Touchstone department stores like Miller & Rhoads and Thalhimers were done. John, youre too modest. The city was all-but killed by the skyrocketing Monique Anderson was just 15 when she broke into Mrs. Cookes home. She lived there before they tore it down and built the projects. My housemates and I lived across the street from a very active crack house, we saw people dealing guns and drugs from the trunk of a car parked in front of our house, and we heard close gunfire (usually in the alley next to our house)every single night. In the past 366 months, only 3 have passed without a killing, and all 3 have come in the last 8 months. WebRichmond homicide totals since 1957 breaking Richmond homicide totals since 1957 Oct 14, 2016 0 Richmond homicide totals since 1957, compiled from data from Richmond WebDebbie Dudley Davis, a 35-year-old account executive, was murdered between 9:00 p.m. on September 18, 1987, and 9:30 a.m. on September 19, 1987, in her Westover Hills apartment. A usual police response to a call back then was , what do you expect when you live up here? Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Dictionary.com is adding 313 new terms and 130 new definitions to keep up with the ever-changing modern lexicon. 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. Is that your point of reference?? I am happy to hear that reality is gone. I never did or sold drugs, never got involved in any crimes and didnt associate with anyone who did. Little did we know about how bad the area still was then even only 2-blocks off of Broad. Gregory had unsuccessfully challenged in a previous hearing the legitimacy of Brown's confession, saying Brown may not have been aware of his right to remain silent when he spoke to police. John amazing job. Dog rescued after falling 12 feet into Georgia storm drain. Each of these quiet months has come in the last 3 years, and 2 of them have come in 2010. More than a dozen of them. This article is an exhample of why CHPN was awarded the best community blog award this year. Miller, 40, now faces up to life in prison for the murders of the elderly couple found bludgeoned and slashed to death April 9, 1993, at their farm in Richmond. This year of murder brought Richmond a real boogie man. Thanks to all the original pioneers for sticking through the horrific, scary times, and making this an awesome area in which to reside! Ive got updated data going back to 1934. WebThe man who called himself Lawrence Vanner was arrested in September 2002, after police found Jun dead and buried under a pile of kitty litter in the basement of her East [3] 3. There's no question firearms were a big problem In the early 1900s, including revolvers, rifles and sawed-off shotguns. BLOODGOOD. I, for one, am glad those days are gone. After going 28+ years without a break, the city has seen no murders in 3 of the last 8 months. Curious about and fascinated by Richmonds shockingly violent semi-recent history, I thought to look and see where all of this killing was taking place. There were more people killed in July and August of 1994 than in all of 2008. The longest period with no homicides runs from Thursday, July 24, 2008, to Friday, September 26, 2008 a span of 64 days. if anybody else has conflicting data lets see it and YOUR bonafides. This is the kind of news MSM wont report either because of lack of time or lack of interest. 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 results are pretty striking, even adjusted for population. Excellent reporting! richmond was dangerous. Family members and friends of Thomas and Brown filled opposite sides of the York courtroom Thursday to hear Thomas enter his guilty pleas. Were celebrating our 40th anniversary with monthly dives into our archives. Those of you who think that nothing can be done for the neighborhood until crime is curtailed are mistaken. Frederick 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. The overall national demographics play a huge part in the story. Advertise With Us and got used to hearing gun shots and running away. The RPDs online Crime Incident Information Center and the Richmond-Times Dispatchs online Homicide Report have data for the following years. Here is a graphic of the worst 10 in 2009. I think so and I hope we do not have a murder on that street. i can only imagine that Richmond is a very different place from what it was back in the 90s. 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. CHANDLER Jr. Richard Marc She told Detective McTernan that Mrs. Cooke came home and found her inside the home and confronted her. On Feb. 19, 2021, police approached TMar Green, 23, a Seven sheep escape from New Jersey slaughterhouse, find new sanctuary home. Each of these quiet months has come in Here are the source population and homicide numbers for Richmond 1934-2010. While these murder are very tragic, it is street crime. No one was killed in Richmond in June 2010. The leaders of the notorious Newtowne gang were locked up in 1992 after killing 13 people in a furious month and a half. I love the change and realize that there is still much room for improvement. The modernization and reform of the Richmond police department has been a great benefit to residents. Most of the violence of the 90s was tied to the drug trade. Privacy / Use / Copyright / Disclaimer. They