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The Case of Rafael Martinez
📻 Episode #444
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Apr 18, 2024
About This Episode
Authorities believe Rafael Martinez, his brothers Lorenzo Martinez, Daniel Martinez and Isidoro Medina-DeLeon killed Jose ‘Chino’ Jiminez because Mr. Jiminez shot Mr. Martinez in 1987 in Washington Heights, NY. However, Mr. Jiminez was never killed and is in fact alive and well to this day. Nevertheless, Rafael was convicted of murder and is presently serving…
The Case
Authorities believe Rafael Martinez, his brothers Lorenzo Martinez, Daniel Martinez and Isidoro Medina-DeLeon killed Jose ‘Chino’ Jiminez because Mr. Jiminez shot Mr. Martinez in 1987 in Washington Heights, NY. However, Mr. Jiminez was never killed and is in fact alive and well to this day. Nevertheless, Rafael was convicted of murder and is presently serving consecutive sentences totaling 213 years.
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In Their Own Words — transcript excerpts
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00:05:12“Speaker 3: lost battle of the brain and the battled the school Speaker 2: Top and RAFFI has a significant limp. He has trouble Speaker 2: moving the right side of his body. Police reports said Speaker 2: that a guy named Chino did shoot him in the head. However,”
00:19:58“Speaker 2: And then you have the fact that Julia Martinez has Speaker 2: said that the prosecutor actually would bring him into the Speaker 2: District Attorney's office, that he was baited with food, drugs, Speaker 2: and he was allowed to have sex with women and Speaker 2: including his girlfriend.”
00:34:20“Speaker 2: guy and sing sing it said, hey, you know the Speaker 2: guy in your case that you allegedly murdered with your brother, Speaker 2: I did his appeal. Speaker 1: Yeah. This is how it gets even worse because, in Speaker 1: addition to Franklin Quavis, the Bronx DIA was also after”
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