To make a long story short I was born and raise on Southside. This is a great report, truly, but the reputation Richmond has as being a dangerous place is not undeserved. hey it might be a good time to develop some new habits. As the number of killings in the East End has dropped, the rate has dropped in some areas and killing has started to disappear from others. Because the information was pulled from news accounts, some of the dates and locations might be somewhat off, but are generally accurate. Amazing! It peaked in 1994 with 161 slayings, making Richmond the second deadliest city - per capita - in the nation. There's no question firearms were a big problem In the early 1900s, including revolvers, rifles and sawed-off shotguns. * Sharon Bottoms custody case was going through the courts I spoke to Moniques mom recently, and she told me of all the treatment her daughter got, all the warning signs. Unfortunately the RPDs online system doesnt break out Aggravated Assaults from Assaults and I dont have the desire to dig for it. Even had a bullet shot through our living room window but never found the slug. Everyone wore shower caps (whenever they were shown on the news, they always had on shower caps) and we turned off all the lights to make sure there was enough electricity for the deed. Seven sheep escape from New Jersey slaughterhouse, find new sanctuary home. There Brown laid out the sheet and they had consensual sex. john unfortunately you seem to be running into the who are you gonna believe me or your lying eyes syndrome. I see a lot of drug activity still, but nothing too far off from normal city living. And the roots of the tragedies - and where they are concentrated - remain stubbornly similar based on news reports then, and now. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. In the 90s Richmond was majority black and in the areas mentioned the population was more dense. Ill be excerpting this story for a ByrdPark.net feature so people can reminisce and/or thank their lucky stars. I almost forgot, I had a cook out the night the the Briley bros. (one at least) were executed. Business owners on E. Broad and Grace Streets pulled down their security grates and walked away. The house we bought was not on the market and a friend at the time turned us on to it. Caroline Cooke was one of them. Excellent reporting! WebBrown'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. I moved to Richmond in 89 and trust me, from 1990-1999, violence and crime was like that here in VA! The If it bleeds, it leads rule still seems to apply. Three bison escape Maine farm, two recaptured. If anybody who was at this cook out reads this, call me. I love my city. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Joseph Brown, who also was in court, declined comment. Monique had been breaking into homes randomly or just wandering into them sometimes confronting and/or attacking the homeowners during the months before and after Mrs. Cookes slaying. The area within a 1/2 mile radius of Afton and Lynhaven saw 17 killings. Thats when I remember her. (I dont think anyone would be surprised to see a body drop on Venable Street, though). but i was determined to live on my own and it was all i could afford. The murder clearance rate hit an all-time low in 2020, and data analyzed by a nonprofit shows that trend continued last year. ''He asked her not to tell anyone about it, not to tarnish his ministry,'' Esther Brown said. Thats well above the clearance rate for many cities our size. We saw a couple of evictions and then the house condemned. The two families agreed to have experts compare blood samples from Thomas' baby and Hugh Brown after the baby was born, Esther Brown said. Weve gone 38 days without a homicide as of today, which ties the streak from February 2010 AND the streak from November 2009. Although things have gotten better, there is still a lit of room for improvement. 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. A 20% drop in assaults/year 2000/2010, a 55% drop in homicides/year/per capita 2000/2010. Looking at the map or list of incidents from 1994 in comparison to recent years and one thing really jumps out: Byrd Park/Randolph was apparently a very different place back in the bad ol days. But it appears no one thinks 40 years in solitary confinement is going to help or reform one of the most disturbed young women this city has ever seen. RICHMOND, Va. -- Three members of a drug gang allegedly linked to 11 murders in 45 days were found guilty Wednesday in the first case in which federal prosecutors used a drug kingpin law against multiple capital defendants. so many drugs coming through the area. \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. Message in a bottle travels more than 185 miles in Australia. EVONITZ. I then went to Franklin elementary to Elkhart Middle then to George Wythe High. George Adrian I have a few ideas. Subscribe There were more murders that April than in the first 6 months of 2010. Back when the RTD did that report on murders in Richmond, I found a website that reported murders for Richmond and 7 surrounding counties. Nobody that lived here at the time is still here, except me. If youre interested in seeing what isnt always reported, the RPD puts out a daily report in Noteworthy Incidents that includes a number of non-fatal stabbings/shootings that dont get a mention on tv, the newspaper, or even here (though I do get it on the CHPN twitter). I must say how Richmond has come along way from back. I have been shot at while walking along the park where the basketball courts are. Just realized that the current 48 day stretch without a homicide in the city is the longest since at least 1980. To add one more macabre item to this horrible year in April, 1994 Timothy Spencer, aka the Southside Strangler for his murderous rampage on the Southside in 1987, was put to death. It brought back a lot of cringes, but relief that those days are hopefully gone for good. As Harry Kollatz Jr. noted in his March 1993 feature article Murder in the City, Richmonds