Dandridge pleaded guilty to murdering the three Baskerville-Tucker victims in exchange for receiving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Lilly Ann Pauley came home on New Year's Day to the apartment she shared with her daughter, LaToya, in Chesterfield County. Patrick O'Hara was a lieutenant and 16-year veteran of the force, was suspended July 29, 1993 pending an investigation into Harvey's allegations that O'Hara helped fake evidence. Gray bound Kathryn, Bryan, and Ruby in their basement with packing tape, while Dandridge searched the house for items to steal. . Police said there is a tunnel directly under this driveway . He grabbed the steering wheel and guided the car. He got into his unit and drove around trying to locate the source of the shots. None of this was necessary. You also get a useful overview of how the case was received. Do not sell or share my personal information. <br />(True Crime) Story, <br />Warning: Reading slow so everyone can understand my NOLA accent, got complaints. GEORGETOWN, Texas - A man charged in connection with the disappearance of a Georgetown business owner in 2020 has pled guilty to murder. 49, his wife Kathryn, 39, and their daughters, Ruby, 3, and Stella, 9. Dandridge's trial for the murders of Ashley Baskerville and Kathryn and Stella Harvey began in September 2006. On January 7, a SWAT team entered the house. [31] Dandridge is currently incarcerated in the Sussex II State Prison.[32]. LaToya agreed to call Dandridge on his cell phone while Chesterfield police taped the conversation. Raised in the Kings Grant section of the city, Kathy had an older sister and a half-brother, Steven Culp, who became a Hollywood actor. App. Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Sit back and listen. Gray and Dandridge were charged with three counts of murder. Gray and Dandridge returned hours later without Ashley, saying she went bye bye because she demanded too big a cut of the money, according to LaToya. 14:30. Flowers and dolls piled up in front of Kathy's store. After striking a deal with officials for a lesser sentence, Dandridge confessed to the Harvey family homicides. Officials couldn't corroborate Pauley's story, but for days, she said, Gray, Dandridge and Baskerville hung out at her apartment. He also saw McCullum lying half in the car and half out of the car with a gunshot wound to his head. Ashley had a plastic bag wrapped around her head as well, secured with duct tape. Kinge was convicted of burglary and arson and received a sentence of 17 to 44 years in prison. "I could feel the knives going into the bottom of my mouth," Carey later testified. Kevin Dorsey was shot in the foot and Peter Rodrigue was shot in the hand, chest, back, hip and left thigh. The day after the family was discovered we began the autopsies, said Darin Trelka, a medical examiner, adding that the four deaths had been prolonged. In retrospect, and based on these findings, this claim should have been a relatively easy one on which to determine the issue of liability. Harvey Star Tribune (Newspaper) - July 22, 1973, Harvey, Illinois Three girls face trial tuesday three teenage Harvey girls charged with murder wednesday in connection with the slaying of a 13-year-old Kankakee girl were ordered held in custody for trial tuesday. Upon . In assignments of error numbers one, three and four, defendant contends that the statements of Peter Rodrigue were insufficient to support his conviction. A simple, everyday act. They wanted to know what sparked her suspicions about Ashley. [19] On October 23, 2006, Gray was sentenced to death. The murder of the Harvey family unleashed a flood of horror and grief. Harvey's last murder and the one that triggered an investigation and Harvey's arrest occurred on March 7, 1987, when he gave a patient at Drake Hospital, 44-year-old John Powell . They didn't know each other. Grays trial for the murders of the Harveys and the Tuckers began in August 2006. Defendant, Mervyn Williams, along with co-defendants, Steven Bailey and Anthony Gusman, were indicted by a grand jury on January 4, 1996 with two counts of first degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. Could Kathy have run, saving herself and Stella? The next morning, a police SWAT team stormed in. Additionally, Capricia Lucas testified defendant was at home with her on the night of the shooting. Duncan also testified that the rap song labeled as S-33, containing the reference to the tunnel, was written by rap artist "G-Slim" (a/k/a Kenneth Jackson), who has since died from a gunshot wound. On June 30, 2001, Sexton was sentenced to death and awaits execution on death row. Never in my career had I ever faced anything like this., Any killing is bad, but thats evil, said Richmond Commonwealth Attorney Learned Barry. Standing in front of the house that once belonged to Bryan and Kathy Harvey, it's impossible not to stare at the front door. I think you have to be hopeful about life when you have a child you owe it to them.". [4] In August 2006, a jury found Gray guilty on five capital murder charges after four days of trial and 30 minutes of deliberation. After being read his rights, Dandridge confessed to the three homicides at the Tucker home. (Courtesy images). Baskerville had a key to the house. Gray briefly unbound Kathryn so she could retrieve Stella from the upstairs. The four members of the Harvey family, who were murdered New Year's Day 2006, are buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. Subscribers are able to see any amendments made to the case. On Jan. 6, Gray, Dandridge and Baskerville left. He was executed on January 18, 2017 at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Virginia. Hide inside? 