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Claudia Banton | Sistas Who Kill

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A surprise witness says she lied to police and identified Claudia after the shooting.

1. Sistas Who Kill focuses on the case of Claudia Banton and Delia Johnson, two women from the same neighborhood whose friendship turned into a murder investigation. 2. Hosts Marah and Tez narrate the case and explain why Claudia matters: she is the defendant, and Delia is the victim. 3. The episode asks why a childhood friend would allegedly shoot Delia at a Brooklyn vigil and how police eventually identified the suspect. 4. Claudia Banton is described as born in 1979, from Georgia, and known by names including Claudia Williams, Claudia Johnson, and Keisha Brown. 5. The hosts say Claudia had forgery charges in New Jersey and Georgia in 2005 and 2006 and served seven and a half years. 6. Delia Johnson is also described as born in 1979, raised in New York City, and active as a pianist, tap dancer, entrepreneur, and caretaker for her mother. 7. The episode says Claudia and Delia grew up together, stayed at each other’s homes, and were treated like sisters by Delia’s mother. 8. A disputed backstory appears in the episode: commentators and family members reference an alleged robbery setup involving Delia’s boyfriend and daughter. 9. The shooting is placed on August 4, 2021, during a funeral and candlelight vigil in Brooklyn where Delia briefly steps away and is later approached on Prospect. 10. The shooter is described as a woman in black clothing, a blonde wig, and pandas, who fires five rounds and drives off in a white Mercedes SUV. 11. Kadiah, Delia’s sister, chases the ambulance after realizing Delia has been shot and later learns she has died. 12. The hosts say the police initially used a wrong description of a white man in a white shirt or baseball cap, which helped Claudia move to Florida. 13. Delia’s mother appears in the aftermath and says she wants to know why the killer did it, while also saying she will pray for that person. 14. The episode notes that Delia’s funeral was held on August 18, 2021, at Frank R. Bell Funeral Home in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. 15. A photo released to the public on August 6 is described as the turning point when Delia’s family recognized Claudia and said the shooter was their longtime family friend. 16. At trial, the prosecution relies on surveillance video, witness testimony, and a surprise witness who says she lied to police at first because Claudia’s brother told her to. 17. The defense argues that the grainy video, lack of gun, lack of shell casings, and inconsistent witness accounts leave room for reasonable doubt. 18. The tone stays conversational and reactive, with Marah and Tez interrupting each other, laughing at some details, and then shifting into serious comments about grief and family loyalty. 19. Listeners interested in Brooklyn true crime, family betrayal, and courtroom testimony would likely stay with this episode. 20. Listeners who want a light, low-conflict recap or a short celebrity-style story may skip it.

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A missing-person case and a grieving mother's plea sit at the center of an unresolved account of violence.

Claudia | Sistas Who Kill stays with the long silence after Claudia disappears. Three months pass without her being found, and a question about Travis hangs unanswered before the episode shifts toward Delia, her wake, and the funeral at Frank R.

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Press play when Claudia's three-month absence is the mystery you want to sit with.

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