Facts of the Crime:
On December 8, 1993, at about 9:00 p.m., Simpson, along with three co-conspirators, abducted Andrew Haynes from somewhere in the vicinity of 18th and Tioga Streets in North Philadelphia. Rasheed placed a phone call and wanted $20,000 within 15 minutes - if not, they would kill Haynes. The family could only offer $3,000 and two vehicles. Simpson and his co-conspirators refused the offer. At about midnight the same evening, officers with the Philadelphia Police Department responded to a report of a dead body found in a vacant lot at 18th and Somerset Streets, a location in close proximity to both Washington's residence and the site of the kidnapping. At that location, they discovered the victim's dead body. His hands were tied behind his back and a hat partially covered his face. The victim had suffered four bullet wounds to the back of his head.
Simpson was sentenced to death in Philadelphia County on December 22, 1997.
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