Thereafter, a motion to sever the parties was granted. He pleaded guilty on July 29, 1993, to fabricating evidence in three cases, and agreed to serve 2 to 7 years in prison. Kathryn Elizabeth "Kathy" Harvey (ne Grabinsky; November 28, 1966 January 1, 2006), aged 39, was the co-owner of a popular local toy store called World of Mirth in Richmond's Carytown district and was the half-sister of actor Steven Culp. 49, his wife Kathryn, 39, and their daughters, Ruby, 3, and Stella, 9. To make her appear innocent, they hatched a plan to tie her up along with her parents. Around 10 a.m., Kirsten Perkinson stopped by the house with her daughter to drop off Stella. [9], On the morning of January 7, 2006, Gray and Dandridge were arrested in Philadelphia, where Dandridge's father Ronald Wilson lived. His notable cases include the original "steam tunnel incident" involving James Dallas Egbert III, the murder of millionaire businessman Dean Milo in 1980, the exhumation of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1981 and the Glen Courson murder case in 1986. The vehicle was tracked down to the suspects relatives residence in the city. 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. Today, a new family with two young children live in the Harvey house. Osborn was shot ten times. Rolling Stone later credited them with foreshadowing groups like the White Stripes and Black Keys. Such as Metairie , Kenner and Laplace, also in Baton Rouge, la and surrouding areas. He also permanently lost the use of his right arm.[4]. Dorsey denied ever seeing defendant in the tunnel on the night of the shooting. I do now, though. After deliberating for approximately five hours, the jury was unable to agree on a verdict. He was asked if he was willing to break the law for his country. On January 7, a SWAT team entered the house. William Dear (detective) - Wikipedia App. Inside, he committed crimes so terrible that he's scheduled to be executed this week. Jimmy Allen Tschoerner was charged with first-degree murder . During the course of his investigation, Sergeant Thurman interviewed passenger Peter Rodrigue, who was in ICU at Charity Hospital for the injuries he sustained in the shooting. The other passengers were also injured. GEORGETOWN, Texas - A man charged in connection with the disappearance of a Georgetown business owner in 2020 has pled guilty to murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on each count to run concurrently without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. 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. "Ricky Gray" redirects here. Defendant pled not guilty and filed several pre-trial motions including a motion to suppress identification. Detective Steve Buras and Sergeant Gray Thurman processed and investigated the crime scene. Search over 120 million documents from over 100 countries including primary and secondary collections of legislation, case law, regulations, practical law, news, forms and contracts, books, journals, and more. There was a 14-month delay between the discovery of the misconduct and any action taken.[5]. The first took place on Saturday, November 4, 2006; the second was on Saturday, November 17, 2007; the third was Sunday, November 9, 2008, and the fourth was November 8, 2009. Rodrigue testified that passenger Brian Payne was a. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. Anthony Harvey decided to kill his family inside their home in the inner-north Perth suburb of Bedford. The Harveys were "good people," Tarrant said. On a fan website, Bryan reflected on becoming a father. On June 30, 2001, Sexton was sentenced to death and awaits execution on death row. . So their story comes together in bits and pieces from court records, documents, scattered interviews, old newspaper articles. Later, Gray and Dandridge called LaToya and told her that "Ashley has gone bye-bye.". Without such evidence, this court finds that probable cause did not exist to prosecute claimant for any of the crimes which occurred at the Harris family home. After a hearing, his motion to suppress identification was denied. She asked him about what happened to Ashley. There, she painted sets for community theater. May 21, 2022. State police investigators say that evidence led them to Michael Kinge, and that officers killed him when he pointed a shotgun at them during the execution of a search warrant. STATE of Louisiana Never in my career had I ever faced anything like this., Any killing is bad, but thats evil, said Richmond Commonwealth Attorney Learned Barry. The gesture has haunted Perkinson, who has said she will always wonder if Kathy was trying to tell her something. Percyell Tucker's green Chevrolet Blazer was gone. 