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Crosscurrents

Jurors Weigh John Lee Cowell’s Mental State The Night He Killed Nia Wilson

By Jeneé Darden
Published March 11, 2020 at 6:42 PM PDT
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A display at MacArthur in 2018, days after Nia Wilson was killed.

 

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Jurors found John Lee Cowell, the man who killed 18-year-old Nia Wilson guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder. Now jurors have to decide on his mental state. Even as the case winds down, emotions are still high. 

We followed the trial and spoke with members of Nia Wilson’s family. 

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Crosscurrents
Jeneé Darden
Jeneé Darden is an award-winning journalist, author, public speaker and proud Oakland native. She is the executive producer and host of the weekly arts segment Sights & Sounds as well as the series Sights + Sounds Magazine. Jeneé also covers East Oakland for KALW. Jeneé has reported for NPR, Marketplace, KQED, KPCC, The Los Angeles Times, Ebony magazine, Refinery29 and other outlets. In 2005, she reported on the London transit bombings for Time magazine. Prior to coming to KALW, she hosted the podcast Mental Health and Wellness Radio.
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