE THEM COME AND TALK TO ME.
"SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL FROM DAY ONE.
SHE WAS REALLYA GOOD CHILD,YOU KNOW, MY CHILD.
>>KADIYEN WAS A PEACEFUL SOUL,A HAPPY SOUL, A PERSON THAT YOUCOULD JUST TALKTO, A VERYNONJUDGMENTAL PERSON.
ME, KADIYEN, ALONG WITH HEROTHER BEST FRIENDS WOULD GO ANDWATCH THE SUNSET EVERY DAY.
WE WOULD GO TOCREEKY DOWN.
WE JUST WOULD FIND PLACES THATSORT OF BROUGHT US PEACE ORLIKE QUIET PLACES BECAUSE WEALL HAVE THAT MOMENT OF NEEDINGTO RECHARGE.
SO WE CHOSETO DO IT TOGETHER.
WHAT I WOULDSAY WAS OURFAVORITE PASTIME, WE WOULD SITBY WENDY´S IN THENIGHT ANDCOUNT HOW MANY CARS.
THAT WAS ONE OF OUR ALMOSTFAVORITE THINGS TO DO.
>> SHE DID PUT INDREADLOCKS,SO HAIR CARE WAS NUMBER ONE FORHER AS WELL AND THAT WAS LIKEHER NEW PASSION.
SHE STARTED MAKINGTHIS THINGCALLED SHAKE-OUT FOR PEOPLEWITH LOCKS OR PEOPLE WITHNATURAL HAIR.
SHE SEEMED TO HAVE BEENDOINGREALLY, REALLY WELL WITH THAT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS WHERE PEOPLEWERE ACTUALLY SHAKING OUT LIKEPUTTING THE PRODUCT IN ANDBASICALLY JUST SHAKING IT OUT.
>>IN 2019 KADIYENTOOK UPPAINTING.
I GUESS IT WAS A STRESSRELIEVER.
SHE JUST HAD A LOT OF UNIQUE,DIFFERENT STUFF, A LOT OFTHINGS WITH THE BEACH.
SHE LOVED THE SEA, LIKE I SAID.
SHE LOVED BEING ON THEBEACH,SO A LOT OF ABSTRACT STUFF,DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> IT WAS SOMETHING NEW THATSHE PICKED UP ON THAT REALLYHELPED TO HELP HER PASS THETIME AND JUST FOR HER TO BEAWAY FROM PEOPLE BUTSTILL BEOCCUPIED.
>> IN OCTOBER 2020KADIYEN HADJUST GOTTEN A JOB WITH ANATTORNEY.
SHE WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUTTHAT.
>> SHE WAS DOING WELL WITHTHAT.
SHE HAD A PRIVATE ENTERPRISEWITH THE HAIR CARE PRODUCTS.
SHE HAD A NATURALABILITY JUSTTO DO GOOD.
OCTOBER 9th, 2020, I CAME HOMEAFTER WORK.
SHE WAS HOME.
SHE LET ME KNOW THAT SHE WASGOING TO GO HANG WITH HERFRIENDS FOR THE EVENING.
SHE CAME TO ME WHEN SHE WASLEAVING.
SHE LET ME KNOW SHE WAS GOINGAND I MADE SURE I KNEW WHO SHEWAS GOING WITH AND WE LOOKEDEACH OTHER IN THEFACE AND LASTWORDS WERE, "KADIYEN, PLEASE BECAREFUL.
""YES, DADDY. "
>>AT ABOUT 10:18 P. M. A 911 DISPATCHER OFFICER SAIDSHOTS BEING FIRED ON KINGSTREET, SUBJECT´S DEAD AND WHENTHE OFFICERS ARRIVED, THERE WASA VEHICLE THAT WAS BULLETRIDDEN AND THEN THE PHONE HERIN THE BACK SEAT ON THE RIGHTPASSENGER SIDE OF THEVEHICLEINJURED.
