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October 04, 2005
Beanie's Stepfather Found Dead
Law enforcement is waiting for a positive identification of the body found burning in Mt. Airy this morning. But a source close to Beanie Sigel’s family says the body is that of Sam Derry, Sigel’s stepfather.
Sigel’s mother, Michelle Brown-Derry, married him last year.
The apparent murder of Derry was particularly gruesome: Two men drove up in a van along the 8100 block of Forrest Avenue, offloaded the body and set it ablaze in a nearby alleyway. The body was naked except for some jewelry still attached to the man’s neck, suggesting the motive wasn’t robbery.
Again, police can’t confirm all the details yet as they wait for the medical examiner’s findings, but Derry was apparently dead before he was set on fire—probably the victim of a single gunshot wound to the head.
“This is a message murder,” said one law enforcement source. “This is the kind of murder the mafia does, where they shoot you in the face as a sign of disrespect. So your mother can’t have an open casket.”
Posted by steve at October 4, 2005 05:21 PM
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