Episode 14 is about Rick James, Funk star, Kidnapper, and Rapist. We also went down the google rabbit hole a little. We were a little all over this episode, but we have some updates below for the information we didn’t have.
Update: Mystikal got a whopping 1.5 years before being let out on bond.
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8498588/mystikal-released-on-3m-bond-in-rape-case
The three men from Georgia each got life without parole and then some.
https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/crime/article217140785.html
And good old Spokane dropped all charges without prejudice so they can be charged again, but still. Disappointing.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/04/spokane-county-drops-rape-charges-against-all-memb/
Resources:
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-03-me-242-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0tZl7d-dNnL35Uk2Ng12MLJhzZl0U6yJVkopwl4xrUzeDfdn6fU8J0mB0
https://www.apnews.com/d386295195bf79658ac6931c46db1819?fbclid=IwAR3ZhcvXCI6CYkjffDBBwCj7Vw9l9vZOuYzgIilrnAVeVUw8RGuyDIqbEU8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_James
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/04/death-metal-band-accused-of-rape-kidnapping-en-rou/?fbclid=IwAR2miT7vUHsl8D0NK5-mng3cIF_CISlEG2VQxRHkFo1pjDUzHFlWb12dTcQ
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mystikal-indicted-on-rape-kidnapping-charges-203539/?fbclid=IwAR36IrSz0uCy5Jg75hZEaOdy1Csm5jo6WJgaGi3LNXDRvj6lw_zhBNPA6EA
https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/latest-news/article216754915.html?fbclid=IwAR09nEpv4_gy3kBTaaoMtN6AN2DAL6uSQsk9AO3bVzU1ZXCjGqjCstCHOBc