SHE WAS BREATHING RAPIDLY.
SO THE AMBULANCE CAME ANDTRANSPORTED HER TO THE HOSPITALAND THEN SHE SUCCUMBED TO HERINJURIES THERE.
SO WE DID GET SOME FOOTAGE.
THAT WASN´T VERY HELPFUL, BUTAT LEAST GAVE US ANUNDERSTANDING ASTO HOWEVERYTHING UNFOLDED THAT NIGHT.
A VEHICLE CAME DOWNKING STREETHEADING NORTH AND OPENED FIREON THE VEHICLE.
YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE RUNNINGANDDUCKING TRYING TO AVOID BEINGSHOT.
WE LEARNED THAT KADIYEN ILLIDGEWAS PICKED UP BY TWO FEMALEFRIENDS FROMHOME AND THEYENDED UP --OUR INVESTIGATIONALSO REVEALEDPRIOR TO GETTINGINTO FREDERIKSTED MADE CONTACTWITH DAMIEN AND PICKED HIM UPFROM THE HOUSING COMMUNITY ANDTHEN THEY WENT TO THEFREDERIKSTED DOCK, WAS THEREFOR A BITAND THEN WENT OVERTOTHE LAST, THE PUB ON KINGSTREET.
WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEYATTEMPTED TO GO INTO THE LASTDOCK PUB, BUT BECAUSE EVERYBODYDID NOT HAVE FACIAL MASK ANDWE´RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEPANDEMIC,THEY COULDN´T ALL GOIN.
SO THEY VENTURED BACK TO THEVEHICLE AND MS. ILLIDGEENTEREDTHE VEHICLE AND SHE STOPPEDWHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLYSITTING.
WE BELIEVE THAT THEY WERETARGETING HIM AND THAT HE WASON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLESTANDING CONVERSING WITH THEOTHER TWO GIRLS WHEN THE SHOTSSTARTED AND THEN HE TOOK OFFRUNNING.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, HERETURNED PRIOR.
HE GOT SHOT THAT NIGHT BUT NOTAT THE SCENE, AT ANOTHER SCENE.
HE HAVE A PILEOF ENEMIES.
SO HE HAVE ANOTHER GROUP THATWAS TARGETING HIM THAT FOUNDHIM WHILE HE WAS RUNNING OFFAND SHOTHIM UP MIDFIELD.
WE SPOKE TOMR.
HAYWARD.
HE DIDN´T TELL US STRAIGHT OUTWHO HE BELIEVED FIRED SHOTS ISAT HIM IN FREDERIKSTED, DIDN´TTELL US WHO HEBELIEVED SHOTHIM THAT NIGHT BY MIDFIELD.
WELEARNEDTHAT THE CAR WAS ALIGHT COLORED TOYOTA 4RUNNER.
THE CAR THAT HEGOT SHOT FROMWAS A FOUR-DOOR ACURA TSX, TWODIFFERENT CARS.
ONE IS AN SUV.
THE OTHER ONE ISA SEDAN.
FORHIS ROLE IN KADIYEN´SHOMICIDE, DAMIEN HAYWORTH WASCHARGED WITH RECKLESSENDANGERMENT.
HE´S A FELON IN POSSESSION OF AFIREARM.
SO HE WAS CHARGED WITH RECKLESSENDANGERMENT AND THE AIMING ANDFIRING.
WE CHARGED HIM FOR HIS ROLE INTHE SHOOTOUT.
THE TWO GIRLS THAT PICKEDUPKADIYEN, SHE GOT SHOTIN THEIRCAR.
THEY JUST OUTRIGHT REFUSEDTOCOOPERATE WITH US IN THISINVESTIGATION.
I WOULD THINK THAT IF ITOOK MYFRIEND AND MY FRIEND GOT SHOTWHILE WITH ME, I WOULD BEWILLING TO TELL THEPOLICEEVERY SINGLE THING I KNOW ANDTHAT DID NOT HAPPEN.
