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Heavily armed security officers follow a vehicle transporting Rayful Edmond III from U.S. District Court to jail after opening arguments in his trial. Perhaps the most notable local case using anonymous jurors was the trial of the cocaine kingpin. Edmond was arrested in 1989 and convicted on drug-dealing charges. The jurors, who remain anonymous to this day, were enclosed in bulletproof glass because the court considered Edmond and his associates an immense threat to the jurors' safety. (The Washington Times)

Rayful Edmond, notorious D.C. drug kingpin, dies at 60

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia people talk at a forum in Washington, about the fate of 1980s drug kingpin Rayful Edmond. Edmond was eventually arrested and sentenced to life in prison. But federal prosecutors are now seeking his release, citing his years of assistance in helping authorities convict other dealers. In an unusual move, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan has asked Washington Attorney General Karl Racine to solicit community opinions on whether Edmond, now 54, should be set free and whether he should be welcomed back to the city. (Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia via AP)

Free or not? Washingtonians have say on fate of ‘80s kingpin

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press