Dole's death letter surfaces on social media 18 years after execution

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Almost 20 years after drug trafficker and convicted killer Nankissoon Boodram, aka Dole Chadee, was sentenced to death for murder and executed, a letter allegedly containing the crime lord’s last confession has surfaced on Facebook earlier this month.

The letter was posted to the Facebook group T&T is Sweet by the user “Teddy Rat,” which was also the nickname of Chadee’s close friend and henchman Shazard Khan, and contains a list of people who allegedly assisted Chadee and his gang in trafficking narcotics and evading conviction.

Newsday spoke with a close relative of the Boodram family who said the letter was authentic and that while awaiting execution, Chadee wrote letters which were copied and given to close relatives and friends who were not in prison. According to the relative, Chadee’s last request was that they should release the letters 20 years after his death.

The letter claims Chadee colluded with high-ranking police and legislative officials in expanding his drug empire and even alleges that he carried out favours on behalf of politicians in return for their co-operation. The names cannot be published for legal reasons.

The letter states in part, “I am condemned to die. I would like to confess my sins to the public so that the world would know what went wrong. I have asked certain lawyers to at least delay my execution until arrangements could be made for my last wish, that is a TV and radio interview of about one hour. My only hope now is the International Court in The Hague. I am not afraid to die, but my secrets must be released.”

Chadee and eight of his gang members were hanged in 1999 for the 1994 murders of four members of the Baboolal family of Piparo.

In the letter, Chadee also predicted a bleak future for this country, saying rampant corruption within law enforcement and the legislature would result in its demise.