Kampane was a rapper on the rise when he was murdered in 2011. Now, a New Jersey man has been found guilty of his death for the second time.
The Bergen Record (via Yahoo!) confirmed that Randy Manning was found guilty for a second time on Thursday (June 8) in the murder of the Brooklyn rapper. Manning, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, was initially convicted of the murder back in 2014 and sentenced to life in prison.
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However, in 2020, New Jersey’s appellate court upheld a lower court’s decision to vacate the judgment after it was revealed that the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office failed to procure a warrant for Manning’s cell phone and GPS records.
With this new conviction, Manning faces a minimum of 30 years behind bars, and a maximum of life in prison without the possibility of parole. His sentencing is scheduled for July 21.
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Back in 2011, HipHopDX reported that Kampane (real name Rhian Stoute) was killed after being shot four times — two of the bullets hit him in the head and killed him almost instantly. His body was then left in a vacant Englewood home, which subsequently was set on fire. The next day, Kampane’s killer recovered his charred body from the ashes and left it in the back of an SUV.
Gothamist reported that the murder happened after Kampane and Manning went on a shopping trip together, and that Manning — who was unemployed at the time of the murder — was reportedly jealous of Kampane’s newfound status and fame.
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On August 21, 2011, Randy K. Manning and two accused accomplices were arrested in connection with the crime, which prosecutors believed had money as the motive.
“The shooting may have been related to a dispute or involvement over money,” said John L. Molinelli, Bergen County prosecutor, who also did not “rule out the possibility of further arrests, including other(s) who may have been aware of the murder and who may have assisted Manning in its coverup.”
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The accused accomplices were Delroy Clarke, who was 23 at the time, and Natuchka Etienne, also 23 at the time. The latter is Manning’s girlfriend. Clarke allegedly picked up Manning after recovering the charred body. Clarke was being held on $50,000 bail, charged with hindering Manning’s apprehension. Etienne also allegedly “tried to create a false alibi” for Manning.
Manning, who was convicted in 2008 of eluding police, was charged with murder, felony murder, burglary, illegal weapons possession, desecration of human remains, arson, witness tampering and hindering apprehension.
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