#82 Justice For Jelani - Strange & Unexplained

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As a child, Jelani Day was witness to a specific human behavior that helped shape him as a person. Jelani’s childhood friend Paul struggled with a speech impediment that opened him up to bullying from other children. Even as a kid Jelani knew treating Paul like the other children was wrong. He became good friends with Paul and stood up for him when other kids would try to tease him. This, in turn, helped shape Jelani’s future. He would become someone others could look to for support, he was selfless and wanted to help in any way he could….so where was the help when he needed it? Patreon.com/sandupodcast Merch: truecrimeguys.threadless.com Email: [email protected] Social Media: @sandupodcast EVERYTHING TRUE CRIME GUYS: https://linktr.ee/Truecrimeguysproductions Sources/GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/find-jelani-day?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&__FB_PRIVATE_TRACKING__=%7B%22loggedout_browser_id%22%3A%22cd5eefda60d6c91ce6c002bd5b28229449739836%22%7D&fbclid=IwAR0ZZ4mI6XwuEv14GFpI8AFSI6lES4iPWQJR0wSiQcbjSoBQZ9NqxZ-ABGQ https://www.facebook.com/cityblmPD/photos/a.718020354877913/4709547809058461/ https://youtu.be/RdR0iDcRpIQ https://youtu.be/FG-QEzf3fQ8 https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/timeline-of-missing-illinois-state-student-jelani-day/article_19709271-00b9-5f02-906f-ac3b7582d393.html https://youtu.be/ciRniW99Zdk https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1049377275/jelani-days-death-is-ruled-a-drowning-the-coroner-says https://youtu.be/byonE_dxs8M https://youtu.be/oKWMi4z4Jj4 https://abc7chicago.com/jelani-day-update-phone-found-missing/11229214/ https://youtu.be/32gRi24it64 https://youtu.be/Cd_Ww5gtMfM https://youtu.be/QQjwwxzwAEg

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As a child, Jelani Day was witness to a specific human behavior that helped shape him as a person. Jelani’s childhood friend Paul struggled with a speech impediment that opened him up to bullying from other children. Even as a kid Jelani knew...

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