would collectively be called the Golden Years cases. Great research, and great job, John. i know people that killed and were killed. April 12, 1985: 1: Virginia, USA : Thomas H. Excellent work. In his confession, Brown said Thomas had been telling people he had made her pregnant. ''I did tell her that,'' he said. This was a great rendition of a small portion of how is was back then, the article did not seem negative to me but honest. a national trend towards a decrease in violence, puts out a daily report in Noteworthy Incidents, the RPDs online system doesnt break out Aggravated Assaults from Assaults, your link is to a report about a stabbing in Oregon Hill, 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. When she died, Thomas had just graduated from high school. NOTE: 2008 shows 36 homicides. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Id add to Houdons comment the fact that MSM doesnt believe positive news sells enough papers/hits to justify spending much time on it. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A swimmer visiting a beach in New South Wales, Australia, found a mussel-covered message in a bottle that turned out to have traveled more than 185 miles. The decline since then has been steady and amazing, dropping down to 32 in 2008, and then spiking up more recently to 61 last year, with perhaps even a larger number this year. At the end of 2008 going into 2009, the run of 56 spanning November 9, 2008, to January 4, 2009, is the 2nd longest period. So there are areas that are certainly safer, but there are still areas where you wouldnt want your children to be outside after dark., 1910 Byrd Ave., Suite 100Richmond, VA 23230804-355-0111, Target Communications Inc., T/A Richmond Magazine. Do you have any information you can share on Thomas McTernan who was beaten and killed in September 1994? Unfortunately, the FBI no longer publishes its rates in a manner by which you can easily see city comparisons. During the past two decades, shes watched homicides gradually decline to a low of 32 in 2008 and then hold steady at about 40 per year until 2016, when the number climbed to 61. Going back to at least 1980, Richmond has only had three months without any homicides. Until 2008, 1981 had seen the fewest killings in Richmond since 1971 (with a count of 51). I post hard data showing that RIchmond is safer than any time in the past 60 years and your response its not a safe enough place to live or visit? Ron Great reporting, John. 4. Most of the violence in the 1990s was attributable to a family called Briley. 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. @2020 - Church Hill Peoples News. Thats when I remember her. He now faces a maximum penalty of life in prison plus a $100,000 fine. And the roots of the tragedies - and where they are concentrated - remain stubbornly similar based on news reports then, and now. Message in a bottle travels more than 185 miles in Australia. WebRICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Police are investigating after a woman was found dead with a gunshot wound in Gillies Creek Park. But wasnt nothi g like the Gilpin court massacre I remember that like it was yesterday, how ol boy ran in the house and killed everything moving. In the first 28 years for which there is monthly data available, there was not a month in Richmond without someone being killed. being a young jamaican hustler holding it down in Dodge City. most of us from the Clan have all done time or is still locked up. Portraying our communities as death sentences for anyone looking to move to an area. The alert detailed two recent murders on Richmonds affluent Southside. But homicide reports in the '30s, '40s and '50s were also thick with ice picks and knives and fatal beatings attributed to a variety of instruments, including fists. I moved here to Church Hill in 1992. With at least 70 murders mostly packed into a few dense areas, specific streets along the Jeff Davis corridor were awash with blood: Afton Avenue had 5 killings, Lynehaven Avenue had 7, the area around Minefee/Harwood/Southlawn had 6. A second job I had for a while was selling newspapers at the Times Dispatch (phone sales) and they would not even deliver to most of Church Hill then! Richmonds body count had topped out over 100 for the previous 6 years and the city had already earned a dangerous reputation by the mid-1980s (if not earlier). Heroin use was popular, even among good college kids. Virtually every inch of Mrs. Cookes body was covered with lacerations and contusions. If someone shows up shot or stabbed at the hospital, the police are automatically brought in. Subscribe The Briley brothers were a gang of drug dealers who permiated the Church Hill area and were responsible for murders, robberies, assualts and stealing in general. Headline back then in the Richmond Times- Dispatch: "Manslaughter and murder soar in city. Physicians are required by law to report shootings and stabbings to police, so I very much doubt there are any going unreported. ''He was very angry. Dan-I was referring to the media. I think it was a big blow to him.''. 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. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Authorities in Maine said one bison remained on the loose Tuesday after three of the animals were seen running loose on a road Monday. Richmond had 52 murders in 1968 and 89 in 1972, when the city's population was 243,000 after the big annexation of South Side. Assaults City-wide Ive been trying to look into a homicide committed on august 14,1987..the victim was Jeff Davis, his killer was terry oconner page, I cant find anything on this particular homicide maybe because it was so long ago but if anyone can point me in a direction. My great-grandmother is from Blackwell. In 1936, Richmond had 29 slayings in a city of 188,000. A neighbor saw guns being run out of a van around the corner by the barber shop recently mentioned at 27th and Marshall. I love my city. About Us The East End went well over 100 days and close to 6 months without a killing from the end of 2009 into 2010 (the best in at least a decade and probably much much longer). She doesnt want to be around anybody, her mother told me. Thanks for the superlative for Maymont/ByrdPark/Randolph. Do you think that Federal Incarceration programs like Project EXILE played a part? His first two sentences cast doubt on the veracity of the homicide numbers, thats what Im responding to. The prosecutor, the defense attorney, Moniques mom and others wanted her locked up in a mental hospital instead of prison. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. (804) 646-0712 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. I really felt sorry for him. The search for Goins and Richmond made an appearance on Americas Most Wanted and a $15,000 reward was offered for his arrest. Back when the RTD did that report on murders in Richmond, I found a website that reported murders for Richmond and 7 surrounding counties. Increase in firearms blamed by police.". During the sentencing, Duling reviewed Anderson's extensive record and glanced at a picture of the murder scene before the body of Caroline Cooke was removed, the T-D reported at the time. Before French there were other developers who were investigated by the FBI. He was just out of it. The Briley Brothers 1979 killing spree and 1984 escape from death row were in recent enough history. What followed is described by one member of the homicide squad as the worst crime scene he saw in his entire career. Dictionary.com adds 'hellscape,' 'woke' and 311 other new terms. All Right Reserved. Since then, Richmond has also had the quiet months of February 2010 and June 2010. http://t.co/klfqBMoNxl. She has also burned her maternal uncle's Bible and set his bed on fire.". I dont think that it is under-reporting, per se, so much as just limited media and a sort of geographic bias. 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. World's Ugliest Dog contest seeking unalluring canines for 2023 competition. The app features breaking news alerts, live video, weather radar, traffic incidents, closings and delays and more. There were more murders that year than in 2007, 2008, 2009, and the 1st half of 2010 combined. No jobs, dispair, a broke government, easy drugs and a lack of hope and change could put us right back as the murder city. The Richmond Police Department has said that they can get the data, but that it will cost between $2,500-$3,000 to pull together the pre-1998 information (as it not held electronically). He was taken to a Medical College of Virginia hospital where he died, police said. CHPN focuses on activities and events at the neighborhood level, and on larger events with direct impact on the community. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. And they eventually pinned four of the murders on a schizophrenic homeless man named Leslie Leon Burchart, one of the strangest and most pitiful humans I have ever interviewed. The majority of crimes and shooting was black on black (and, sadly, that is likely still the case). Oak Grove elementary is the school I started at. I am a big believer in the broken window theory! Im a 30yr old Richmonder, and I was 10 during this time and i remember most of all these. 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. This was later revised to 32. ''He asked her not to tell anyone about it, not to tarnish his ministry,'' Esther Brown said. WebFeb. They say its like night and day between then and now. ''He started the meeting off in prayer, then he asked his son if Angel was pregnant by him,'' Esther Brown said, using Thomas' nickname. Ive lost over twenty friends and acquaintances to gun violence during those long years. Some of my neighbors have lived here for 35-45 years and tell about the crazy stuff that went down. It peaked in 1994 with 161 slayings, making Richmond the second deadliest city - per capita - in the nation. Police justify fat budgets to fight such wars but is that worth the destruction it causes? ''I would anticipate that they would appeal on that,'' said Jake Smith, York commonwealth's attorney. I was raise uptown South Side. Is Richmond a safer place now than it was in the 1990s? Im sorry but white people dont have crime? WebBriley and his brothers were linked to about a dozen murders in the Richmond area. In 2021, only 51% of homicides were solved, Three bison escape Maine farm, two recaptured. ''The guilty plea was an easy thing for him,'' said Christine Claiborne, a family friend of Thomas'. Along with being notified when someone is killed in the city period, Id like to know when something happens at random (which does tend to be released quickly) or is unusual. We had another one who was shot mulitiple times earlier in the week, yet the bullets missed every vital organ and the victim lives. I can ride down some streets and still remember how it was in my mind. Im thinking assaults and other crimes are much higher here also. A lot of people around the neighborhood describe the streets as about as safe as the Wild West back in the days when drugs were the top priority for many in the community. Stories on Richmond murder made both Americas Most Wanted and got notice in December 5 piece in USA Today. 