IN FACT, WHEN THEY DIDSHOW UP,THEY SHOWED UP WITH LAWYERS,LAWYERED UP AND GAVEUS SOMEBIG STATEMENT.
IT´S YOUR FRIEND.
YOU TOOKHER FROM HOME.
SHE DIED.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT THE GIRLSKNOW, WE DON´TKNOW BECAUSE THEY NEVERSAIDAND KADIYEN COULDN´T SPEAK FORHERSELF.
HERPARENTS DESERVE TO KNOWWHY.
>> NOTHING WILL EVER BRINGTOTAL PEACE, BUT AT LEAST ITWILL BRING SOME KIND OFCLOSURE, YOU KNOW, TO MEAND MYENTIRE FAMILY BECAUSE JUST THEWONDERING AND THE WHAT HAPPENEDAND WHO DID IT, IT´S A LOT.
NO ONE CAN BEGINTO UNDERSTANDWHAT THIS DOES TO A PARENT.
>>LOOKING FACE TO FACE, BECAREFUL, KADIYEN.
WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER THAT,MAYBE THREE HOURS TO GO FROMONE EXTREME TO SEE YOURDAUGHTER LEAVE HER HOMEPERFECTLY FINE TO SEEING HERLAYING DOWN AND THE POLICEASKING YOUTO IDENTIFY WHOYOU´RE LOOKING AT,THAT´SSOMETHING YOU NEVER EVER THINKYOU´LL DO.
>> IF YOU CAN HELP THE VIPD, IFYOU KNOW ANYTHING, ATLEAST SAYSOMETHING BECAUSE IREALLYDON´T WANT MY CHILD JUST TOBEANOTHER OR BECOME ANOTHERSTATISTIC BECAUSE OF THEVIOLENCE ON THE ISLAND.
>> EVERYBODY WANTS SOMEKIND OFJUSTICE FOR KADIYEN.
IEVEN TOOK OUT THE BILLBOARDSWITH HER PICTURE AND JUSTSAYING JUSTICE FOR KADIYEN TOKEEP HER MEMORY ALIVE AND IFYOU KNOW SOMETHING, SAYSOMETHING, THAT KIND OF WAY.
SO IFEEL MY DAUGHTER´SPOTENTIAL WASN´T FULLY --SHEDIDN´T ACHIEVE IT.
SHE WAS JUST GETTING INTO A NEWKIND OF WORLD KIND OF, STUDYINGIT BY HERSELF.
FOR THAT TO BE CUT SHORT JUSTLIKE THAT, ALL OF USHAVE TOSWALLOW THAT PILL AND MOVE ON.
I HAVE AHARD TIME SWALLOWINGTHAT.
>> TAKE KADIYEN´S CASE AS ANEXAMPLE THAT ANYTHING COULDHAPPEN TO ANYONE AND SO IN THISLIFE WE SHOULD JUST TRY OURBEST TO PROTECT EACH OTHER ANDHELP EACH OTHER TO SOLVE CASESLIKE THIS BECAUSE KADIYENDIDN´T DESERVE WHAT HAPPENED TOHER.
>> KADIYEN´SFAMILY AND LOVEDONES WANT ANSWERS ANDTHEY NEEDYOUR HELP.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATIONABOUT THE MURDER OFKADIYENILLIDGE, PLEASE CALLCRIMESTOPPERS RIGHT NOW AT 1-800-222-TIPS.
> >> OUR NEXT CASE INVOLVES A 30-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO WAS GUNNEDDOWN IN FRONT OF WITNESSESDURING A DICE GAME ON ST. CROIXJUST ONE DAY BEFORE HEWASSCHEDULED TO RELOCATE TOFLORIDA TO START A NEW LIFE.
HERE IS THE STORY OF STEVEHART.
>> MYMOTHER HAS FIVECHILDREN.
STEVE IS THE FIRST SON, HERVERY FIRST SON.
