Jason Mattison Jr. (L), Dante Parrish (R)

Baltimore high school student Jason Mattison Jr., age 15, was killed at the hands of a family friend, Dante Parrish, age 35. Jason was found raped, gagged with a pillowcase, stabbed repeatedly in the head and throat and stuffed into an upstairs closet at his aunt’s house, where Parrish may have been staying.

Jason, a self-confident gay teenager, was described as very popular, outgoing and friendly. All who knew him loved him. A sophomore at Vivian T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy in West Baltimore, his teachers and classmates are left heartbroken over his murder.

“He was a terrific boy, and we miss him very much, ” said Laquanna Couplin, Jason’s cousin and a resident at the house where Jason’s body was found. “We’re hoping Read the rest of this entry »

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