Detroiters Who Murder

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Jack Maxwell:

 

       

     Jack Maxwell

 

Jamal Samuels:

 

  

   Brittani

 

   

Jamal Warlick:

 

 

       

       Jamal Warlick

 

Jamar Pinkney, Sr.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamar Pinkney, Jr.

 

 

 

Jamar Pinkney, Sr.

 

James Duane Crawford:

 

 

 

    

 

    

     James Duane Crawford

 

James Earl Johnson:

 

 

    

     James Earl Johnson

 

James Flemons:

 

 

    

        James Flemons

 

 

James Powell and his wife Diana:

 

 

 

Jason Armour, Marlow Dupree, Tony Dupree and Lloyd (Pete) Hicks:

 

• 04/09/92 Three Men Accused of Killings in Detroit Store

 

• 04/10/92 Police try to Link 4 Killings Mom, Son Arraigned in Detroit Robberies

 

• 04/21/92 Suspect says he had to Kill, Because Owner Knew Him

 

• 10/13/92 Defendant in Slaying Trial Calls Confession Coerced

 

    

     Jason Armour

 

    

     Lloyd (Pete) Hicks

 

 

Jason L. Clark:

 

• 06/24/08 Two Charged in Royal Oak Twp. Shooting

 

• 06/25/08 Two Arraigned in Shooting that Left Teen Dead

 

Jason Pinson, Darryl "Shawn" Dirrell, Daryl Patten, and Armelia Noel:

  

Detroit Police Officer Shynelle Mason

 

• 07/18/00 Four Charged in Police Officer's Slaying

 

• 07/18/00 Suspect in Cop-Killing has a Troubled History

 

• 07/21/00 Police Mourn A Fallen Officer Members of Law Enforcement Community Comes from Around the Nation to Grieve

               

• Officer's Killer Gets Life - Man Shot Officer after Gas Station Fight

 

    

     Jason Pinson

 

Jeffery Dwight Gaskins and Deante Hawkins:

 

• 10/28/06 Suspect Arrested in Milt's Gourmet Barbecue Murder

 

• 10/31/06 Prosecutor Issues Charges in Connection with the Murder of Milt's BBQ Owner

 

    

     Jeffery Dwight Gaskins

 

    

     Deante Hawkins

 

 

Jerame Durrell Crowe:

 

• 09/25/05 Finally, Justice - A Witness to a Deadly Shooting and His Fiance are Murdered, Leaving Behind a Baby

               

• 09/29/05 Mother Speaks her Mind to Killer's Back - He Gets Life in Prison for 2 Murders                

 

    

     Jerame Durrell Crowe

 

Jeremy Maynard Rice:

 

• 09/27/07 Fiancee Killed in Carjacking

 

• 09/30/07 Suspect Arraigned in Fatal Carjacking

 

• 10/02/07 Suspect in Fatal Shooting Turns himself in

 

    

     Jeremy Maynard Rice

 

Jermell Darnell Johnson:

 

• 04/27/93 Rapist Held in Slaying at Maxey, Social Worker was Strangled in Lounge

 

 

• 04/30/93 Maxey School Resident to be Arraigned in Slaying

 

• 05/01/93 Security Lapse at Maxey Reported

 

• 05/01/93 When Rehabilitation Fails Slaying Weakens Long-Held Beliefs of Maxey School

               

• 05/26/93 Supsect Says he Didn't Kill Youth Home Social Worker

 

    

     Jermell Darnell Johnson

 

Jervon Miguel Coleman: 

 

• 12/24/06 Two Men Arraigned in Triple Shooting on the East Side

 

• 12/27/06 Three Held in Killings of 5 - Little Girl Lived Through 1 Attack  

 

    

     Jervon Miguel Coleman

 

Jesse White:

 

• 11/03/87 Baby, Father, Cop Die in Fight

 

 

• 11/03/87 Three Killed in Detroit Standoff

 

Jessie Harrison and Shawn Brown:

 

• 10/11/90 Shooting Suspect did Prison Time in '86 Killing

 

• 10/11/90 Gun Suspect Killed Son of SOSAD Founder

 

       

Jessica O'Neal:

 

• 12/19/05 Mother Charged in Connection with Infant's Death

 

• 12/20/05 Mom is Charged in Baby's Death - 9-Month-Old was Discovered in Plastic Bag

 

• 01/24/06 When Adults Lose Control, Barbie Dies - Frustration, Ignorance Tied to Deaths

 

• 05/16/07 Woman Gets 20 to 30 Years

 

Jimmie Reed, Jr.:

 

• 07/27/06 Charges Murder, Arson in 2 Deaths

 

• 11/09/07 Man, 31 Found Guilty in Deaths of Ex and Baby

 

• 01/10/08 Man Sentenced to Life for Killing, Burning of Girlfriend and Baby

 

• 01/10/08 Woman Forgives Sister's Killer

 

    

 

    

     Jimmie Reed, Jr.