homicides climbed as the population dropped from a high of 249,521 in 1971 down to 203,056 in 1990. I left Richmond in 1999. just because people dont die from a shooting doesnt mean its any safer. He was killed Feb.5 1994 near Jeff Davis Hwy in Richmonds south side. I am curious to hear what your opinion is on why the homicide rate went from 161 in 1994 to 37 last year. Really good job John. Sixty and seventy years ago, city leaders were talking about hiring blacks in the police department and about "economic conditions" and "educational opportunities" to slow the steady tide of death. A compelling look at the record # of #RVA homicides in 1994: http://t.co/d7icBF8i0P The upside being the improvements since, but still grim. White homicides often got more in-depth treatment in the news than the usual few paragraphs for black victims. I lived through the carnage of the early 90s in Richmond, although not on the hill. The revision gives us this: going back to at least 1980, Richmond has only had six months without any homicides. An article in todays Richmond Times-Dispatch reports event lower numbers for 2008 and 2009 than I was given (36 and 41): Richmond reported 39 homicides for all of 2009, which was higher than 2008s 32 slayings but still low when viewed historically. She believes theres something more the mental health system couldve done. Interesting walk back in time. Nine of the killings fell under the continuing criminal enterprise statute. Jake Are you saying that the RPD is not reporting murders? The city was all-but killed by the skyrocketing 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. It looks like these types of incidents may be getting more coverage than ever before. It was reported locally, almost immediately, and then followed up by official information the next day and then a few days later. The number started rising in the mid-1980s and jumped to 100 in 1988. He now faces a maximum penalty of life in prison plus a $100,000 fine. 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. The sad truth is that if you are middle or upper class, you have almost no chance of being a victim of violent crime. I am assuming the date is the date of her death? After going 28+ years without a break, the city has seen no murders in 3 of the last 8 months. (I am 42 now and left Richmond in 2001 after a spiritual awakening). ''He was very angry. Dog rescued after falling 12 feet into Georgia storm drain. http://t.co/klfqBMoNxl. 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. This is where the community blogs (and the police department) make a difference in getting information out to areas. Mental health specialists began seeing her at age four for her aggressiveness, hyperactivity, pulling out hair, smearing feces. 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. In being a regional paper, the T-D would have to post incident reports from Caroline to Dinwiddie and that would take up a chunk of the paper and a lot of resources. There were incidents those months, but either the charges were withdrawn when declared to be self-defense, or the charge was listed as involuntary manslaughter. Trial inspired career in court. Fairfield court / north side highland park areas, south side Jeff D turnpike / afton ave. Right now Richmond as a city is at the longest stretch without a killing in at least 30 years! Frederick Id add to Houdons comment the fact that MSM doesnt believe positive news sells enough papers/hits to justify spending much time on it. Harold D. Robinson Jr., of the 1500 block of Gunn Street, was found about 3:30 a.m. in the first block of Jefferson Davis Highway, where the highway intersects with Decatur Street, police said. Was she a VCU student? If anyone else wants to follow up, Id be more than glad to publish the results . For reported, I assumed that he was referring to the media, not the police. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 13 at York County Circuit Court. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. Most of the violence of the 90s was tied to the drug trade. It would be interesting to compare the street crime to the white collar crime going on at the time- Joel Harris-style corruption for example. They say its like night and day between then and now. 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. My rewards, in 2017, are all related to dancing in and out of the nightmares that dominated Richmonds realities. HOLMBERG: 25 years after the deadliest invasion since the Civil War Working at MCV, I saw alot of people the last couple of months that died of either stabbings or gun shots. 2009 shows 41, this was later revised to 39. dont let it get you down. Ive been in my house 13 years and God-willing Ill be here for many more. Advertise With Us The city was all-but killed by the skyrocketing murder rates during the crack cocaine years in the late 1980s through the mid-90s. And , there were no witnesses because these guys had a bad habit of killing anybody that spoke up! Hugh Brown had told his girlfriend that they were going to run off together and get married, Brown said in his confession. SPEIGHT, Douglas Christopher Yes there is violence, but you *cant* say that it isnt safer. John amazing job. 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. That would be hard to believe. I love the change and realize that there is still much room for improvement. 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. Shes up for parole and the parole board is processing the automatic request. If someone shows up shot or stabbed at the hospital, the police are automatically brought in. Tapir briefly escapes enclosure at Florida zoo. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. And in the 90s, at least, many, many of the consumers were white. Many of the kids in this gang were 15 or 16 years old. 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. Here is a graphic of the worst 10 in 2009. The historic low of 32 was achieved in 2008, with 2009 close behind with 39. Privacy / Use / Copyright / Disclaimer. Unfortunately after they had hyped how great the area was he moved out after being robbed in his house at gunpoint. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Here are the source population and homicide numbers for Richmond 1934-2010. In my opinion, Richmond has a history of overlooking white collar crime and its possible relationship to the street crime. and got used to hearing gun shots and running away. With recent years showing the lowest body counts since 1961, the citys population back up over 200,000, and VCU having greatly expanded, it is difficult to imagine that mid-1990s Richmond was ever real. I havent been shot at for at least a month!!! The unidentified mans violent death was one of 100 homicides in 1988, the first year of triple-digit killings in Richmond. 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. A crocodile fights an elephant only to realize it may have bitten off more than it can chew. Going back to at least 1980, Richmond has only had three months without any homicides. 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. Dan-I was referring to the media. WebFeb. A usual police response to a call back then was , what do you expect when you live up here? Monique was given 55 years. The year before, in 1993, there were 111. I was born and raised in Richmond in Church Hill. * Disney tried to open a theme park in VA What is the basis of YOUR comparison?? * North vs Robb vs Coleman for Senate So many memories growing up from all over those areas. Back in 2003-2007 there were 7 killings within 5 blocks of my house (almost 2/year). Local news for the East End of Richmond, Virginia from Union Hill to Fulton, St. Johns to Fairfield. Why do I still live here? 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. 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. a lot of folks were disappointed in me when they found out about my gang affiliations. She doesnt want to be around anybody, her mother told me. Going with the lower number of 32 homicides in 2008, there were 3 months that year with no homicides: May, August, and December. By fall, the police were on Full Alert and were setting check points at hot spots across the city. Ron It would be interesting to find out what percentage of shooting and stabbing victims wind up at MCV. If you are poor, young, male, involved in drugs or frequent certain clubs, the risks are much greater. Despite all the madness though, i loved RIchmond. Some of my neighbors have lived here for 35-45 years and tell about the crazy stuff that went down. The alert detailed two recent murders on Richmonds affluent Southside. He showed me his technique for making proper stirred fried rice something I remember to this day. Until 2008, 1981 had seen the fewest killings in Richmond since 1971 (with a count of 51). 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. http://transitionalneighborhoodlowdown.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/is-richmond-1-in-homicides/. my first apartment was in church hill in 97. its every bit as dangerous as this article says it was. That and the spike in 1942 are from annexation of county land/population. GRAPH: Murders per 100,000 1980-2009 (Richmond, Virginia), DATA: Murders per 100,000 1980-2009 (Richmond, Virginia). Thank you very much in advance. 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. WebFebruary 17, 1993 Three drug dealers responsible for Richmond's worst murder rampage were sentenced to death by a federal jury yesterday, the first time the federal death TIPTON. I know some weird shit now from putting this together. * OJ Simpson chase She has also burned her maternal uncle's Bible and set his bed on fire.". (804) 646-0712 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Serial world record breaker David Rush reclaimed a Guinness World Records title when he threw and caught a fire sword 135 times in 1 minute. Richmond is a safe place to livewith a very few neighborhoods that are not safe. Now, I own a house in Montrose. The rate is significantly lower than it was in 1994, when If you have any information, contact Henrico Police at (804) 501-5000 or our Cold Case Investigators at (804) 501-5304. new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help But many of the homicides were a result of arguments, fights and robberies. i know people that killed and were killed. Timothy Martin got a job in 2007 as a prosecutor for the Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. WebSeptember 22, 1993: 1: Virginia, USA : Herman Charles BARNES: June 27, 1985: 2: Virginia, USA : Gregory Warren BEAVER. RICHMOND, Va. -- An investigation is underway after a man's body was found in the woods line at Pine Camp on Richmond's North Side Saturday afternoon. RISSELL, Joseph CHANDLER Jr. Richard Marc Over the shorter term or in smaller areas, homicide numbers in the city tend to vary considerably from period to period. While these murder are very tragic, it is street crime. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Georgia came to the rescue of a dog who fell into a storm drain and ended up stranded about 12 feet underground. I dont think that it is under-reporting, per se, so much as just limited media and a sort of geographic bias. THOMAS, Richard Do you have any information you can share on Thomas McTernan who was beaten and killed in September 1994? Were celebrating our 40th anniversary with monthly dives into our archives. According to a prison source and Moniques mom, she has spent most of the past two decades in seclusion in prison. 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). 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. WebThe murder clearance rate hit an all-time low in 2020, and data analyzed by a nonprofit shows that trend continued last year. Carrie Davis, a 78-year-old woman who lived in the big retirement community on the 1000 block of Grace Street, was one of 2 older women killed inside their apartments that year. WebUnsolved Homicides Help us bring justice to the victims and families of these unsolved homicide cases in Henrico County. I befriended the chef at the Chinese Restaurant on Grace a few months before his untimely, and baffling, death. WebVirginias murder rate was comparatively smaller than the countrys average, which stood at 4.5 murders per 100,000. Claude Frizzel We have many Postal Service stopped mail delivery to Whitcomb Court until ordered back on the rounds by a Federal judge. