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Serafini's defense attorney questioned the juror in front of the judge about how she used computer tools to review evidence during the case.
In the heat of passion, people say terrible things to each other.
Doesn't mean they kill them, though.
That's right, Andrea.
Last time we covered this, we told listeners about a man by the name of Keon King who had been charged with Keita's murder.
But what we didn't know were the details of their relationship.
Court documents now show a string of texts exchanged between the two before Keita was killed, indicating that they knew each other.
We do know what Keita's cause of death was, which was a single gunshot wound to the head.
Right.
King had actually been charged earlier this year in another case involving strangulation and kidnapping.
But those charges were ultimately dropped when the victim didn't show up to court.
Now, the DA's office has reopened the case, but many in the Philly community are outraged that King was ever even let back onto the streets.
In fact, Philadelphia council members are taking a closer look at how the system handles cases like this.
So where do the King charges stand now?
So prosecutors have upped the charges against King, adding robbery, theft, violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, tampering with evidence.
He's still being held on a $2.5 million bill as prosecutors continue to build their case.
Yeah, extremely.
A public funeral was held for her this past Saturday.
Hundreds packed a Philadelphia church, including her family, friends, activists, and Philadelphia Mayor Sherelle Parker.
And Andrea, if you were there, you'd notice this wasn't typical funeral attire.