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Murderer Of Morgan Freeman’s Granddaughter Finally Gets Convicted, But Is This Enough Time?

ilosm — Mon, 07 May 2018 23:23:57 +0000

Morgan Freeman and the rest of his granddaughter’s family probably feel some relief, following the conviction that has just been handed down to E’Dena’s murderer. However, the question is: Is her killer’s conviction actually harsh enough, given the brutal nature of his crime?

Actor Morgan Freeman (R) and granddaughter E’Dena (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)

Many of you may recall when Freeman’s beloved 33 year old grandbaby, E’Dena Hines, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Lamar Davenport (33), August 16, 2015, on a New York City street, just in front of her apartment. Davenport stabbed E’Dena 25 TIMES and police caught him red handed, standing over E’Dena’s body, with knife in hand, covered in her blood, as she lay lifeless on the ground. It was one of the most tragic scenes ever. Now, a judge has just ruled that Davenport is officially convicted of not second degree, nor first degree murder, but rather manslaughter in the death of E’Dena:

The judge handed down the decision Monday in NYC. Lamar Davenport killed E’Dena Hines back in August 2015 outside of the couple’s NYC apartment. Davenport was acquitted of second degree murder. His lawyer argued Davenport was high on PCP when he repeatedly stabbed Hines while screaming, “I love you. I always loved you. God would have wanted this.” The judge agreed Davenport wasn’t acting with malice, he was just messed up on drugs. via TMZ

Lamar Davenport is now facing up to 25 years in prison and the sentence will be determined soon.

Many would argue that he should be serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole…and I agree. What Davenport did to E’Dena Hines was one the most heinous acts of brutality ever, yet the fact that he was high as as kite at the time of the crime, worked in his favor.

True, if Davenport was on PCP, he was not in his right state of mind, but he reportedly willingly took PCP and that he also does not have a mental disorder. Therefore, in my opinion, if one chooses to voluntarily take a substance that may cause them to commit murder, then they, too, should be held responsible for any actions they took while under the influence of said drug…just sayin.’

If you missed our prior report on Davenport’s court case, here’s a quick recap of what transpired:
Morgan Freeman was extremely close to his step-granddaughter, E’Dena, and helped to raise like she was his own child. That probably made it all that more heartbreaking for him, when in April 2018, it was reported that ahead of Davenport’s trial, he stood a chance of getting a lighter sentence. At that time, NY Daily News reported that ‘Davenport’s lawyers are expected to launch an insanity defense when opening statements begin Monday. The attorneys may point to Davenport’s rants after the crime.’ Thankfully, the insanity story didn’t stick.

Morgan Freeman Had To BLOCK Granddaughter’s Dad From Major Inheritance

Pretty sure Morgan Freeman was also hoping that justice fell in his favor and blocked E’Dena’s biological/reportedly absentee father, Edward Lee Hines, from getting one red cent of her inheritance. Freeman took Edward to court because Edward reportedly decided to suddenly resurface after E’Dena’s death, to claim $791,000.00 of inheritance money that Freeman set up for E’Dena in a trust fund. Here’s what Morgan told the courts, according to NY Post:

Via NY Post: “…From the time that E’Dena was approximately three and a half years old and until the Thanksgiving before her death, E’Dena met with Edward Lee Hines only one or two times. … Throughout E’Dena’s entire lifetime, my daughter Deena Adair and I were the primary sources of support for E’Dena financially, emotionally, mentally and physically.”

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Killer Of Morgan Freeman’s Granddaughter Heads To Trial, But Family May Not Get Proper Justice

ilosm — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 20:04:20 +0000

Legendary actor, Morgan Freeman, and his family will finally be able to get one step closer toward justice for the murder of his granddaughter…hopefully. On August 16, 2015, fans mourned the loss of Freeman’s 33 year old granddaughter, E’Dena Hines, who was brutally stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Lamar Davenport (then 30), on a New York City street. Davenport was arrested at the scene of the murder and ever since then has been awaiting trial in jail. Here’s the latest in the case…

Actor Morgan Freeman (R) and granddaughter E’Dena (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)

Murder Trial Set To Begin

Below are the details that have just been reported, regarding the murder trial for the death of the granddaughter Morgan Freeman was extremely close to and helped to raise like she was his own child. Her killer may stand a chance of getting a lighter sentence, instead of a sentence E’Dena’s loved ones are probably hoping for, here’s why:

Via NY Daily News: The murder trial of the man accused of killing actor Morgan Freeman’s granddaughter will begin next week. Lamar Davenport is charged with stabbing E’Dena Hines, 33, outside their Washington Heights home on Aug. 15, 2016. The 33-year-old claims he was high on a bad batch of PCP when he knifed Hines 25 times on W. 162nd St. Davenport’s lawyers are expected to launch an insanity defense when opening statements begin Monday. The attorneys may point to Davenport’s rants after the crime.