 

John Cornelius Jenkins:

 

• 04/08/89 Escapee, 3 others Sought in 2 Slayings

 

• 02/17/90 Police Link Ring to a Dozen Killings, 2 Murder Warrants out for one Member

 

Johnetta Sullivan:

 

• 11/08/03 Fatal Child Abuse Alleged - Woman, 18, Held in Boy's Death

 

• 12/02/03 Trial is Ordered in Death of Child - Police say Baby-Sitter Beat 3-Year-Old Boy              

 

    

     Johnetta Sullivan

  

John Henry Williams II and Corey Edward Frazier:

 

• 06/19/06 Two Detroiters Arraigned in Death of Man who Helped Proof

 

• Corrections - John Henry Williams II

 

    

     John Henry Williams II

 

    

     Corey Edward Frazier

 

John Moorer:

 

Sherita Johnson - Age 37. Detroit, MI

Shot in the chest and died on April 13, 1996. John Moorer, age 41, with whom she lived, is charged with her murder.

John Moorer:

 

Johnny Ray Murray:

 

• 06/21/86 Painter Arraigned in Slaying of Officer

 

• 07/02/86 Witnesses' Stories Conflict in Off-Duty Officer's Death

 

• 11/05/86 Officer Slain at Drag Race Drew Gun First, Jury Told

 

• 11/21/86 Man Acquitted of Killing Cop at Drag Race

 

John Phillip Mazzie:  

 

 

• 09/16/82 Accused Murderer "A Time Bomb"

 

• 09/21/82 Guilty in Newsboy's Murder

 

• 09/29/82 - 75 to 150 Years in Boy's Slaying

 

    

     John Phillip Mazzie 

 

John Thomas Wolfenbarger:

 

• 12/24/02 Five Killings Expose Family's Troubles

 

• 12/25/02 Mom had One Last Visit Before Family was Killed

 

• 12/25/02 Three Held in Livonia Killings

 

• 12/26/02 In Livonia, 3 Arrests Ease Shock

 

• 12/27/02 Two Killed Family for Jewelry

 

• 01/11/03 Suspect may have Killed in the Past

 

• 03/01/03 Two Arrested for 'Worst Jewelry Crime in a Generation' 

 

• 04/10/03 Girl Offered Money to Save Family, Cop Testifies

 

• 03/03/06 Despite Tough Parole Laws, A Few Still Kill - Burdened System Can't Always Cope or Predict                

 

    

     John Thomas Wolfenbarger

 

Jonathan Belton:

 

• 12/28/08 Teen Accused of Fatally Shooting Officer

 

• 12/29/08 Sixteen-Year-Old Sought in Fatal Shooting of Oak Park Police Officer

 

• 12/29/08 Teen Arrested in Officer's Death

 

• 12/30/08 Teenager Charged in Officer's Death

 

• 01/02/09 Suspect in Oak Park Cop Shooting to be Charged as Adult 

 

• 01/03/09 A Plea Heard Amid Chaos:  'Don't Leave Me'

 

• 01/10/09 Details Emerge in Officer's Death

 

• 01/15/09 Teen Charged with Killing Oak Park Cop Sent to Jail

 

• 01/23/09 Lies Led to Cop's Death

 

• 01/23/09 Teen, Officer Testify in Fatal Shooting

 

• 02/06/09 Detective Testifies in Cop's Killing

 

    

     Shooting Death of Officer Mason Samborski 

 

    

 

 

Jonathan Belton

 

Joseph Devon Williams:

 

• 05/30/07 Man Suspected of Running Down and Killing 3-Year-Old

 

• 05/30/07 Man Suspected in Fatal Hit-And-Run Surrenders  

 

    

     Joseph Devon Williams

 

• Jose Reyes-Sanchez

 

    

     Jose Reyes-Sanchez

 

• Juan DeJesus Rapley

 

Juivonne Littlejohn and Dennis Wynn:

 

• 06/30/82 Suspect Intended to 'Pop a Cop', Witness Testifies 

 

 

• 07/16/82 Two Brothers Convicted in Slaying of Trooper

 

• 03/28/84 Convictions Upheld in Slaying of Trooper

 

    

     Juivonne Littlejohn

 

    

     Dennis Wynn

 

JuJuan Earl Willis and Michael Anthony Johnson:

 

• 08/18/07 New Suspect in Taylor Shooting

 

• 09/07/07 Apology Sought for Teens

 

• 09/21/07 Family Insists Supsect is Innocent

 

• 09/26/07 Taylor Sued Over Arrests

 

