Drexels

Landmark $700 Million Awarded to Brittanee Drexel’s Family in Historic Verdict

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Charleston, S.C. — In a landmark verdict, a jury awarded $700 million in damages to the family of Brittanee Drexel, a New York teen who tragically disappeared in 2009 while on a spring break trip in Myrtle Beach. The substantial sum reflects compensatory and punitive damages for what the court recognized as a harrowing ordeal for the Drexel family over 13 years of uncertainty and grief. The case, which drew widespread attention, centers on Raymond Douglas Moody, who was charged and recently confessed to the kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of the 17-year-old from Rochester, … Read more

Jury Orders $700 Million Verdict Against Brittanee Drexel’s Killer in Landmark Civil Case

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GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. — In a landmark civil case, Raymond Moody, who previously admitted to the 2009 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Brittanee Drexel, has been ordered to pay a staggering $700 million in damages. This verdict was delivered on Tuesday, following a two-day court session where Moody appeared weak and confined to a wheelchair. The court has mandated Moody to pay $200 million in actual damages to Brittanee’s mother, Dawn Conley, for the profound loss she suffered. On top of that, punitive damages of $500 million were assessed in a separate verdict. Such punitive … Read more