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Animal control officers in New Jersey said seven sheep found running loose after an apparent slaughterhouse escape will have a new permanent home at a sanctuary. WebBriley and his brothers were linked to about a dozen murders in the Richmond area. I think so and I hope we do not have a murder on that street. The mother had to work two jobs while the father was out of the country working so the kids were on their own most of the time hanging with the wrong crowds. @julestools I specifically had in mind Venable and Pink Street, to 24th and Cedar. This is good. Spend a day in the ER at MCV and then you tell me honestly how you feel. 2000 through 2010: About Us I lived in it, through it and because of Gods grace made it. I wonder what happened to her and her little sister Kenya? RICHMOND, Va. One of the worst murders this city has even seen happened in 1993 and the horror lives on in seclusion in a state prison cell. need your help for this. All Right Reserved. At least I know the police are just around the corner and will be at my door in less than 5 minutes if I call (and Ive called before). The headlines were similar to the ones we're reading today: After a big dip from 1943 through1945, it was back to 43 slayings in 1946. World's Ugliest Dog contest seeking unalluring canines for 2023 competition. Break-ins all the time so businesses didnt stay. Wake up america. Thomas' family members said they were disappointed that Brown pleaded guilty, thus avoiding the spectacle of a jury trial. 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. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sadly, many of the assault incidents appear to be domestic; conversely, the murders that are not happening in Richmond seem to be the street violence killings. Heroin use was popular, even among good college kids. Police justify fat budgets to fight such wars but is that worth the destruction it causes? And I especially remember the case of Tamika Jones because we were the same age and I remember how older men were always trying to pick up young girls my age or a little older. Google News Archives: Fulton Hill Hustlers, * Clintons health care attempt ''I wasn't serious.''. * baseball strike Colette McEachin, Richmonds newly elected commonwealths attorney, started working in the prosecutors office in 1991. If anyone reading this has a compelling interest and a happy checkbook, please contact me. There were anomalies a fatal stabbing in a the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant on Grace Street, the murders of 2 elderly women in retirement homes, a body found in the canal by Tredegar Street but overwhelmingly the stories from 1994 are those of young black men found dead or dying on streets like Idlewood Avenue, Hull Street, and Afton Avenue. Came here in 80, left for five years and decided to move back and raise our daughter here. Hopefully thats something hyper-local media can change. A fourth defendant, Sandra Reavis, was not charged with murder but was convicted of conspiring to distribute crack cocaine. To boot, weve solved 74 percent or 14 of 19 casesof homicides in 2010. WebNo one was killed in Richmond in June 2010. Goins escaped the scene of the shooting and went on the run, leading to a manhunt by Richmond Police and the FBI that stretched from Virginia to New York. I cant find any data on the number of gun shot victims in Richmond by year which to use for comparison. August 1994 was the worst month in Richmonds history for killings at 25, or almost one every day. Graduating two years late. I did not live in Richmond in the 90s. There were tons of good upstanding law abiding citizens living in all of the areas mentioned in the 80s and 90s. And theres treatment. Just something to ponder. McEachin says one program that helped to reduce the rate was Project Exile, launched in 1997, which moved the prosecution of felons caught with guns to federal court, where there was a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison. http://cwaynetaylor.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/crime-assaults/. The sheer number of killings on Southside in 1994 is shocking. Is my perception that far off? Great article though I wonder what exactly would make the author remark that they would not be surprised to see a body drop on Venable? But business was good, and thats why the drug trade and its attendent violence flourished here in Richmond. 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. 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. Increase in firearms blamed by police.". They would collectively be called the Golden Years cases. The minimum Brown could serve is 20 years in prison. Columbine happened in 1999. He also unsuccessfully challenged the legitimacy of the search of Brown's home, where police found the gun used to kill Thomas and an empty box for 9mm shells. The majority of crimes and shooting was black on black (and, sadly, that is likely still the case). Powerball ticket forgotten in coat pocket turns out to be $1 million winner. chimbarozo park was crazy dangerous. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018. From the March 1993 issue of Richmond Surroundings. I think it was a big blow to him.''. My uncles used to come and tell me the stories about some of the things he saw down Afton and just by hearing the stories had me shook. 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. Is Richmond a safer place now than it was in the 1990s? Crack and the early 90s, dems were tha days. 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. 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