HE´S THE THIRDCHILD.
SO HE´S CONSIDERED THE MIDDLECHILD.
>> OUR CHILD DIEDON FATHER´SDAY BACK IN 1975.
WE STILL HAVE OUR MOTHER, WHOWAS VERY GOODAT TAKING CARE OFUS.
PEOPLESTEVE ALWAYS LAUGHED.
WE GREW UP IN A HOUSE FULL OFLOVE.
WE ALWAYS SANG.
WE ALWAYS DANCED WITH EACHOTHER AND THE ONE THING WEALWAYS SAID TO EACHOTHER WAS,"I LOVE YOU.
"WE LIVED IN MALI HOUSINGCOMMUNITY.
HE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS THEFASTEST RUNNER ON THE WESTSIDE, BUT HE WOULD CHALLENGEPEOPLE ALL THE TIME TO A FOOTRACE.
SO YOU COULDCOME INTO WHERE WERESIDED AND SEETHAT THERE WASA FOOT RACE HAPPENING ALL THETIME.
>> HE WAS VERY GOOD AT PLAYINGBASEBALL.
HE ACTUALLY HAD A SCHOLARSHIPTO GO TO COLLEGE ONA BASEBALLSCHOLARSHIP.
>> WHEN STEVE GRADUATED IN1994, BEFORE HE DEPARTED TO GOTO COLLEGE, HE WAS HIT BYADRUNK DRIVER.
IT WAS AHIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENTTHAT DEEMED HIM DISABLED.
>> EVEN THOUGH I KNEWPERSONALLY THAT HE MAY HAVEBEEN GOING THROUGH TURMOIL NOTBEING ABLE TO GO TO COLLEGE,NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK,HESTILL KEPT AN ATTITUDE OFGRATITUDE.
>> HE STILL GOTUP EVERY DAYAND DID THINGS THATHE FELTKEPT HIM ACTIVE.
MY MOTHERDIED ON MOTHER´SDAYIN 1996.
STEVE WAS 21 YEARS OLD.
THAT WAS HER PRINCE.
THAT WAS HER FIRST SON AND THEYHAD SUCH ABOND WITHEACHOTHER.
WHEN MY MOM DIED, STEVECHANGED.
I DECIDED THAT FAILURE WAS NOTAN OPTION, SOI OPENEDMY SALONCALLED A TOUCH OF BEAUTY SALON.
I WORKED TIRELESS DAYSANDNIGHTS.
I LIVED IN MY SALON.
STEVE CAME TO MY SALON EVERYDAY.
HE WOULD MAKE SUREHE WASTHEPERSON THAT CAME EVERY DAY ANDTHEN HE MADE SURE THAT ME ANDMY CHILDREN WERE GOOD.
IN 2002 RECEIVE2STEVE HAD HISDAUGHTER.
THAT WAS HIS FIRSTAND ONLYCHILD.
HE WAS SUCH A GOOD FATHER.
EVERYWHERE HE WENT, HE WENTWITH HER.
HE DID THESAME THING ASANUNCLE WITH MY CHILDREN.
IN 2005 STEVE FOUND HIMSELFVERY MUCH IN A SITUATION WHEREHE WAS ADDICTED TOGAMBLING.
HE WOULD GO TO THEDV CASINOEVERY DAY ANDSPEND DAYS,COUNTLESS DAYS, THERE.
SO BECAUSE HE FOUND HIMSELFHAVING A HABIT THAT HE KNEW HEHAD TO BREAK, HE SIGNED HIMSELFOUT OF GAINING ACCESS AND ENTRYTO THE CASINO.
HE WAS GOINGTO MOVE TO FLORIDABECAUSE THAT´S WHERE HISDAUGHTERAND HIS DAUGHTER´SMOTHER WASGOING TO BE.