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. The three rolled into town on a cloudy, chilly New Year's Day, looking for a home to rob. In early November, police found Treva Gray dead in a wooded section of town. [6], Gray and Dandridge tipped over an art easel in the Harvey family's basement, poured wine over the top of it, and lit the easel on fire in an attempt to destroy the crime scene. Blue went to preschool with Stella Harvey. Kathryn did not indicate to Perkinson that there was anything amiss before she left. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. The family of four had been bound with electrical cord and tape, beaten with a claw hammer, and finally had their throats slit. When the friends arrived for the playdate, they told Kathryn to cover for them or her family would be killed. They got to know their neighbors. 11/26/02). (Courtesy images). Arm yourself to the teeth every time you go out to wash the car or shovel the sidewalk? They observed that the Harvey front door was open and chose that for their home invasion. He indicated that his description of the occupants of the van matched the composite sketches of the suspects which had been publicized by the news media. 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On December 23, Gray moved out of the Washington residence as well to stay with his maternal grandmother in Arlington, Virginia. Lucas, defendant's girlfriend, testified that defendant was home with her at the time of the shooting. He observed one back seat passenger, later identified as Kevin Dorsey, sitting behind the driver with his eyes wide open in apparent shock and another back seat passenger, later identified as Brian Payne, lying on his stomach across the transmission hump. Subscribers are able to see a list of all the cited cases and legislation of a document. He got into his unit and drove around trying to locate the source of the shots. [15] Gray and Dandridge testified that Baskerville had posed as a victim and allowed herself to be bound as a part of the plan to rob her mother and stepfather, but "things just went wrong"[16] and Gray "got tired of the girl, so he decided to kill her and take her parents' car". 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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. He assumed the CIA would be pleased with his answer, but instead they notified the United States Department of Justice. An arrest warrant was obtained for defendant and a search warrant was obtained for his residence, 4143 Lac Bienville, Apt. Ricky Gray at age 4 or 5, left, and Gray at age 9 in uniform for the U.S. Cary J. Deaton, New Orleans, LA, for Mervyn Williams, Defendant/Appellant. A car leaving the premises was stopped and defendant was found to be inside. Subscribers can access the reported version of this case. "Page 32State v. Williams, 02-645, p. 13 (La. We are all trying to get past this. Detective Steve Buras and Sergeant Gray Thurman processed and investigated the crime scene. Dorsey denied ever seeing defendant in the tunnel on the night of the shooting. Everybody knew them as nice, churchgoing people, said reporter Jon Burkett. None of this was necessary. 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 . (True Crime Story) Harvey Tunnel Murders, Some Think Its Just Rap Lyrics. [14] Baskerville had acted as the lookout in the parked car while Gray and Dandridge entered the Harvey home, and she was found wearing Bryan Harvey's wedding band. Could Kathy have run, saving herself and Stella? Dandridge pleaded guilty to murdering the three Baskerville-Tucker victims in exchange for receiving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Dear owns the firm William C. Dear & Associates. At trial, defendant presented an alibi witness, Capricia Lucas. A photograph from a vacation in Nag's Head, N.C. of (left to right) Ruby, Stella, Kathy and Bryan Harvey. Defendant contends these factors render the identification of him as the perpetrator of the crime highly unreliable and, therefore, insufficient to prove the element of identity beyond a reasonable doubt. He found the front seat passenger, later identified as Peter Rodrigue, seated upright, dazed and unable to communicate. Percyell and Mary had been slashed across the throat. To those who loved Kathy and her family, what happened is still unspeakable. Notorious Crime Stories "P2R Films | iHeart She and her husband began barricading her house at night. With a commuted 50-year federal prison sentence, A Baton Rouge Kingpin accused of being the ringleader of one of the citys largest crack cocaine distribution rings. There was significant corroboration of the abuse more than Lisak, who has been involved in more than 150 capital cases, said he'd ever seen before. Police said there is a tunnel directly under this driveway . . 