5th Cir. The perpetrators were Ricky Javon Gray (March 9, 1977 - January 18, 2017) and his nephew, Ray Joseph Dandridge (born January 24, 1977). Lucas, defendant's girlfriend, testified that defendant was home with her at the time of the shooting. She worked for a church. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. "When I drove up they came running out," Pauley said. Who can live like that?". David L. Harding was a 7-year veteran of the force, was sentenced on December 16, 1992, to 4 to 12 years in prison and fined $20,000 for fabricating evidence in four documented cases. Defendant claims Rodrigue's identification is untrustworthy because 1) the shooting occurred late at night, 2) Rodrigue was on drugs and alcohol which affected his perception at the time of the shooting, 3) Rodrigue had only a split-second view of the perpetrator, and 4) Rodrigue was trying to drive the vehicle after the driver had been shot. He was. After being released, Kinge brought suit against the State of New York, claiming damages of over $500 million. Trial lasted approximately three and one-half weeks, two of which consisted solely of jury selection. Ashley, who didnt get along with her stepdad because of his rules, said he had money in his house. The two hit the road, splitting up for a while before reuniting in Arlington on Christmas. Jimmy Allen Tschoerner was charged with first-degree murder . His father used a leather strap, a belt with Ricky's name on it, a PVC pipe and whatever else he could get his hands on when he flew into a rage, leaving welts and bruises that other family members said they saw but were powerless to prevent. Detectives learned that Gray and Dandridge stole Tuckers Chevy Blazer to return to Philadelphia. By these assignments of error, defendant argues there was insufficient evidence to convict him of second degree murder because there was unreliable identification evidence. Mark James Robert Essex was an American who killed nine people, including five policemen, and wounded 13 others in New Orleans on January 1, 1973, and January 7, 1973. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. To learn more about this case and others like it, watch Family Massacre,streaming now on Oxygen.com. Peter Rodrigue was the only witness who identified defendant as being involved in the shooting. On January 3, 2006, a couple living on Hollywood Drive in Chesterfield County, Virginia, were robbed by two men and a woman who had gained entry to their house by pretending to ask for directions. "I'll never forget the expressions on the faces of the firemen and police. The three had headed back into the city with robbery in mind. Stella, 9, had stayed the night with a friend. He was arrested pursuant to the warrant for his arrest and taken to the detective bureau. He ran out and got a neighbor to call 911. She worked at a laundry. Or read about the history of what was once the longest bridge in the world, the Causeway. "A few of us gathered in the curb, trying to find out what was going on," said Steve Tarrant, a neighbor. Children placed candles along the curb in front of the red brick house. She suffered a lethal wound to her spleen and lung and one potentially lethal wound to her stomach. [3] His mother, Shirley Kinge, admitted to using a credit card stolen from the Harris home, which led investigators to consider her a potential accomplice. Panel composed of Judges SOL GOTHARD, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD. Creative herself, she moved to Richmond to become an art student at Virginia Commonwealth University. On NOLA'S Notorious, Garelle "Jigga" Smith was an alleged hit-man police accused of killing numerous people including X No-Limit recording artist James "Soulja Slim" Tapp. Harvey Huber, 50, went missing in late . 8 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy softball past Isle of Wight Academy, Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot, known for The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, dies at 84, Legendary Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Go to YouTube /p2rfilms to watch video of episodes. He is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Greensville Correctional Center. They observed that the Harvey front door was open and chose that for their home invasion. Such as Metairie , Kenner and Laplace, also in Baton Rouge, la and surrouding areas. "An Officer's Guilt Casts Shadow on Trials", "Man Convicted Again In Two Killings Upstate", "Shirley Kinge, wrongfully convicted after 1989 Dryden murders, dies at 80", "Kinge v State of New York (2007 NY Slip Op 27561)", "Supervision of Troopers Faulted In Evidence-Tampering Scandal", "Woman Sues in Rigging of Evidence by Troopers", "Shirley Kinge - National Registry of Exonerations", "Police Investigation Supervisor Admits Faking Fingerprints", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_York_State_Police_Troop_C_scandal&oldid=1149879655. Peter Rodrigue was the only witness who identified defendant as being involved in the shooting. After coming to terms with the fact that the family had seen their faces, Gray and Dandridge savagely killed the parents