Wainsworth's brother Peter Michael Hall, who remains a fugitive, was indicted for the killing.

The second drug-related murder was the May 1993 slaying of New York City's Derrick Taylor in Dinwiddie County, Va.

Groene said he believes Moore's case is the first time a defendant has pleaded guilty to federal capital murder under what is known as the drug kingpin statute, with the possibility of receiving the death penalty. In one of those cases, Moore is charged with killing his pregnant girlfriend.īeginning Monday, Moore will face a life-or-death hearing to determine whether he will be executed or receive life in prison. Groene said Moore is also currently charged with two killings in New York City. Todd Moore, 22, a resident of both New York and the Peninsula, pleaded guilty June 10 to the 1992 slaying of Antwan J. The indictment charged members of Hall's operation with two drug-related murders. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and Hampton and Newport News police. The 22-count indictment in December 1993 followed an 18-month investigation by the U.S. 'There's really nothing I can do for you,' he said.įederal prosecutors said Hall led an 11-man, one-woman operation that carted large amounts of cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana from New York City to Hampton Roads, from which it was distributed to locations as far south as Charlotte, N.C. In the end, Jackson told Hall that federal sentencing guidelines afforded him little leeway.

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