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No Body, No Easy Win | Durham News
Darrius Lavale Tyson’s high-stakes murder trial kicks off with jury selection underway, as prosecutors paint him as the top Bloods gang member in North Carolina linked to the 2022 disappearance of Shawn Burton — with no body to prove the crime. Without the corpse, prosecutors must rely on blood spatter, DNA, and a cleaned truck to build their case, while defense argues Burton may have vanished willingly. Complicating matters further, Tyson allegedly conspired with jail staffers — one guilty of bribery, another accused of sexual assault — adding layers to an already tangled legal battle…
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