

Teen found dead three days after helping police

January 6, 2012 - The Detroit News



Detroit— Three days before a local teen died, she made a decision that might have cost her her life.



Shelley Hilliard, 19, a transgender woman, was about to be arrested for possession of marijuana Oct. 20 when police offered a way out, according to testimony during a court hearing Thursday. She could set up a drug deal.



With the police listening on speaker phone, Hilliard used her cellphone to call Qasim Raqib, telling him she had someone (an undercover agent) who wanted to buy $335 worth of cocaine and marijuana, according to testimony during Raqib's preliminary examination Thursday in 36th District Court.



When Raqib arrived at the Motel 6 in Madison Heights 20 minutes later, police arrested him.



Raqib, 30, of Detroit, was released several hours later. Three days later, the mutilated body of Hilliard was discovered ablaze in the street on Detroit's east side.



Raqib was charged with the murder. His preliminary exam resumes Jan. 13.



During the hearing, testimony suggested two days after his arrest, Raqib bought a prepaid cellphone that he used to lure Hilliard to her death.



The next day, Hilliard received a call to meet a man at 1 a.m. at 933 Longfellow St.



She was driven to the site by Robert Mullen, a taxi driver who testified during the hearing that he took Hilliard on all her calls.



During the drive, Hilliard told Mullen she was worried about payback by Raqib for turning him in. Mullen arrived at the dark neighborhood to find three people, but couldn't identify them.



Soon after dropping Hilliard off, Mullen got a call from her sounding scared, testified Mullen. The phone then sounded like it fell to the ground and went dead, he said.



He returned to 933 Longfellow but there was no sign of Hilliard or the three other people, he said.



Mullen tried to call Hilliard several times. At first, the calls rang before going to voicemail. They then went directly to voicemail, suggesting the phone had been turned off.



Her burned body was discovered 3½ hours later on a service road along Interstate 94.



Two days later, Mullen and Hilliard's mother, Lyneice Nelson, went to police to fill out a missing person's report.



An impassive Raqib, in cornrows and prison greens, is charged with first-degree murder and mutilation.



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its a shitty thing to say but this is what happens when you rat people out. she prob got busted with like a gram of bud then the police scared the shit out of her saying shes going to prison forever and made her feel like her only option is too rat and now she/he is fucking dead. good police work someone is dead but hey atleast they got the drug dealer



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I would have known something was up when I heard 335 dollars...who does that? The only way you would arrive at this price would be haggling a dealer down from say about three fifty or whatever.



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its a shitty thing to say but this is what happens when you rat people out. she prob got busted with like a gram of bud then the police scared the shit out of her saying shes going to prison forever and made her feel like her only option is too rat and now she/he is fucking dead. good police work someone is dead but hey atleast they got the drug dealer









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Tranny snitch got theirs eh? For once I think the cops helped make this world a better place.



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Tranny snitch got theirs eh? For once I think the cops helped make this world a better place.









No. Someone is dead because of a plant that has not directly killed anyone. Someone else faces murder charges. It would have been better if the cops hadn't caught or, or if she had just decided to do her time.



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Tranny snitch got theirs eh? For once I think the cops helped make this world a better place.







No. Someone is dead because of a plant that has not directly killed anyone.







Someone is dead because they are a fucking snitch, and to much of a pussy to face what *might* have been probation. Hope the fucker was alive when they torched him.



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Does anyone know how much cannabis this teen was in possession of? If it's less than an oz, or wasn't packaged in dime bags, she should have kept her mouth shut. What's the worse she could have gotten with? It's not exactly Texas, eh?



Even then, I hope the cops who did this feel remorse. If anything they're just as much to blame as the dealer. I know that's a pretty bold statement but essentially they extorted her knowing fully well how dangerous the situation can be, in the aims of furthering their careers/paychecks. Fucking sick if you ask me. I know it won't happen, but these cops deserve to be charged with manslaughter.



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Tranny snitch got theirs eh? For once I think the cops helped make this world a better place.







No. Someone is dead because of a plant that has not directly killed anyone.







Someone is dead because they are a fucking snitch, and to much of a pussy to face what *might* have been probation. Hope the fucker was alive when they torched him.







Can't tell of your hate is directed towards his/her transgenderism or the fact that they snitched.



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Tranny snitch got theirs eh? For once I think the cops helped make this world a better place.







No. Someone is dead because of a plant that has not directly killed anyone.







Someone is dead because they are a fucking snitch, and to much of a pussy to face what *might* have been probation. Hope the fucker was alive when they torched him.







Can't tell of your hate is directed towards his/her transgenderism or the fact that they snitched.







The fact they snitched. That drugs were involved is irrelevant, he got what was coming to him. Only person I feel bad for is Qasim, poor guy had his life ruined because someone wanted to pass the buck.



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Tranny snitch, good riddance



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That's what she gets for trying to ruin somebody elses life for her getting caught. Shit happens, and if you can't deal with the consequences of your actions, you shouldn't be playing the game. I'm glad there are idiots like this guy who killed this woman, it shows just how gritty things can get, and keeps it fresh in peoples minds.



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the police murdered this woman.









That depends on your definition of murder. If you mean "set her on fire", then no. If you mean "caused her death", then yes.



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Dumb motherfucker murdered the person who snitched on him. He deserves maximum sentencing for that.

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Yeah, I know this girl/guy is a bitch/bastard for snitching, and it definitely deserves something bad, but murder by fire? Really? That's just fucked up. This dealer was looking at what, 5 years? Now he's got 25 to life. And you know the cops are going to make an example out of him, if only to clear their conscious.



side note, how much you wanna bet the media or the courts is going to try to make it look like a hate crime... :/



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side note, how much you wanna bet the media or the courts is going to try to make it look like a hate crime... :/







No doubt. We already have:



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Tranny snitch got theirs eh? For once I think the cops helped make this world a better place.





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Tranny snitch, good riddance







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