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Paul Howell was killed during a carjacking, in his parent’s driveway in Edmond, Oklahoma in July 1999. Julius Darius Jones, only 19 years old at the time, was convicted of the murder. Two decades later, Julius’ case caught the attention of some big name celebrities - from Kim Kardashian, James Corden, Baker Mayfield and Demi Lovato. The voice that these celebrities have given to the argument of Julius’ innocence has had a powerful impact. While Paul Howell’s family maintains that the evidence points to Julius Jones as guilty of the crime, a pardon and parole board in Oklahoma has recommended - twice - to have his sentence commuted to life with the possibility of parole. At the time of publishing this video, Julius remains behind bars. Like so many capital murder cases, his is not as straight-forward as his supporters would like to believe, nor is it clear that he would have been convicted had he received a fair trial. Just Thought Lounge takes an honest and sympathetic look at the trial that convicted Julius Jones, how the Howell family is facing the heightened publicity brought on by celebrity attention, and what the evidence says about the case against Julius Jones. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justthoughtlounge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LoungeThought Justice for Julius: https://www.justiceforjuliusjones.com/ Justice for Paul Howell: https://www.justiceforpaulhowell.com/ Theme music by Audio Hertz, Luck Witch via YouTube music Pastebin (contains many links to documents for those looking to explore further): https://pastebin.com/WPjQifky