NOVEMBER 12th, 2005, MYBROTHER, HE CAMEBY, AS HEWOULD EVERY DAY, AND THIS ISTHE PART THAT HURTS THE MOSTBECAUSE HE SAID, "I KNOWISHOULDN´T, BUT I´M GOING TO GOTO CAMPO RICO, PEOPLECOMINGFROM EVERYWHERE FOR THIS DICEGAME.
>> AT ABOUT6:03 WE GOTA CALLOF SHOTS FIRED,MAN DOWN ANDOFFICERS RESPONDED, FOUND MR. HART, THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL INTHE SHANTY, SLUMPEDOVER ONE OFTHE BENCHES.
EMS CAME ON BOARD, CHECKEDHIMFOR ANY SIGNOF LIFE ANDFINDING NONE, WE THEN PROCEEDEDINTO OUR INVESTIGATION OFHOMICIDE.
HIS POCKETS WAS PULLED INSIDEOUT.
SO WE KNEW SOMEBODY WENTTHROUGH HIS POCKETS.
SO NOT ONLY WAS HE KILLED, BUTHE WAS ROBBED.
THE DICEWAS ONTHE GROUND ANDNOBODY, EVERYBODY TO INCLUDETHE CHEF WAS GONE.
>> HE TOLD ME IT WAS A BIG GAMEAND EVERYBODY KNEW ABOUT ITANDPEOPLE CAME FROM NEIGHBORINGISLANDS TOATTEND THIS DICEGAME.
SO WHEN I CAME AND THERE WAS NOONE ELSE ON THE SCENEBUT MYBROTHER, THE RENTAL CAR THATHEHAD, HIS PASSPORT AND HISLUGGAGE, ITWAS JUSTLIKE THENEXT DAY.
>> MAYBE HE WASN´T WINNING.
I DON´T KNOW WHAT CIRCUMSTANCEWOULD HAVE MADE SOMEBODY KILLHIM RIGHT THEN AND THERE ON THESPOT.
I DON´T KNOW.
>> FILLING IN THEGAP, WHATHAPPENED?
WHAT WAS GOING ON?
THOSE WERE THE THINGS THAT WEHAVE BEEN DOING EVER SINCE ANDNOBODY WHO WAS THERE WITH HIMGAMBLING WAS WILLING TO COMEFORWARD AND SAY THIS IS WHAT ISAW.
THIS IS WHO ISAW PULL THETRIGGER, NOT ONE TIME, NOT TWOTIMES, BUT AT LEAST SIX TIMESTHAT BOY GOTSHOT.
PEOPLE HAD A STRANGER TONE.
STEVE ALONG WITH A COUPLEOTHERS THAT WE KNOWOF WASINVOLVED WITH A GROUPTHATCALLED THEMSELVES THECOMMISSION.
IT´S ALLEGED THAT THERE WEREYOUTH FOR MURDER FOR HIRE,ROBBERY FOR HIRE AND ANY OTHERNOTORIOUS CRIME THAT YOU COULDTHINK ABOUT IN BETWEEN IT.
IT´S OUR UNDERSTANDING THATTHIS WOULD BE THE GROUP TO DOTHAT AND THIS IS THEINFORMATION WE HAD FROM THESTREETS.
THIS IS WHAT HE WAS INVOLVEDWITH.
IN THE COURSE OFTHEINVESTIGATION, THEY SPOKE TOMULTIPLE PEOPLE, WHETHER BYWILL OR BY FORCE, BECAUSE WESUBPOENAED PEOPLE TO COME INAND TALK TO US.
SOME RELUCTANTLY SAID THIS ISWHAT THEY HEARD.
HE WAS INVOLVED INTHIS ROBBERYIN THE MALI AREA,THAT HE HADBEEN SEEN AT THE ROBBERY AND ITWAS DRUG DEALERS THAT WASROBBED AND THEYPAIDSOMEBODYTO KILL HIM.
WE HAVETWO WHO SAY INFORMATIONTHAT SOMEONE KNOWN AS ROMEO WASTHE INDIVIDUAL WHO CAME INTOTHE SHANTY AND SHOT AND KILLEDMR.
