Officer David Mobilio
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Michael Corey Slaughter in 2007
Facts of the Crime:
Michael Slaughter was sentenced to death in Stanislaus County on November 27, 1991 for the murders of Jeff DeRouen and Eddie Keith.
On January 24, 1990, Jeff DeRouen, Eddie Keith and Djamal Littleton drove from Pittsburg, California to Modesto in Keith’s Mustang automobile to purchase two kilos of cocaine from defendant for $30,000. The deal had been arranged by Roland Mourning, a mutual friend of DeRouen’s and defendant’s, while Mourning was incarcerated in the Stanislaus County Jail. DeRouen, Keith, and Littleton had $45,000 they had obtained from a drug dealer known to them as “Jeest.” They carried $30,000 in a small, gray Nike backpack or bag and placed the remaining $15,000 in a plastic bag under the rear seat of the vehicle.
At approximately 6:30 p.m., the three men picked up Slaughter in Modesto. Slaughter was wearing a red ski jacket and black gloves. He got into the back seat with Littleton. At Slaughter’s direction, Keith drove the Mustang onto the freeway and entered the left lane, traveling approximately 60 miles per hour. Littleton was looking out the window when he heard a loud bang and felt his body go numb. He then saw two flashes at the back of DeRouen’s head. DeRouen had been shot twice in the head and was dead. Keith also was dead, having been shot in the head and shoulder. Littleton had been shot in the side and in the knee, but survived.
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