Cousins!

A petition of over 40,000 signatures has been forwarded in regards to the tragic murder of jogger Karina Ventrano!

Petitioners are demanding the Queens DA office review the conviction of “intellectually disabled” Chanel Lewis, 33 that was sentenced to life without parole for Karina’s murder, reports ABC News.

The petition reads that Chanel was found guilty within a trial described as problematic and layered with issues for allegedly rapping and strangling Karina in the April 2019 incident.

“We want to say to DA Katz today, get it right, we want this overturned, and we want a new trial,” says activist Mike Thomas. “We had the Central Park 5 and we’re not going to have the Howard Beach 1 with Chanel Lewis. No justice, no peace. No justice, no peace.”

Sources have confirmed that the petition is calling for Queens DA Melinda Katz to review Chanel Lewis’ case to the Conviction Integrity Unit for the investigation to reopen his case and release him on bail.

Katz had previously come forward to say that her office would “look at” the case and “see how the Conviction Integrity Unit feels about it.”