11/26/02). Harvey Huber, 50, went missing in late . In the early afternoon of January 1, 2006, the bodies of Kathryn, Bryan, Stella, and Ruby Harvey were found dead in the basement of their burning house in the Woodland Heights district of Richmond, Virginia. Two strange men were there, along with LaToya's old friend, Ashley Baskerville. Kathy persuaded Gray to let her go upstairs to deal with the situation. Could the annihilations be related? When she saw pictures of the family on the laptop they brought with them, she told her mom. Bryan Harvey had a gig on New Year's Eve 2005, but he needed to get home and get some sleep. I have true crime story to tell, because sometimes people that's going down a certain path have to hear how it is in the streets in order to get their mind in the right place. ". New episodes uploaded weekly, like and follow for notifications. Everybody knew them as nice, churchgoing people, said reporter Jon Burkett. That is, until Holly Harvey and her lesbian lover, Sandra Ketchum, 16, committed the atrocious dual murder of Carl, 77 and Sarah Collier, 73 on August 2, 2004. Go to YouTube /p2rfilms to watch video of episodes. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. Rodrigue told Osborn to stop but she was nonresponsive. All doors seemed open to Kathy in 1984. (True Crime Story) Harvey Tunnel Murders, Some Think Its Just Rap Lyrics. 15 Tennessee Murders That Will Keep You Up At Night - OnlyInYourState Thats torture.. On February 9, 2006, Gray was charged with five counts of capital murder in the Harvey killings: one charge for killing more than once in a three-year period, one charge for committing more than one killing in a single act, one charge for killing in commission of a robbery, and two charges for killing a child under 14 years of age. 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. She was taken to the hospital where she later died. The official cause of death stated that Bryan and Kathryn died of blunt-force trauma to the head, Stella of smoke inhalation and blunt-force trauma to the head, and Ruby of stab wounds to her back, one of which punctured her lung. 11/26/02). [3], On December 31, 2005, 26-year-old Ryan Carey was attacked by two men he later identified as Gray and Dandridge in front of his parents' home on the 5100 block of North 25th Street in Arlington. Their target: Baskerville's parents. On October 25, 1999, the State amended the indictment reducing the charges against defendant to two counts of second degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. (True Crime Story) Harvey Tunnel Murders, Some Think Its Just Rap Lyrics "The event" as the neighbors refer to the murders is rarely talked about anymore. He was a forklift operator who loved his job and his family. In the yearbook, she was voted "most beautiful.". Left the door open for their wide circle of friends. Ray Joseph Dandridge, Ricky's nephew, had moved in with the couple following his release from prison on October 26, 2005, after serving more than ten years for armed robbery. [2], One fabrication involved the 1989 murders of the Harris family of Dryden, New York. Dandridge was convicted of murdering Ashley Baskerville, Mary Baskerville-Tucker and Percyell Tucker. In June 2006, the William Fox Elementary School in Richmond, where Stella Harvey attended school, dedicated its new Children's Garden to the memory of Stella Harvey. . 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. Notorious Crime Stories "P2R Films. In retrospect, and based on these findings, this claim should have been a relatively easy one on which to determine the issue of liability. No nothing. A large rose bush has grown in front of the grave obscuring the stone from the street, but hanging from the branches are memorials, as photographedWednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 (Bill Tiernan). After deliberating for approximately five hours, the jury was unable to agree on a verdict. Treva had married Ricky Javon Gray, a 28-year-old ex-convict, approximately six months before her murder, and had lived with her husband in a house owned by her family. A ruling on the motion in limine was deferred to trial and the trial court again denied defendant's motion to suppress identification. 