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Jamal Kukla: Ohio man sentenced to life imprisonment for slaying pastor's daughter and hiding corpse under church steps

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Jamal Kukla, 29, was given a life sentence for the murder of Jasmine Washington, a pastor's daughter who was 31 years old. The prison sentence was imposed by the Cuyahoga County Court, with the possibility of parole after 15 years. Her body was stashed beneath the church steps after Kukla beat her to death with a garden tool. After leaving the scene, he was eventually apprehended several years later. In 2018, four years after the murder, Slavic Village was the scene. In addition to two counts of murder, Kukla is accused of one count of felony assault. Additionally, he is accused of tampering with evidence and gravely abusing a corpse. Kukla was found to be the killer when a DNA sample taken from the crime scene matched his. He was taken into custody two years ago in May 2020. County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley spoke after the verdict and said, “In 2018, Jamal Kukla brutally murdered 31-year-old Jasmine Washington in Slavic Village. After 2 years of searching for the killer, the Cleveland Police received a sample of Kukla’s DNA which matched the evidence collected at the crime scene… I hope after today’s verdict the victim’s family and friends can finally feel justice has been served.” “More and more, familial analysis positively links DNA evidence from a crime scene to a suspect, providing investigators with leads that crack a case,” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said following Kukla’s arrest. “I’m thankful that our Bureau of Criminal Investigations team was able to assist our local and federal partners in solving this brutal homicide.” Given the horrific nature of the crime, it is only natural that the family grieves, despite it being years after the slaying. “In her last hours she was faced with brutality and terror, alone with someone intent on doing her harm, and the thought of that is unbearable and I’m haunted by the horror of it all,” Washington’s stepmother had said. Jamal Kukla, 29, was given a life sentence for the murder of Jasmine Washington, a pastor's daughter who was 31 years old. The prison sentence was imposed by the Cuyahoga County Court, with the possibility of parole after 15 years. Her body was stashed beneath the church steps after Kukla beat her to death with a garden tool. After leaving the scene, he was eventually apprehended several years later. In 2018, four years after the murder, Slavic Village was the scene. In addition to two counts of murder, Kukla is accused of one count of felony assault. Additionally, he is accused of tampering with evidence and gravely abusing a corpse.

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