G-Dep should have listened to his mother and girlfriend. According to him both of them told him not to go to the police and confess to a shooting that killed John Henkel 17 years ago.
Now that Dep is sitting in a New York City jail cell, probably facing a very long stretch in prison, you would think the victim’s family would be thankful for the confession. But that’s not the case, at least not for one relative.
Robert Henkel, the brother in law of the victim thinks Dep should have kept his mouth shut.
“I think he’s an idiot,” The 56-year old Henkel told the New York Post. “He has three kids and a wife. It was years and years and years ago. Finally, we’re not always thinking about it, and now it has to be dug up all again.”
Dep, real name Trevell Coleman maintains that he didn’t know the man he shot three times in the chest during a robbery had died.
Murder Victim. John Henkel
Dep and his lawyer seem to disagree on why he confessed. The rapper says he wanted to, “get right with God.” His lawyer Michael Alperstein on the other hand said the confession is part of a 12 step anti-drug addiction program.
The former Bad Boy artist is said to be battling heroin and pcp addictions.
Whatever the case, it’s possible some things should remain unsaid, at least Henkel thinks so.
“His mother told him, ‘Don’t turn yourself in,’” Henkel said. “She was right… after all this time, yes he just should have shut up.”
What’s your opinion on this situation? If a family member of yours was murdered would you want to know who killed them and have them brought to justice no matter how long it took? Or after a number of years would you want to just forget about the whole thing like Robert Henkel?
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