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Kim Kardashian West Wants to Help Free Singer Monica’s Ex and Rapper C-Murder - L.A. Focus Newspaper

By Christal Mims, Staff Corey Miller, also known as C-Murder, is receiving unlikely help in the form of Kim Kardashian West who is looking to free him from Louisiana State Penitentiary. The rapper was accused of shooting and killing 16-year-old Steve Thomas at a nightclub in 2002. Kardashian West says he was wrongfully convicted. “The […]

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