Family jolted by killer’s confession

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Family jolted by killer’s confession

If Keshtina Bonner had her way, confessed killer Wade Blackwood would spend the rest of his life behind bars for the horrific shooting death of her sister, Simone Campbell-Collymore. Blackwood detailed, in a caution statement recorded by police...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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