Sad Murder Details Of Freeman’s Grandchild

As we previously reported, the murder of E’Dena Hines was vicious and brutal. Hines was murdered outside of her apartment, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York, at approximately 3am.

One of the neighbors, who saw the attack from his window, called 911 and said that Davenport was stabbing Hines repeatedly, while screaming: “Get out, devils. In the name of Jesus Christ, I cast you out!”

E’Dena Hines’ boyfriend/murderer, Lamar Davenport

Daily Mail reported that ‘Davenport, an aspiring actor with a criminal record and a history of drug abuse, was said to be reciting Bible verses before being dragged from his girlfriend’s body – which had 16 stab wounds. He was taken to the New York’s Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center to undergo psychological testing before he was questioned by police.’

Edena Hines was the 33 year old biological granddaughter of Freeman’s first wife, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw, whom he was married to from 1967 to 1979. He later married his second wife Myrna Colley-Lee in 1984 and he and Colley-Lee eventually adopted his step-granddaughter, E’Dena and raised her as their own.

Freeman Paid Homage To Murdered Granddaughter

At the time of E’Dena’s death, Morgan Freeman was extremely distraught, understandably so, and he issued a statement via People, honoring his grandchild:

“The world will never know her artistry in talent, and how much she had to offer,” he said. “Her friends and family were fortunate enough to have known what she meant as a person. … Her star will continue to shine bright in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. May she rest in peace.”

Morgan Freeman Had To BLOCK Granddaughter’s Dad From Major Inheritance

In addition to having to come to turns with the traumatic way his granddaughter died, Morgan Freeman also had a legal issue to fight against E’Dena’s absentee biological father, Edward Lee Hines. Apparently, Freeman took Edward to court because Edward reportedly decided to suddenly resurface after E’Dena’s death, to claim $791,000 of inheritance money that Freeman had set up for E’Dena in a trust fund. Here’s what Morgan told the courts, according to NY Post:

Via NY Post: “In fact, from the time that E’Dena was approximately three and a half years old and until the Thanksgiving before her death, E’Dena met with Edward Lee Hines only one or two times,” Freeman’s statement said. … At no point during that time period were any efforts made by Edward Lee Hines to resume a relationship with E’Dena. At no time did he pay for expenses related to food, clothing or education.”

“Throughout E’Dena’s entire lifetime, my daughter Deena Adair and I were the primary sources of support for E’Dena financially, emotionally, mentally and physically.”

So sad. Throughout all their turmoil, hopefully, Morgan Freeman and family will get some type of justice once the murder trial is wrapped. Rest on E’Dena Hines.

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See Who Freeman’s Blocking From Getting $$ Left To Murdered Granddaughter

ilosm — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 16:28:53 +0000

Actor, Morgan Freeman has just gone to court over and issue pertaining to his beloved granddaughter, E’Dena Hines, who was murdered by her boyfriend in August of this year (2015). E’Dena was his step-granddaughter, but Freeman has actually been the only father figure to her, throughout her entire life and he refers to her simply his granddaughter, because he loved her like she was his own flesh and blood.

Freeman had to go to court the other day to ask a judge to block E’Dena’s biological father from inheriting the $791,000 Morgan had given E’Dena and the trust fund he had set up in her name. E’Dena had no will, so naturally her estate is to be split equally between both of her parents. The only problem is that yes, E’Dena’s mother, Deena Adair, whom is the child of Freeman’s first wife is in fact her loving parent, but Morgan Freeman is the man who basically was E’Dena’s ‘father.’

You see, E’Dena’s biological father, Edward Lee Hines, was basically like a sperm donor, because Freeman said that after Edward and her Mom divorced when she was three years old, E’Dena had only met her Dad once or twice throughout the rest of her life, and that it was instead he (Freeman) who was always there and helped to raise her, even though he and her grandmother, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw, divorced in 1979. Their family remained extremely close throughout it all and Freeman said he acted as a surrogate father to E’Dena. Here’s what Morgan told the courts according to NY Post:

“In fact, from the time that E’Dena was approximately three and a half years old and until the Thanksgiving before her death, E’Dena met with Edward Lee Hines only one or two times,” Freeman’s statement said.

“At no point during that time period were any efforts made by Edward Lee Hines to resume a relationship with E’Dena. At no time did he pay for expenses related to food, clothing or education.”

