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3 men found guilty of murder in drugging, robbery scheme at NYC gay bars that killed 2 
Jayqwan Hamilton, Robert DeMaio and Jacob Barroso “lurked outside of nightclubs to exploit intoxicated individuals. They would give them drugs, laced with fentanyl, to incapacitate their victims so they could take the victims’ phones and drain their online financial accounts,” according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
3 convicted of murder after men were drugged and robbed after leaving New York City nightclubs
Three men were convicted of murder Monday in a conspiracy to rob men leaving Manhattan nightclubs and bars late at night, plying them with potent and dangerous drugs and ultimately draining their bank accounts once they were incapacitated.
Guilty Verdicts For Murders of Julio Ramirez and John Umberger
A jury found three men guilty of the murder of Julio Ramirez and two men guilty of the murder of John Umberger this afternoon.
Three men behind deadly druggings that terrorized NYC’s gay bars found guilty
Three men accused of drugging and robbing men at Manhattan gay bars and nightclubs were found guilty Monday, more than two years after the deaths of two of their victims.
Group accused of drugging, robbing men at Hell’s Kitchen gay bars convicted of murder
A Manhattan jury convicted three men of drugging and robbing patrons of Hell’s Kitchen bars and nightclubs, including two men who were given a dangerous concoction of fentanyl-laced drugs and died of overdoses.
Trio accused of robbing, fatally drugging men leaving NYC gay clubs found guilty
The three members of a fiendish, fentanyl-wielding robbery crew that targeted drunk clubgoers in Hell’s Kitchen several years ago were found guilty Monday of mugging and drugging five different gay men — two of them fatally.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office