Is Richmond a safer place now than it was in the 1990s? I see victims of gun violence all the time, yet it isnt always reported. The only one that I can find is the story MAN IS KILLED IN SHOOTING ON SOUTH SIDE from February 6, 1994 that starts off: A 24-year-old man was shot in the head several times early yesterday in South Richmond and died less than an hour later. Over half of them were gunned down while the others were doing the shooting and are spending the rest of their lives behind bars. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Thanks for taking the time to do this. * Paper Moon tried to open on 18th Street This drop has given Richmond something previously unseen: the month without any homicides. Claude Frizzel i found a body next to my car one time. Really good job John. WebIn February 1993, James Roane, Cory Johnson, and Richard Tipton were convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia for an array of criminal activity, including several capital murders, arising out of drug-trafficking operations in and near Richmond. chimbarozo park was crazy dangerous. The house next door was owned by the notorious slumlord Stan Smith. Almost every rib was not only broken, but shattered. The government charged that Johnson, Tipton and Roane directed the loosely knit Newtowne gang, which peddled huge quantities of cocaine -- people call it 'cook 'em up' on the streets -- in Richmond and eastern Henrico County. Just because you see people coming in with gunshot/stab wounds doesnt mean it isnt less than it has been in the past. I really would like to know more info on the murder of Harold David Robertson Jr. Fairfield court / north side highland park areas, south side Jeff D turnpike / afton ave. wrapping yourself in a blanket of ignorance is the only way to keep stupid thoughts warm.good work and thanks nfor digging so hard. In 1936, Richmond had 29 slayings in a city of 188,000. I moved here in 1989, incidentally. John, youre too modest. You can also submit your tip through Crime Stoppers by calling (804) 780-1000 or using the P3 Tips App. I distinctly remember her being shot on Friday 4/1/1994 but she died in the early morning of 4/2/1994 after my family made the decision to take her off of life support. Thanks for this presentation, John. Thanks as usual for great reporting. I am very thankful that I did not wander into harms way. no one came to see me there and i had a rottweiler. Until 2008, 1981 had seen the fewest killings in Richmond since 1971 (with a count of 51). I know as a young white guy back then why I felt much safer in the Fan than East End. Look at Portugal for an example. Business owners on E. Broad and Grace Streets pulled down their security grates and walked away. Newcomers, such as myself, are under no preconceived notions. They face the death penalty for convictions of murder in the furtherance of a continuing criminal drug enterprise. During a confession Hugh Joseph Brown gave to police Aug. 13, 1992, he said the last thing his pregnant girlfriend said before he shot her at least six times and then set her body afire was that she loved him. We knew what areas to stay away from (Gilpin Court, Whitcomb Court, Fairfield, etc.) "I don't know what more could have been done, but something more should have been done," Moniques lawyer, public defender Frank J. LaRuffa told Circuit Judge Robert W. Duling, prior to sentencing, according to court coverage in the Times-Dispatch. WebFeb. We had just a hair over 20 killings per 100,000 residents in 2010, a number on par with recent years and a far cry form a high of 81 per 100,000 in 1994. We would learn the horror in the house on Kensington was simply an extreme example of what Monique had been expressing since she was a little girl. Frederick He was killed Feb.5 1994 near Jeff Davis Hwy in Richmonds south side. * Unabomber killed a man in New Jersey Jake, you have a tough job, and you see the results of a lot of violence; thank you for what you do. WebAs of Sunday, the Richmond Police Department (RPD) had reported 53 deadly shootings in the city, and last year at this time there had been 54. SAVINO In addition to the homicides in the city, there was an amplified smear of of violence across the region that year, with multiple accounts of drive-by shootings and gunmen firing into crowds making the newspaper (including the article above, on shots fired into a crowd gathered around an ambulance). Idaho man breaks world record for fire sword throws and catches. Movies and the hype of gangsta rap did help each. In 1936, a Mrs. Smoot allegedly said "I'll kill him before I'll let anybody else have him," before killing her long-cheating husband. Thank you for putting this list together. I, for one, am glad those days are gone. I tell this to anyone who look at me sideways about why I chose to live in the area I grew up in. The minimum Brown could serve is 20 years in prison. Is that