AP:Associated Press 9 Kris almost died in jail last year and he says he dreams of spending his last remaining years living a quiet life in the English countryside 
 
 Kris was convicted for the killing of father and son Derrick and Duane Moo Young, two men with whom he had a business dispute. The new ruling from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta says "new evidence" would demonstrate that Maharaj could not have been found guilty of the Moo Young murders "beyond a reasonable doubt". “We last visited him on 16 March and have raised our concerns about his health at senior levels within the US government on numerous occasions.” 
 
 Reprieve 9 This letter from Boris Johnson denied Kris’s legal team’s request for his diplomatic support 
 
 KRIS MAHARAJ'S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE Cops claimed Kris arranged a meeting with Derrick Moo Young and Duane Young in a Miami hotel room then shot them both to death.
– Krishna Maharaj has maintained his innocence over the 30 years he's spent in a Florida prison. Now he'll get the chance to prove it. Based on fresh evidence, an appeals court has granted a new hearing for the British businessman convicted of the 1986 killings of Derrick and Duane Moo Young in a Miami hotel room, reports the AP. Maharaj, whose fingerprints were found inside the hotel room, has claimed he was framed for the murders of the father and son, who owed him $400,000 from a property deal, the Guardian reported in January. He says the killings were actually ordered by Pablo Escobar after members of his Medellin drug cartel caught the Moo Youngs embezzling laundered money, reports the BBC. Maharaj's lawyer now says six cartel associates—including one of Escobar's favorite hit men, John Jairo "Popeye" Velasque—claim responsibility for the murders, per the Sun. However, a rep for the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office says a judge previously "found these witnesses and/or claims to not be credible or have any merit." Earlier this year, Maharaj's lawyer said the 78-year-old was near death, suffering from a "flesh eating bacteria" as a result of "horrific" conditions at South Florida Reception Center, where he's serving a life sentence. Says Maharaj's wife of 41 years: "I know God will bring him home. We are coming to the end of our lives and we need some time together." (Colombia got pretty annoyed with this rapper after his stunt at Escobar's tomb.)