Why Kim Kardashian West Has Joined the Fight to Free C-Murder

Kim Kardashian West has joined the fight to free the rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller after key witnesses recanted their testimonies, saying that they were pressured by police and prosecutors to identify Miller as the shooter in the murder of 16-year-old Steven Thomas. C-Murder’s brother, Master P, and R&B singer Monica have been leading the call to free the rapper.

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On January 18, 2002 a tragedy occurred when a young man was killed. The next day Corey Miller was arrested for the murder.

— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) August 16, 2020

Miller was sentenced to life in prison in 2009, after being convicted of a shooting in a nightclub in Louisiana in 2002. The rapper has appealed the conviction multiple times. In 2018, two key witnesses recanted their testimonies, saying that they were pressured by police and prosecutors to identify Miller as the shooter. In an affidavit filed in 24th Judicial District Court records, witness Kenneth Jordan recanted his statement, saying: “I know that the individual who I saw shoot the gun was not Corey Miller.”

In a series of tweets this Sunday, Kardashian West wrote: “The jury convicted Corey 10-2 and he was sentenced to life in prison. If his trial was today, the jury would have had to be unanimous for him to be convicted.”

According to Nola.com, Miller’s attorney alleges the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives and prosecutors knowingly forced Jordan to make false statements by threatening him with criminal charges in another matter.

In her Twitter thread, Kardashian West stated: “Since his trial, witnesses have recanted, new evidence of his potential innocence has come to light, and there are claims of jurors being pressured into voting to convict.”

R&B singer Monica, who was dating C-Murder around the time of his incarceration, has long been advocating for Miller’s release, and reached out to Kardashian West to bring attention to the case.

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@cmurder & I are bonded by truth, honesty & Loyalty ! There’s never been a promise broken & I vowed to seek help! After a tearful conversation with @lala she and I spoke to @kimkardashian & I explained why I KNEW Corey was innocent… I shared that There are lots of issues in Corey’s case that speak to his innocence including witnesses recanting their testimony, dna not matching & a 10-2 jury! Corey deserves to come home to his girls and be the father they need, be the artist & leader he’s always been as well as spread hope to those who have also experienced this.. I’ve locked arms with @kimkardashian, @jessicajackson, @edyhaney and all those who believe in Corey and are ready to fight to #FreeCoreyMiller #FreeCoreyMiller #FreeCoreyMiller

A post shared by Monica 🖤 (@monicadenise) on Aug 16, 2020 at 12:41pm PDT

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Moses when they took me I told you go live your life because you didn’t deserve what the system was about to do to me. You still stood for me, without me asking created a team that could change the outcome of a very unfair fate! You been Forever Tru , One in a Lifetime!! @monicadenise got em saying #FreeCoreyMiller

A post shared by Corey Miller (@cmurder) on Aug 16, 2020 at 1:56pm PDT

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