your point of reference?? To look at this a little bit, I just pulled the assault numbers for the past 5 years (going back to 2004 as the murder count was close to 100 that year). Great job! This months look back is from our December 1989 and March 1993 issues. It really is different here than it used to be. Just realized that the current 48 day stretch without a homicide in the city is the longest since at least 1980. I havent been shot at for at least a month!!! new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help Privacy / Use / Copyright / Disclaimer. Three bison escape Maine farm, two recaptured. as a member of the infamous Poison Clan Posse i saw first hand some of the violence that took place back then and i can confirm what you guys are saying. The sad truth is that if you are middle or upper class, you have almost no chance of being a victim of violent crime. The reason why we have questions of mayoral power now are directly related to that. THOMAS, Richard It would be interesting, and I think more informative. I am curious to hear what your opinion is on why the homicide rate went from 161 in 1994 to 37 last year. On Feb. 19, 2021, police approached TMar Green, 23, a \When they were finally caught and jailed, their mother said, they was good boys, whenever the electricity went out they always came home with a generator. They made a well publicised prison break before they were executed. Seven sheep escape from New Jersey slaughterhouse, find new sanctuary home. The modernization and reform of the Richmond police department has been a great benefit to residents. After going 28+ years without a break, the city has seen no murders in 3 of the last 8 months. All Right Reserved. A usual police response to a call back then was , what do you expect when you live up here? I bet thats a typo, Richmond CA has taken our old spot at the top of those lists. Subscribe You had an idea for a story and nailed exactly what media should be taking the time to do more often. Eric Ernest I must say how Richmond has come along way from back. Break-ins all the time so businesses didnt stay. on target for 182 killings by the end of December, setting check points at hot spots across the city, list of incidents from 1994 in comparison to, http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4969/clipboard01le.jpg, http://cwaynetaylor.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/crime-assaults/, Here is a graphic of the worst 10 in 2009, http://wtvr.com/2012/05/24/holmberg-25-years-after-the-deadliest-invasion-since-the-civil-war/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briley_Brothers, Neighborhood Driving Zoo opens this spring, Drug activity on 25th revealed to be long-game covert opp, City releases new traffic control measures, List of streets that might be named after Confederates. ''I wasn't serious.''. Oregon Hill reported a story of direct concern to that neighborhood and the RPD gave supporting details. But business was good, and thats why the drug trade and its attendent violence flourished here in Richmond. Brown, 27, of Mechanicsville, the son of a Richmond preacher, had told police he feared he would shame his family by having a child out of wedlock. Those of you who think that nothing can be done for the neighborhood until crime is curtailed are mistaken. Each received at least one death sentence for his crimes, plus various terms of imprisonment. Great reporting, John. The area within a 1/2 mile radius of Afton and Lynhaven saw 17 killings. Horgas was pondering this question the next day when he came across a teletype alert from Richmond that made his hands shake. John A 1989 law under the federal drug kingpin statute made murder during a continuing criminal enterprise a capital crime. The people living there were always in trouble or being watched by cops and feds. Local news for the East End of Richmond, Virginia from Union Hill to Fulton, St. Johns to Fairfield. http://transitionalneighborhoodlowdown.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/is-richmond-1-in-homicides/. I just re-read my post, and I think the point I wanted to make is in regard to the comments about black on black crime. RT @chpn: 1994: Richmonds worst year? WebNo one was killed in Richmond in June 2010. The murder clearance rate hit an all-time low in 2020, and data analyzed by a nonprofit shows that trend continued last year. http://cwaynetaylor.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/crime-assaults/. Jake, Old murder files show some surprises, like the 1946 murder trial of white Richmond officer Edward Dooley for fatally shooting suspected gambler Walter Willis "as the Negro fled after striking the officer with a blackjack," according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch report at the time. There were more murders that April than in the first 6 months of 2010. I have to admit, the story about the 14 year old and her family broke my heart. I would like to further look into which areas of Richmond have seen these amazing drops in violence over the past decades, but the data required isnt readily available. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Learn how your comment data is processed. I am not sure what changed, but I know i left in 2000.. Let me just also say this, these things wouldnt happen if the powers to be would be smart enough to drop this war on drugs policy and just legalize and regulate the stuff. Unfortunately, the FBI no longer publishes its rates in a manner by which you can easily see city comparisons. And this story is proof. * North vs Robb vs Coleman for Senate Additionally, just because stabbing/gunshot/&c. Wow, I never knew that this report existed. Habit, I think. While I was putting this together, I kept wishing that I could hand it over to a real writer to see what would come out. About Us The six-woman, six-man U.S. District Court jury deliberated 11 hours over two days before returning the verdicts on the 17th day of the trial. Looking at the map for the East in 1994, the 13 killings in the Church Hill area south of Fairmount seem indicative of the changes between now and then. Message in a bottle travels more than 185 miles in Australia. * Sharon Bottoms custody case was going through the courts The alert detailed two recent murders on Richmonds affluent Southside. Lafayette POYNER. Even the locator map of murders back then looked remarkably similar to the ones of today - the same festering pockets of concentrated poverty that continue today. 2009 shows 41, this was later revised to 39. Stories on Richmond murder made both Americas Most Wanted and got notice in December 5 piece in USA Today. Three years after Caroline Cookes murder, Richmond police detective Jan McTernan found the killer through a fingerprint on a car of spray starch inside found inside Mrs. Cookes home in the citys sedate Museum District. Brown, 27, of Mechanicsville, the son of a Richmond preacher, had told York Investigator J.E. Thomas McTernan, beat to death on the 300 block of North Harrison after a party at the Kappa Delta Rho house, was a lance corporal in the Marines and the son of a Richmond police detective. ''She told me she loved me, and uh, that was it,'' Brown told police when he confessed to murdering Gwendolyn C. Thomas, 17, of Richmond. A child psychiatrist testified that, starting at an early age, Monique was violent to small animals, including cutting off the ears of a kitten, killing a litter of puppies, throwing a puppy off a porch resulting in a broken leg, and placing puppies on a hot stove. We had another one who was shot mulitiple times earlier in the week, yet the bullets missed every vital organ and the victim lives. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Dictionary.com is adding 313 new terms and 130 new definitions to keep up with the ever-changing modern lexicon. This explains ALOT about why my west end friends were so afraid for me moving to the Fan in 1997 and then when I told them Id bought a house in Church Hill in 1998. simply the best news article/reporting to come out of Richmond in a long time. I was thinking of the Virginia is for lovers commercials and trips to Virginia Beach when I decided to go to school in VA. The U.S. Census population estimate for 2018 was 228,783. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Where we now have months with no killings, a Times-Dispatch article that year thought a 10-day span without a homicide was noteworthy. Robberies of individuals are also down 2 percent. Nobody that lived here at the time is still here, except me. I rented a house in Union Hill in 1997, and moved back in 2004 when my husband and I bought our house here. According to the Pew Research Center, violent crime rates fell over 50 percent from 1993 to 2015. Even had a bullet shot through our living room window but never found the slug. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Im told the judge in the case ordered that any member of the parole board considering Monique for parole must review the crime scene photos before making a decision. This spike has city leaders asking the same questions that generations of mayors, council members and police brass have in this deadly southern city. Hugh Brown had told his girlfriend that they were going to run off together and get married, Brown said in his confession. Looking back, it was a Last year (2009), with 39 killings, saw no homicides in November the first month since at least 1980 with no killings. My assumption is that the number of fatal shootings as a percentage of over-all shootings is a somewhat stable percentage that less homicides indicate that less people are, in fact, getting shot. Do you have any information you can share on Thomas McTernan who was beaten and killed in September 1994? Prosecutors and defense lawyers were bound by gag