13 November 2020
Sources {tell|inform} 5 {On Your Side|In your corner} Travell Hill appeared in rap video with the {man|guy|male} who {hired|employed} him to {kill|eliminate} Andre Montgomery {two|2} weeks after the murder
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.– Seventeen days after {police|authorities|cops} {believe|think} Travell Hill shot and {killed|eliminated} the {grandson|grand son} of {famed|well known|famous|renowned} {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s {restaurant|dining establishment} owner Miss Robbie, he appeared in a rap video with the {man|guy|male} {police|authorities|cops} {believe|think} {hired|employed} him to do the killing.
Norman and his {mother|mom}, Robbie Montgomery, starred in {a reality|a truth} series {known as|referred to as|called} {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pies that aired for {five|5} seasons on the Own Network. In one episode, Norman accompanies his {mother|mom} to the scene of his nephew’s killing {appearing to be|seeming} {mourning|grieving} with her.
{But|However} court {documents|files} {released|launched} {this week|today} {reveal|expose} more about Hill’s connection to the case {as well as|in addition to|along with} how Norman was {telling|informing} {people|individuals} his nephew “ain’t going to be around {much longer|a lot longer},” months {before|prior to} the murder.
In {text messages|text} Norman {sent|sent out} to {insurance|insurance coverage} {agent|representative}, now co-defendant, Waiel Rebid Yaghnam Sept. 23, 2015, Norman {wrote|composed}:”He {might|may} not make it {six|6} months {bro|brother}. Not {kidding|joking}.”
Yaghnam {responded|reacted}:”Damn.”
{Perhaps|Possibly|Maybe} {some of|a few of} his {predictions|forecasts} {stemmed from|came from|originated from} {a burglary|a break-in|a robbery|a theft} at Miss Robbie’s {house|home} in June 2015. Norman {accused|implicated} his nephew of doing it, and {told|informed} {at least|a minimum of} {one person|a single person|someone}, Terica Ellis that his {friends|buddies|pals|good friends} {wanted to|wished to}”get up”on Montgomery {because|since|due to the fact that} of the {burglary|break-in|robbery|theft}, according to the {testimony|statement|testament} of a St. Louis {homicide|murder} {detective|investigator}. Ellis is {an exotic dancer|a stripper} Norman {had|had actually} dated. She’s {also|likewise} {since|because|considering that|given that} been charged for her {role|function} in the murder– which {police|authorities|cops} {say|state} {included|consisted of} {luring|enticing|drawing|tempting} Montgomery out of his {house|home}.
In the 22 minutes after she got Montgomery
‘s address, she called, {tried|attempted} to call and texted Hill {five|5} times.
She {met|satisfied|fulfilled} Montgomery at his {house|home} at 8 p.m.
{financial|monetary} gain, then {laughed|chuckled} about it {two|2} days {later|later on} with his {brother|sibling|bro} on {recorded|tape-recorded|taped} {jail|prison} calls,”according to court {documents|files}. {Exactly|Precisely} how Norman {knew|understood} Hill is {unclear|uncertain}.
RELATED: {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s {reality|truth} {show|program} star pleads {not guilty|innocent} to charges in murder-for-hire plot
Sources {tell|inform} 5 {On Your Side|In your corner} Hill was {affiliated|associated|connected} with {a neighborhood|a community|an area} gang that {used|utilized} to hang out near {one of|among} the {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s {restaurants|dining establishments}.
Los Angeles in June 2015 to {film|movie} {a music video|a video} with Norman. The {trip|journey} was “{largely|mostly|mainly} {funded|moneyed}” by Norman, according to the {documents|files}.
The video of the {song|tune} {dubbed|called} “Loud, “was {published|released} to YouTube on March 31, 2016. Hill can be seen {three|3} times in it {wearing|using} a red St. Louis Cardinals hat
.
voice is played. In the {two|2} others, he’s dancing {among|amongst} a crowd on
the left of the frame, his red cap bobbing up and down to the beat behind the crowd.
He {maintained|preserved|kept} {a relatively|a fairly|a reasonably} low profile on paper following the killing from what I can {tell|inform} in court records.
He had {a few|a couple of} {marijuana|cannabis} convictions in 2018. He was sentenced to {five|5} years of probation. It’s been {revoked|withdrawed} {since|because|considering that|given that} his arrest on Nov. 6 for his {role|function} in the murder. {As for|When it comes to} that {burglary|break-in|robbery|theft} at his {mother|mom}’s {house|home} that Norman {accused|implicated} his nephew of doing?
A St. Louis County {police|authorities|cops} report {obtained|acquired|gotten} by 5 {On Your Side|In your corner} {shows|reveals} {police|authorities|cops} {eliminated|removed} him as a suspect just days {before|prior to} he was {killed|eliminated}.
{Four|4} days {later|later on}, Montgomery was dead. And not long after that, Hill was dancing in his red Cardinals hat.
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Source: ksdk.com