It was just six days before Christmas in 1995 when a festive shopping trip turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Twelve-year-old Rafael Gonzalez was at the Little Chester Shoes store in the Bronx with his mother, Maria Carrasquillo, 38, and his 14-year-old brother, Ricardo. Rafael was excited, trying on a pair of sneakers he hoped to receive as a Christmas gift. His innocent joy was shattered in an instant when a man, later identified as 22-year-old Michael Vernon, unleashed a barrage of g
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