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1969-1990
Son of
Garden of
Peace Sculptor,
Judy Kensley
McKie
Jesse McKie
was a talented
artist,
performer
and musician.
He was a
graceful
athlete
and a real
good dancer.
Jesse had
a unique
sense of
humor and
a pile of
friends
of all colors.
In his first
year at
Emerson
College
he was the
host of
a popular
rap music
program.
He was devoted
to urban
culture.
And fly
fishing.
On January
25th, 1990,
a few days
after his
21st birthday,
Jesse was
walking
home from
a friends
house in
Cambridge.
He was surrounded
by six young
men. They
demanded
his leather
jacket.
He gave
it to them.
Then they
kicked and
beat and
stabbed
him to death.
Three of
his assailants
are serving
life sentences.
Another
was convicted
as an accessory
and served
a short
sentence.
The fifth
person testified
for the
prosecution.
The sixth
attacker
was acquitted.
Also serving
life sentences:
Jesses
parents,
relatives
and friends.
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