Overview

• Massey will be released from the Kent County Jail after about two and a half years in custody.
• Prosecutors had alleged he attacked his uncle after learning a hired sex worker was male, citing testimony from a friend.
• The defense argued there was no evidence tying Massey to the death, and the jury returned a not-guilty verdict after about four hours of deliberation.
• Investigators reported no eyewitnesses to the killing and no weapon recovered from the apartment.
• The case was tried before Judge Christina Mims, with Massey represented by Damian and Kristyna Nunzio in Kent County Circuit Court.