COOL C EXECUTION DATE SET
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s governor has set January 8 as the execution date for Cool C.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Cool C was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery during a bank holdup on January 2, 1996.
Philadelphia police officer Lauretha Vaird was shot and killed.
Cool C has maintained he’s innocent.
He had two rap hits, “Glamorous Life” in 1989 and “Life in the Ghetto” in 1990.
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
