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Hugo Pinell’s Demise Revealed

Hugo Pinell’s Demise Revealed

Hugo “Yogi” Pinell died buying ice cream at the canteen on a summer afternoon in 2015.

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Mar 09, 2024
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Scott Knafla had a front row view of Hugo “Yogi” Pinell’s murder on August 12, 2015. He saw the lead up to the assault, the assault itself, and the aftermath.

Pinell’s killing is perhaps the most high-profile prison murder that has occurred in California in the last 25 years. Pinell, a Black Guerilla Family (BGF) member who was one of the infamous San Qu…

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