Rayful Edmond III, one of Washington, D.C.‘s most infamous figures during the 1980s crack epidemic, was laid to rest following his passing on December 17, 2024, at the age of 60. Edmond, whose name ...

Once dubbed the “king of cocaine” in Washington, D.C., former drug dealer Rayful Edmond III, 60, has recently died. According to WUSA, the Bureau of Prisons confirmed on Dec. 17 that the former drug ...

To those gathered at Clinton Baptist Church in suburban Maryland on Tuesday he was “Ray” — a brother, father, uncle and beloved friend whose sudden death last month cut short his dreams of counseling ...

Rayful Edmond III, the iconic D.C. drug-kingpin-turned-government-informant, had been planning a homecoming. Next year, or maybe the one after, his attorneys said, Edmond would return to the city ...