“Throughout E’Dena’s entire lifetime, my daughter Deena Adair and I were the primary sources of support for E’Dena financially, emotionally, mentally and physically.”

If Morgan Freeman’s allegations are true, we truly hope that E’Dena Hines’ biological father doesn’t get not one hot penny from E’Dena’s estate. He does not deserve it and should go somewhere and focus on how to man up to his responsibilities so that he never makes a horrible decision, like the one he made to walk away from his daughter, ever again.

E’Dena Hines’ murderer/boyfriend, Lamar Davenport, who had a history of drug abuse and several run-ins with the law, will appear in court on court on December 15 for his murder charges.

May E’Dena continue to rest in peace and may her family eventually find peace and strength in the midst of their grieving.

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Friends Of Boyfriend Of Freeman’s Murdered Granddaughter Give NEW Details

I Love Old School Music — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 15:16:24 +0000

Morgan Freeman with his step-granddaughter, E’Dena Hines (L); E’Dena’s boyfriend and accused killer, Lamar Davenport (Inset photo R)

After Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter, E’Dena Hines was brutally murdered by her boyfriend, Lamar Davenport, on an NY street last week, info has been surfacing regarding their past and their relationship. In an interview with MailOnline, an ex-girlfriend of Davenport and another unnamed woman who has been friends with Davenport for 15 years gave their accounts of details they say have not been covered about Hines and Davenport in the media.

The friend said she does not excuse Davenport’s “heinous” crime, but she wants to bring to light a broader picture of both Davenport and Hines. She says that both Davenport and Hines experimented with drugs. She also said that Hine’s family tried to step in and get her away from Davenport to no avail though; While Davenport’s ex-girlfriend says that Davenport was abusive and took PCP and other drugs regularly.

Here’s what was reported:

The friend said ‘I think that they [E’Dena Hines and Lamar Davenport] were drawn together by a lot of their interests – both good and bad….

‘…When we were younger E’Dena was experimenting with drugs and I have been told that continued [with Davenport].’

Asked if this meant hard drugs like heroin or marijuana, the friend said there was…

pot and drugs ‘in the middle ground’ between that and harder stuff.

She said: ‘I think what happened it would be easy to make it seem like one person was a really evil person and one person was really good and make it very simple but with any relationship it’s never that simple especially when substances are involved, when both parties are indulging in the same way and that’s contributing to their problems.

According to the friend, who met Hines in 2004 at NYU, she was ‘magnetic’ and people would ‘gravitate towards her’.

Despite his dark side Davenport was ‘a good person who never, ever, did anything to suggest that he would be capable of this’.

She said: ‘The Lamar that I, and his friends, know is a smart, creative man who does everything and anything for his family and those he loves.’

But asked to characterize their relationship she said it was ‘volatile’ and ‘brought Lamar a great deal of stress at times’.

The arguments appear to have been frequent – and some serious.

The friend said: ‘I know that their family members have been aware of some of these arguments; that’s a sign they were pretty serious, if family members are aware of them’.

She saw Davenport a few weeks ago when he and Miss Hines were going through some troubles and she suggested to him that they break up if he was unhappy.

But he disagreed and told her: ‘I love her very much and want to be with her’.

‘There were no signs he was going to do this,’ the friend said.

‘That’s what is so difficult about this……I think it is drug related. I think that it could be a combination of being stressed with other things. He’s never seemed incapable of handling it [the drugs]’.

Lamar Davenport’s ex-girlfriend, Dominique Hadley

Davenport’s ex-girlfriend, Dominique Hadley, whom at times he was dating at the same time as E’Dena, has a slightly different picture of him. They dated off and on from 2010 to 2014:

She [said] Davenport was ‘mysterious and paranoid’ and prone to excessive drug use and heavy drinking.

Hadley said Davenport could be a good boyfriend and was good to her daughter.

But Hadley claimed there was a violent side to her ex and recalled him erupting into a drug and alcohol-addled rage at a family home, leaving her and her four-year-old…

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Suspect Murdered Morgan Freeman’s Granddaughter “In The Name Of Jesus”

I Love Old School Music — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:14:23 +0000

It has just been confirmed that Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter’s (E’Dena Hines) boyfriend has officially been charged for murder after killing on 8-16-2015 as he said: “In the name of Jesus.” This is CRAZY and SO sad. Details…
Below you will see:

Photos of her boyfriend
The reason behind why the boyfriend actually murdered E’Dena
An eyewitness interview
The boyfriend’s best friend’s recollection of hanging out with both E’Dena and her boyfriend just hours before the murder
More details about E’dena Hines

Via DailyMail:
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