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Coverage dated December 17, 2024

Former DC drug kingpin Rayful Edmond dead at 60

Headline from Fox32 Chicago

Notorious drug kingpin Rayful Edmond, the man accused of bringing the crack epidemic to D.C., has died at the age of 60.

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  1. Fox32 Chicago

    Former DC drug kingpin Rayful Edmond dead at 60 (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Notorious drug kingpin Rayful Edmond, the man accused of bringing the crack epidemic to D.C., has died at the age of 60.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Rayful Edmond, notorious DC drug kingpin, dies in federal custody at 60 (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Rayful Edmond, a drug kingpin once believed to control about a third of the cocaine trade in the nation’s capital during the crack

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    DC crack kingpin Rayful Edmond dies months after transfer from prison (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Rayful Edmond III, one of D.C.’s most notorious drug dealers during its crack cocaine crisis in the 1980s, has died, according to multiple reports.

  4. Washington Times

    Rayful Edmond, notorious D.C. drug kingpin, dies at 60 (opens Washington Times)

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    Rayful Edmond, the man blamed for introducing crack to the streets of Washington, D.C., is dead.

  5. Time

    Rayful Edmond, D.C.’s “King of Cocaine,” Dies in Federal Custody at 60 (opens Time)

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    Edmond, who was arrested in 1989 and sentenced to life in prison, was once believed to control about a third of the cocaine trade in the nation’s capital during the ’80s.

  6. NBC4 Washington

    Notorious DC cocaine kingpin Rayful Edmond dies at 60 (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    A D.C. cocaine kingpin who spent more than 35 years in prison has died, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said.

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