It’s been eight years since Malik received the guilty verdict and was sentenced to life without parole in the California state prison for the rape and murder of his ex-girlfriend Sara Bolson. He spent everyday crying not because he was guilty but because he was about to spend the rest of his life in prison for a crime he did not commit.
New victims with the same M.O. as Sara’s killer have been found all over the city of Los Angeles, so the detectives thought that it was possible that the wrong guy was put away and that the killer is now resurfacing or they may have a copycat trying to be like Malik. However, the three bodies found in the past two weeks had the same bruises and strangulation marks around the neck as Sara did and there was evidence showing the same type of drug used to subdue the victim. The detectives decided to visit Malik and have a talk with him but he wanted nothing to do with the people who helped put him away.
The guard came in and said, “Malik, you got visitors”.
“I ain’t want nothing to do with you guys”, he said, in an old southern accent.
“Well, If you want to get out of here, you will talk to us, but I’m
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The case was brought before a jury and they were to decide if there was enough evidence linking Cortney to the crimes and if Malik should be free from all charges. Finally the jury reached a verdict, “We the jury find the defendant, Courtney Sandoval, NOT guilty”. Malik was then handcuffed and was being taken back into custody. He saw Courtney across the courtroom smiling as he was being taken away. He was about to go back to prison while his backstabbing friend goes free. Malik could not take it so he knocked the officer down, grabbed his gun and shot Courtney twice in the head, just before he got apprehended by the other officers. He thought to himself, “At least now ill serve time for something that I did do, knowing I got justice for Sara’s