order from Judge James Spencer not to discuss the case. It peaked in 1994 with 161 slayings, making Richmond the second deadliest city - per capita - in the nation. Four points to consider: 1. A neighbor saw guns being run out of a van around the corner by the barber shop recently mentioned at 27th and Marshall. If anyone else wants to follow up, Id be more than glad to publish the results . I almost forgot, I had a cook out the night the the Briley bros. (one at least) were executed. Although things have gotten better, there is still a lit of room for improvement. A startling picture in the December 1989 issue of Richmond Surroundings, this magazines predecessor, shows a mans body lying in bloody snow on Old Brook Road. Monique was given 55 years. * invasion of Haiti WebRICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Police are investigating after a woman was found dead with a gunshot wound in Gillies Creek Park. By the early '50s, the public discussion of the subject - and the sensitivities surrounding it - had it sounding very much like the discussions of today. Lets hope it doesnt. ", "We're tired of being beaten up," Chief Alfred Durham said. The prosecutor, the defense attorney, Moniques mom and others wanted her locked up in a mental hospital instead of prison. This is where the community blogs (and the police department) make a difference in getting information out to areas. Brown's 16-page confession, taped the morning after the Aug. 12 slaying, was summarized for the record Thursday in York Circuit Court after he pleaded guilty to Thomas' murder. The vast majority of the victims that year were young black men, and they were shot to death. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really I with we could find the person that killed her and honestly wouldnt be surprised if they are not on your list after her murder. The revision gives us this: going back to at least 1980, Richmond has only had six months without any homicides. This year of murder brought Richmond a real boogie man. WebThe 2006 Richmond spree murders took place during a seven-day period in January 2006 in and around Richmond, Virginia, United States; seven people, four members of the Harvey family and three members of the Baskerville-Tucker family, were killed.The perpetrators were Ricky Javon Gray (March 9, 1977 January 18, 2017) and his nephew just because people dont die from a shooting doesnt mean its any safer. They were both dead by 1985. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briley_Brothers. The 31 homicides showing in the RPD database show no killings in May, Aug, and Dec 2008. Awesome. Chilling accounts of the killing (PDF) say that Goins had previously discussed doing away with Tamika and her family, shot each of his victims in the head on that gruesome day, and that he shot the pregnant teen nine times. Ive lost over twenty friends and acquaintances to gun violence during those long years. The reported twists and turns and passions surrounding the case made it read like it happened today. There's no question Richmond is seeing a vicious spike in homicides during the past year and a half. Right now Richmond as a city is at the longest stretch without a killing in at least 30 years! I have to say I agree with Kaykay. http://wtvr.com/2012/05/24/holmberg-25-years-after-the-deadliest-invasion-since-the-civil-war/. Ukrainian drone crashes 60 miles from Moscow, prompting Putin military order, Couples consider third and fourth partners in 'Seeking Brother Husband' coming soon to TLC. Heroin use was popular, even among good college kids. That and the spike in 1942 are from annexation of county land/population. They believed it was a man. If you have any information, contact Henrico Police at (804) 501-5000 or our Cold Case Investigators at (804) 501-5304. Well-done!! His sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 13. In addition to the homicides in the city, there was an YORK The last thing Hugh Joseph Brown heard his pregnant girlfriend say was that she loved him. Brown killed Thomas three weeks after an angry meeting between members of both their families about the pregnancy, Esther Brown, Thomas' aunt, said in an interview. John, just because people dont die from a shooting doesnt mean its any safer. They would collectively be called the Golden Years cases. John is right. Before French there were other developers who were investigated by the FBI. I rarely visit ( I am cross-country), because those sights, smells, and sounds do not go away. Yes and no, McEachin says. Walgreens and CVS arent shooting it out with each other over territorial disputes. I spoke to Moniques mom recently, and she told me of all the treatment her daughter got, all the warning signs. There was lots of blame going around, including light jail sentences, environment, segregation and the legacy of enslavement. 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