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Suspect in killing of Wunder Garten employee was previously convicted of murder

Nbcwashington · · 317 words · By Paul Wagner
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A beer garden in Northeast D.C. has reopened a week after one of its employees was stabbed to death while doing his job.”
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WTOP News confirms an employee at Wunder Garten was stabbed to death, but the provided evidence does not explicitly confirm the 'reopened a week after' timeline. Other search results are general business hours or unrelated installations.
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web search NEUTRAL — An employee at the popular Wunder Garten beer garden, in Northeast D.C., was stabbed to death last Saturday — and security video captured the moments leading up to it, police and prosecutors said.
https://wtop.com/local/2026/05/dc-man-stabbed-wunder-garten-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Beatbox at Wunder Garten will be open until August 4 during the beer garden’s operating hours. This story has been updated to reflect that the Beatbox installation is responsive to all the music being…
https://www.wundergartendc.com/post/there-s-an-immersive-mus…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wunder Garten will be open weekdays from early afternoon through 10 pm and on weekends from noon through midnight. To reduce the noise for nearby apartments, there will not be live or loud music and t…
https://districtcuisine.com/2015/02/09/wunder-garten-a-pop-u…
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“Marvin Urquhart was working security at Wunder Garten in NoMa when police say he got into an argument with a man who wanted to come in after last call.”
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Multiple sources (WTOP, FOX 5 DC, Ballot News) confirm Marvin Urquhart was working at the front door/security of Wunder Garten and was involved in a dispute over entry after last call.
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web search NEUTRAL — Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. was born on April 2, 1939, at Freedman's Hospital [8] in Washington, D.C., to church minister Marvin Gay Sr. and domestic worker Alberta Gay (née Cooper). His first home was in a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye
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web search NEUTRAL — Marvin creates windows and doors inspired by how people live. Explore our product lines and enhance your new construction, remodel or replacement project.
https://www.marvin.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Marvin AI is the leading behavioral health platform for the healthcare workforce. We partner with healthcare employers to offer high quality counseling for their employees.
https://www.meetmarvin.com/
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“early last saturday morning, the suspect — 50-year-old Cadoza Simms — used a switchblade knife to stab Urquhart when the two got into a dispute over whether simms could come into the beer garden after hours.”
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WTOP and FOX 5 DC both identify the suspect as 50-year-old Cadoza Simms and confirm he stabbed Urquhart during a dispute over entry on a Saturday morning.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cadoza Simms, 50, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the death of 45-year-old Marvin Urquhart, who was working the front door at Wunder Garten, located on First St. NE early Saturday …
https://wtop.com/local/2026/05/dc-man-stabbed-wunder-garten-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Detectives arrested 50‑year‑old Cadoza Simms at the scene. Investigators believe Simms stabbed Urquhart during a dispute over entering the establishment. Simms is charged with second‑degree murder whi…
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/arrest-made-victim-identified-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — After the stabbing, Urquhart held Simms down while a witness called 911, according to court documents. Investigators said Urquhart later stood up, moved unsteadily and retrieved a shoe that had come o…
https://republicanballotnews.com/d-c-beer-garden-worker-kill…
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“The court document says two weeks before the stabbing, Simms was also denied entry around closing time because he was intoxicated.”
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While sources confirm the stabbing occurred after a dispute over entry, none of the provided evidence mentions a specific incident occurring 'two weeks before' involving intoxication.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to newly obtained court documents, the stabbing was caught on an exterior camera. Investigators say the suspect, identified as 50-year-old Cadoza Simms, tried to get into the bar shortly aft…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/wunder-garten-worker-ki…
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web search NEUTRAL — Charging documents say Simms had tried to get inside the business after last call and was refused entry by Urquhart, who was working at the door. The two men argued, and investigators said security vi…
https://republicanballotnews.com/d-c-beer-garden-worker-kill…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police arrested 50-year-old Cadoza Simms in connection with a fatal stabbing at Wunder Garten in D.C. The victim, 45-year-old Marvin Urquhart, later died at a hospital after being stabbed during a dis…
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/arrest-made-victim-identified-de…
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“Surveillance camera footage shows Urquhart may not have known he was stabbed. For nearly five minutes after the attack, he sat at the bar and was on his phone before collapsing.”
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Two independent sources (one citing a witness and another citing court documents/witnesses) state that Urquhart did not realize he was stabbed, sat at the bar, used his phone/FaceTime, and then collapsed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A stock character is a dramatic or literary character representing a generic type in a conventional, simplified manner and recurring in many fictional works. The following list labels some of these st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stock_characters
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the provincial police service of Ontario, Canada. The OPP patrols provincial highways and waterways; protects provincial government buildings and officials, with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Provincial_Police
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Republic of China (ROC) (simplified Chinese: 中华民国; traditional Chinese: 中華民國; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó) established its rule over Mainland China on 1 January 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912–1949)
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“a local dog care began a fundraiser and has so far raised nearly $15,000.”
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The provided search results for this claim are completely irrelevant (Red Dead Redemption 2, UK job search), providing no evidence of a dog care fundraiser.
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web search NEUTRAL — Red Dead Redemption 2 Mans dog location Emerald Ranch. RDR2 Mans dog location Emerald Ranch Patreon: (Any support goes towards improving my recording set up for gaming guides) Thank you for visiting m…
https://rutube.ru/video/60f98265a6b42d9df011bdc7d54ccac9/
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web search NEUTRAL — Births, death, marriages and care. Business and self-employed. Childcare and parenting. Citizenship and living in the UK.Find full or part-time jobs in England, Scotland and Wales. Use the ‘Find a job…
https://www.gov.uk/find-a-job
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“records show simms pleaded guilty to killing Marvin Adams in April of 1996 and was sentenced to consecutive 5 to 15-year terms in prison.”
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The provided evidence does not contain records of a 1996 conviction for Cadoza Simms regarding a 'Marvin Adams'. The search results provided are unrelated to this specific criminal history.
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON (7News) — An arrest has been made after a deadly stabbing in Northeast D.C. on Saturday morning, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said. The accused has been identified as 50-year-ol…
https://wjla.com/news/local/cadoza-simms-facing-murder-charg…
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web search NEUTRAL — Check out the date 1899, over one hundred years ago!
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/categories/images-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 37-year-old pleaded guilty to federal charges in New York court last year.Santos gained attention when he defeated a Democratic incumbent in 2022, flipping a district that encompasses parts of New…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ykynzked7o
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“Simms was released in 2020.”
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The Neighborhood Advocate explicitly mentions Cadoza Simms as a graduate of a re-entry program, and a Wikipedia snippet mentions a 'Simms' release in February 2020 (though the Wikipedia snippet refers to Ian Simms, the Neighborhood Advocate source specifically names Cadoza Simms in the context of adult re-entry services).
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web search NEUTRAL — The campaign led to the introduction of the Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Act 2020, popularly known as "Helen's Law" in May 2019. The bill passed into law in November 2020, after…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Helen_McCourt
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web search NEUTRAL — Program leaders congratulate Cadoza Simms, who with Anthony Dickey, Stanley Hunt & Donald Hines, graduated from the program. Inspired by YAP’s evidence-based youth justice model, the new adult re-entr…
https://theneighborhoodadvocate.org/after-decades-in-prison-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Helen McCourt's killer, Ian Simms, has been released from prison, as a campaign by her family continues to keep him behind bars.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/helen-m…
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“The 50-year-old is being held without bond.”
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No evidence was provided for this claim.
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