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The Straw That Chose a Killer: South Jamaica's Midnight Betrayal
The Straw That Chose a Killer: South Jamaica's Midnight Betrayal
A single drawn straw decided which man would die for eight thousand dollars in South Jamaica, Queens - a petty gesture that welded chance to murder at 3:28 AM on February 26, 1988. The episode traces how a sandwich lie, a parole visit, and a prison phone call set four men on a collision course with a rookie cop; who pulled the string that night, and why?
In this episode, we follow the chain of events that linked a deli raid, a near‑murdered parole officer, and prison calls to the killing of Officer Eddie Byrne, asking whether…
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