5 Cir. In the sworn statement, the witness stated that "on December 23, 1989, at approximately 6:50 a.m., he was exiting his driveway when he saw a slow-moving van approaching his driveway from the east. The men forced the family into the basement. An arrest warrant was obtained for defendant and a search warrant was obtained for his residence, 4143 Lac Bienville, Apt. The lieutenant, Craig D. Harvey, also said in court in Delhi, N.Y., that he had been assisted in fabricating evidence by another . Baskerville had a key to the house. Kevin Dorsey was shot in the foot and Peter Rodrigue was shot in the hand, chest, back, hip and left thigh. Defendant further contends other witnesses negate Rodrigue's identification. Kathy tried to comfort them, telling Gray he should take what he wanted and go. Trial lasted approximately three and one-half weeks, two of which consisted solely of jury selection. Very shocked. To learn more about this case and others like it, watch. The video combined with cell phone data led investigators to a second crime scene - a tunnel just off I-35, under the driveway of a private property entrance. Listen for free View show details . Address: Harvey Tunnel, Harvey, LA 70058, USA. It appeared that a sock had been shoved down the stepdads throat. Blue went to preschool with Stella Harvey. 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. 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. VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. 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. Upon hearing that his nephew had spilled the beans, Gray gave his account of the quadruple Harvey slayings in which Ashley was their getaway driver. At first, firefighters thought the people on the floor in the basement were fire victims. The fire was set to cover their tracks. "When we had the Harveys in their basement, Ricky acted very mad and was not making sense," Dandridge said, according to a court affidavit. The Harvey family murders were all over the news. Stella, 9, had stayed the night with a friend. "I think I've come pretty close to knowing why I'm here on earth since my daughter was born. In their home, Warren and Dolores Harris, their daughter, Shelby, 15, and their son, Marc, 11, were bound and blindfolded, Shelby was raped and sodomized, all four were shot in the head and the house was doused with gasoline and set on fire. A ruling on the motion in limine was deferred to trial and the trial court again denied defendant's motion to suppress identification. They also spoke with a family friend, who told them that when she arrived with her daughter for an appointed playdate on the day of the murders, Kathryn appeared jittery and sent them away. Instead, Gray took out a razor knife. The young men, close in age, had been involved in a handful of small-time robberies in Northern Virginia. [20], In December 2006, Culpeper County also indicted Gray for the murder of Sheryl Warner, a 37-year-old legal secretary and mother of three, found shot and hanged by an electrical cord in the basement of her burning house in the town of Reva. He ran out and got a neighbor to call 911. "It could have been any one of us. 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. Notorious Crime Stories "P2R Films podcast on demand - Documentaries and crime stories like you never heard before. Get updates on the coronavirus pandemic and other news as it happens with our free breaking news email alerts. Her conviction was later overturned.[5]. Dandridge left West Philadelphia to join Gray on Christmas Day 2005. The forged evidence was presented at Spencer's trial, resulting in a conviction and sentence of 50 years to life in prison. Gray poured two bottles of wine on an easel and lit the basement on fire. He got into his unit and drove around trying to locate the source of the shots. Worked as a pastry chef. Naval Cadet program. If you liked this article, check out our feature on the most incredible bridges in Louisiana. On New Year's Eve, they attacked 26-year-old Ryan Carey as he walked from his car to his parents' house. In a subsequent interview on December 8, 1995, Rodrigue identified defendant by name. [21] Sit back and listen. [26], In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Gray's case. In particular, defendant points out that Kevin Dorsey, who was riding behind the victim, Osborn, testified that he did not see defendant in the offending car. ", "It's bottomless," he testified. Notorious Crime Stories "P2R Films Podcasts | All & Latest Episodes He answered "yes", then explained how he had worked to convict people he felt sure were guilty by fabricating evidence. Police were lenient and understanding in allowing mourners to cross the police line to place candles in front of the house. When the blaze was extinguished, officials found the bodies of musician Brian Harvey, 49, his wife Kathryn, 39, and their daughters, Ruby, 3, and Stella, 9. Kathy told Perkinson she wasn't feeling well. Peter Rodrigue was the only witness who identified defendant as being involved in the shooting. ", Richmond Police Sergeant Coretta Monts monitors the police line in front of the former home of the slain Harvey family at 31st and Chesterfield streets while Chloe Bell hugs her son, Blue Bell, 8, during a vigil in 2006 in honor of the Harveys.