In the late summer of 1983, a young Black girl named Tiahese Jackson, who was 10 years old, was living with her mother and three siblings at the Mariner's Harbor Motel on Staten Island. The family found themselves in this temporary housing after a fire had ravaged their apartment. They were making plans to relocate to the southern United States, hoping for a fresh start. Tiahese, described as being streetwise and cautious around strangers, often ran errands for her family and others.
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