2. A crocodile fights an elephant only to realize it may have bitten off more than it can chew. Robberies of individuals are also down 2 percent. Local news for the East End of Richmond, Virginia from Union Hill to Fulton, St. Johns to Fairfield. I live at the corner of Mulberry/Parkwood and would have to agree that there has been insane improvements. Our aggravated assaults which comprise shootings, stabbings and an assault where the skin is brokenare down 7 percent. They *could* just do Richmond but that would just perpetuate the stereotype of not being able to get 10 feet into the city without being robbed and shot. But these spikes - along with a steady drain of human life - have long been a part of living in a killing city, historic homicide reports and records show. Claude Frizzel 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. I cant find any data on the number of gun shot victims in Richmond by year which to use for comparison. Excellent reporting! I was one of the reporters covering their stories for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The case will proceed next week to a penalty phase. The Richmond Police were able to provide a chart showing the killings per month covering the years 1980-2004. Unfortunately after they had hyped how great the area was he moved out after being robbed in his house at gunpoint. Goins was arrested in Brooklyn, entered death row on July 20, 1995, and was executed on December 6, 2000. Just because you see people coming in with gunshot/stab wounds doesnt mean it isnt less than it has been in the past. Unlike so many of the drug-related homicides that involved killers and victims living dangerous lifestyles in rough neighborhoods, many of the Golden Years victims lived good lives in decent neighborhoods. "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. Graduating two years late. Super article. Thank you very much in advance. This is good. Wow, amazing work! George Adrian john unfortunately you seem to be running into the who are you gonna believe me or your lying eyes syndrome. Violent crime is down 1 percent led by our homicide rate, which is at a historic low. The 31 homicides showing in the RPD database show no killings in May, Aug, and Dec 2008. ''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. I am curious to hear what your opinion is on why the homicide rate went from 161 in 1994 to 37 last year. It was a hell of a year. Prosecutors alleged they operated a cocaine ring in Richmond and Virginia's eastern Henrico County. Crime is managed while at the same time working to improve other things that are just as important. I am very thankful that I did not wander into harms way. To make a long story short I was born and raise on Southside. SAVINO 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. By fall, the police were on Full Alert and were setting check points at hot spots across the city. I certainly did not have any idea of how dangerous the area was wow. I think things are much better than they used to be. Back in 2003-2007 there were 7 killings within 5 blocks of my house (almost 2/year). Four points to consider: 1. When I told my uncle I was moving to Richmond 7 years ago, he was really concerned for my safety because of what hed heard. You can also submit your tip through Crime Stoppers by calling (804) 780-1000 or using the P3 Tips App. 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. Lived off Jeff Davis in 98 for 2 yrs about 1mile south of Afton ave. Got involved in all the wrong things in those years and they have shaped my future immensely. EVONITZ. Jake Are you saying that the RPD is not reporting murders? Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. The search for Goins dominated the headlines in Richmond in the weeks before he was captured, seeming to take the focus of police and communities otherwise unable to stop the flood of violence around them. She had been sexually assaulted with a broomstick so violently, she suffered internal damage to some of her organs. Whites and blacks were fleeing as Richmond boldly arrived on the list of the top-10 deadliest cities and then marched toward the very top. @CM thanks & thats funny! I am very appreciate of the police departments hard work, of course. He now faces a maximum penalty of life in prison plus a $100,000 fine. They face the death penalty for convictions of murder in the furtherance of a continuing criminal drug enterprise. Turns out that you have to go back to 1951-1961 to find years with per capita numbers as low as 2008 (which is still better than most years from the 1930s and 1940s, interestingly). 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