Pat Stay

• Adam Drake gets life in prison, no chance of parole for 17 years in Pat Stay murder

  A Nova Scotia judge has set parole eligibility at 17 years for Adam Drake, who was found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of rapper Pat Stay.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2025
  
• Adam Drake found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in rapper Pat Stay’s death

  A jury in Dartmouth, N.S. has found Adam Drake, 34, guilty of second-degree murder in the death of battle rapper Pat Stay.

  Crime

  Jun 18, 2025
  
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• Jury deliberations begin in murder trial for man accused of killing Pat Stay

  With the jury sequestered, the publication ban on another case has been lifted. The jury doesn't know Adam Drake is already serving a life sentence for another murder.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2025
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• Adam Drake’s lawyer delivers closing arguments, asks jury to avoid ‘outside noise’

  Adam Drake, 34, is accused of fatally stabbing rapper Pat Stay inside a Halifax bar in 2022 and is charged with second-degree murder.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2025
• Pat Stay killing: Tensions spill outside as Adam Drake murder trial nears the end

  A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury has heard closing arguments from in Adam Drake's second-degree murder trial, starting on Friday with the Crown.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2025
• Emotional day in court for Pat Stay’s family and friends as murder trial continues

  It was an emotional day in court for friends and family of Nova Scotia rapper Pat Stay, as they heard details about the night he was stabbed to death at a Halifax bar. 

  Canada

  May 15, 2025
• Crown lays out how they say rapper Pat Stay was killed inside a Halifax bar

  The trial has begun for Adam Drake, accused of fatally stabbing Dartmouth, N.S., battle rapper Pat Stay outside a Halifax bar in September 2022.

  Crime

  May 13, 2025
• Mural honouring renowned battle rapper Pat Stay unveiled in his hometown

  Pat Stay was known not only for his rap skills, but his strong connection to Dartmouth, N.S. Now, the hometown he loved so much has a permanent mural bearing his image and name.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2023
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• Loved ones want to put Pat Stay ‘on the map’ by naming a street after him

  Friends and family of the late renowned battle rapper Pat Stay want to see a street named in his honour in downtown Dartmouth – the community he loved and lived in.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2022
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• Halifax man accused of killing rapper Pat Stay facing old murder charge again

  Adam Drake was already facing a first-degree murder charge in the homicide of Nova Scotia battle rapper Pat Stay, and has been charged again with killing Tyler Keizer in 2016.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2022