HART.
RAFAEL ENCARNACION WAS ARRESTEDNUMEROUS TIMES BY VIPD, SO WEKNOW WHO HE IS.
WE´VE BEEN ENCOUNTERINGHIMFROM A MINOR.
I DON´T HAVE ANYBODY PUTTINGHIM AS PART OF THE GAMBLINGGAME.
WHAT I HAVE IS SOMEBODY PUTTINGHIM WALKING UP THE STEPS OF THEGAZEBO AND FIRING ASHOT AT MR. HART FROM THE BACK.
>> A HUSBANDGONE ANDTHEFATHER GONE, THE ALLEGATIONSTHAT MR. ENCARNACION IS THESHOOTER, MONTH OF THAT CAMEFROM THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION,SO WE´RE STUCK.
>> THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICEDEPARTMENT DROPPED THEBALL ONFINDING AND ARRESTING MYBROTHER, STEVE HART´S MURDERER.
INSTEAD OF LOOKING FORFACTSAND GATHERING WITNESSES, THEYWERE MORE LISTENING TO WHAT WASBEING TOLD TO THEM ONTHESTREETS.
WHATEVER THEY HEARD ABOUT HIM,THEY HAD RUMORS ABOUT HIM BEINGIN DIFFERENT --BEING GANGAFFILIATED AND ALL OF THIS.
SO INSTEAD OF TRYING TOSOLVETHE CASE, IT WASMYUNDERSTANDING THAT THE POLICEDEPARTMENT DECIDED THAT NO,WE´LL LET ALL OF THEM KILL EACHOTHER.
ALL WE ASKFOR IS THATMYBROTHER RECEIVE THE SAMEJUSTICE THAT ANYONE WOULDRECEIVE.
HE WAS SOMEBODY TO ALL OF USTHAT LOVE HIM.
HE WAS A GREATFATHER.
HE WAS A GREAT BROTHER.
HE WAS A GREATUNCLE.
IF YOU ORANYONE KNOWS ANYTHINGABOUT THE TERMS SURROUNDING THEDEATH OF MY BROTHER,STEVEHART, PLEASE REACH OUT.
PLEASE SAY SOMETHING.
PLEASE, MY FAMILY NEEDSCLOSURE.
MY FAMILY NEEDS THE PEACE THATCOMES WITH JUSTICE.
>> IFYOU HAVE ANY INFORMATIONABOUT THE MURDERS OF KADIYENILLIDGE OR STEVE HART OR IFYOUHAVE INFORMATION ABOUT ANOTHERCOLD CASE, PLEASE CALLCRIMESTOPPERS RIGHT NOW AT 1-800-222-TIPS.
YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS ANDYOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR ACASHREWARD.
AS THE PARENT OFA MURDEREDCHILD, I KNOW FIRSTHAND THETOLL THIS DEVASTATION TAKES ONFAMILY MEMBERS, FRIEND, ANDENTIRE COMMUNITIES.
THAT´S WHY I AGREEDTO HOSTTHIS SHOW, TO HELP ADDRESS HIGHNUMBER OF UNSOLVED MURDERS INOUR TERRITORY ANDCALL ON YOU,THE PEOPLE, TO COME FORWARDWITH NEW INFORMATION.
AS WE BRING THE VIRGIN ISLANDSCASE FILE SERIESTO ACLOSE, WEHOPE THAT YOU WILL FORWARD PASTEPISODES TO THE SHOW TO PEOPLEWHO MAY HAVE INFORMATION THATCAN HELP THESE FAMILIESGETJUSTICE.
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LET US BREAK THE SILENCE ONTHESE COLD CASES AND WORKTOGETHER TO BUILD A SAFERCOMMUNITY.
I´M CELIA CARROLL ANDASALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
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Virgin Islands Case Files is a local public television program presented by WTJX