and their girls by cutting their throats and bludgeoning them with hammers. Theyd tie up Ashley and demand a ransom. Documentaries and crime stories like you never heard before. "Ricky Gray" redirects here. He pleaded guilty on July 29, 1993, to fabricating evidence in three cases, and agreed to serve 2 to 7 years in prison. Dandridge's girlfriend Ashley Baskerville assisted the pair as an accomplice until she became one of their victims as well. They parked down the block. At Club Rumors/ Discovery/ GQ21 2831 St. Claude Ave 9th ward, almost every-weekend it was a shooting around Club Rumors, the city tried to have it closed down, but it took over 10 years to succeed. Carlos Marcello, born Calogero Minacore, (February 6, 1910 March 2, 1993), also known as The Godfather and "The Little Man", was a powerful Italian-American mafioso who ruled the New Orleans crime family from 1947 until the late 1980s. "I was a nervous wreck," Pauley said. [28] In November 2016, Gray was scheduled to be executed on January 18, 2017. She suffered a lethal wound to her spleen and lung and one potentially lethal wound to her stomach. An arrest warrant for murder was issued for suspect Jimmy Allen Tschoerner, 48, in connection to the disappearance of Harvey Huber. Defendant pled not guilty and filed several pre-trial motions including a motion to suppress identification. He was executed on January 18, 2017 at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Virginia. That year at Cox High School in Virginia Beach, Kathy whose maiden name was Grabinsky was senior class secretary and homecoming queen. The four members of the Harvey family, who were murdered New Year's Day 2006, are buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. An annual event, Ruby's Run, has been organized to raise money in Ruby Harvey's name for a scholarship fund at Ruby's preschool, the Second Presbyterian Child Care Center in downtown Richmond. A car leaving the premises was stopped and defendant was found to be inside. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! They re-interviewed LaToya, whod met Ashley after the two had gotten out of detention, said Randolf Horowitz, Captain, Chesterfield County PD. (True Crime Story) Harvey Tunnel Murders, Some Think Its Just Rap Lyrics. "She wanted to create a space where parents could come with their kids and spend time, and kids could play with the toys," her brother, Steven Culp, explained in court. Her parents lived in Richmond. The vehicle was tracked down to the suspects relatives residence in the city. (P. Kevin Morley). At trial, defendant presented an alibi witness, Capricia Lucas. He was sentenced to death for killing the two children. When Stella darted past her mother toward the basement family room, Perkinson's daughter tried to follow but Kathy blocked the way. [30] He was executed on January 18, 2017, at Greensville Correctional Center at 9:42 PM EST. Blue went to preschool with Stella Harvey. On a fan website, Bryan reflected on becoming a father. Police interviewed Gray and Dandridge about the death but didn't arrest them. The men had stuffed it with stolen goods and made for Dandridge's father's place in Philadelphia. On this episode of "South Side Notorious" Antonio Simmons, The Norfolk man who is said to be the leader of the Nine Trey Gangsters Bloods gang was sentenced to three consecutive life terms plus an additional 40 years in prison. According to Treva's parents, the Grays fought bitterly, and claw marks were seen on Ricky's forearm on the day Treva's body was found. He found the front seat passenger, later identified as Peter Rodrigue, seated upright, dazed and unable to communicate. Mervyn WILLIAMS. On December 23, Gray moved out of the Washington residence as well to stay with his maternal grandmother in Arlington, Virginia. 14:30.1. Osborn was shot ten times. After the first punch in the face, Carey immediately gave up his wallet and keys, but the men began stabbing him anyway so viciously they broke two knives off in his body. [9], On the morning of January 7, 2006, Gray and Dandridge were arrested in Philadelphia, where Dandridge's father Ronald Wilson lived. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. (Courtesy Sue Zechini), After Bryan and Kathy were married in 1990, House of Freaks released an album, with a song about Kathy titled "I Got Happy.". Thereafter, a motion to sever the parties was granted. He answered "yes", then explained how he had worked to convict people he felt sure were guilty by fabricating evidence. Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit. Dandridge surrendered and Gray was found hiding behind a water heater. After the funeral, Treva's mother threw Gray out. Ricky Gray at age 4 or 5, left, and Gray at age 9 in uniform for the U.S. Osborn was driving a red Mitsubishi with passengers Theodore McCullum, Brian Payne. At a custody hearing thursday afternoon in juvenile court the three girls 13,14 . Global Nav Open Menu Global Nav Close Menu; Apple; Shopping Bag + + [2] While the police ruled Treva's death suspicious at the time, no homicide investigation was launched until after Gray's confession in 2006. Gray was convicted of capital murder in connection with the Harvey family murders and was sentenced to death for the killings of the Harvey children. At the residence detectives found Ashleys body and those of her mother, Mary Baskerville Tucker, 47, and her stepfather, Percyell Tucker, 55.