• 03/19/08 Guilty Pleas in Woman's Death

 

• 03/19/08 Two Plead Guilty to Killing of Single Mother in Racially Charged Case

 

• 04/23/08 Two Men Sentenced for Killing Woman in 2007

 

    

     JuJuan Earl Willis

 

    

     Michael Anthony Johnson

 

Julian Dale Key and Cedric Pipes:

 

• 09/13/02 Jury Selection Starts in Drive-By Killing Case

 

• 09/17/02 Girl Wasn't Target

 

• 09/24/02 Mistrial Declared in Killing of Girl, 3

 

• 01/10/03 Two Imprisoned in Girl's Slaying

 

    

     Julian Dale Key

 

    

     Cedric Pipes

 

Justin Christopher Blackshere:

 

• 01/03/07 Friends, Family Reeling After Deaths at Cheli's

 

• 01/03/07 Cheli's Slayings:  'Stupid, Senseless'

 

• 01/04/07 Suspect Tried to Make Cheli Stabbings Look Like Robbery

 

• 01/04/07 Teen Charged in Stabbings

 

• 08/08/07 'I Started Stabbing Him', Man Told Cop - Trial Hears Statement in Deaths at Cheli's

        

 

• 08/23/07 Killer to Get Life in Prison for Rampage at Cheli's - Jury Convicts Fired Teen of Murder in 2 Stabbing Deaths

               

• 09/08/07 'You will Not Be Able to Hurt Anyone Else'

 

• 09/08/07 Young Man Gets Life for Slayings at Cheli's Chili Bar

 

    

 

    

     Justin Christopher Blackshere

  

Juwan Knumar Deering:

 

• 07/26/06 Suspect said He Set Fatal Fire

 

 

    

 

     Juwan Knumar Deering

Karen Norman:

 

 

• 12/19/84 Woman Says Rape Led to Her Stabbing Repeatedly

 

• 12/30/84 Retrial Will take up Question Again:  Killer or Victim?

 

• 01/16/85 State Seeks Warrant in Slaying Case

 

• 03/17/85 Norman Retrial to Start 

 

  

 

Keith L. Vasquez:

 

• 05/02/82 Charges in Killings of Mother, Cyclist

 

        

      Keith L. Vasquez

 

Kelly Ford, James Bryant and Marvin Shepard:

 

 

• 09/25/91 Woman Shot for Car was on a Drug Buy

 

    

     Kelly Ford

 

    

     James Bryant

 

     

     Marvin Shepard

 

Kelly Wright a.k.a. Jesse Chatmon:

 

    

     Kelly Wright a.k.a. Jesse Chatmon wanted on 2 Counts of Murder, 2 Counts of

    Assault with Intent to Murder, 1 Count of Criminal Sexual Conduct, and

    Unlawful Flight

 

Kenneth VanWayne Clark:

 

• 03/17/07 Suspect in Parole Office Shooting will be Arraigned

 

• 11/23/07 Murder Suspect Arrested on Drug Charge

 

    

     Kenneth VanWayne Clark

 

• Kenneth Foster-Bey

 

Kenyon Carlos Barkley:

 

• 07/18/03 A Parole Violator is Charged in Tot's Death

 

    

     Kenyon Carlos Barkley

  

Kevin Damond Johnson:

 

• 07/28/05 Detroit Man is Held in Girlfriend's Death

  

    

     Kevin Damond Johnson

 

 

 

Kevin Lorenzo Collins:

 

• 02/27/06 Church Shooter Kills Woman, Wounds Man and Child

 

• 02/27/06 Detroiter is Shot, Killed During Church Service - 2 Others Wounded; Suspect is Later Found Dead            

 

 

 

 

• Kody Lamar-Brown Sloan

 

    

    Kody Lamar-Brown Sloan 

 

Kwaneta Yatrice Harris:

 

 

• 10/19/07 Body Found in Garland Backyard; Police Make Arrest

 

• 10/20/07 Remains of Missing Man Found In Garland Back Yard

 

• 10/20/07 New Cement Slab at Garland Home led to Discovery of Body

 

    

     Kwaneta Yatrice Harris

  

    

     Michael Giles - Victim

 

    

 

    

     Michael Giles - Remains

 

 

Lakari Berry a.k.a. James Morgan III:   

 

• 06/24/07 Parolee Sought in Double Murder

 

• 06/24/07 Arrest Warrant Issued for Suspect in Triple Shooting

 

• 06/28/07 Triple Slaying Stuns Family - Pregnant Woman and her Boyfriend Shot Dead in their Home

               

• 07/02/07 Suspect in Double Shooting Arrested

 

• 07/02/07 Parolee Arrested in Double Murder

 

       

 

    

     Lakari Berry a.k.a. James Morgan III

 

A&E First 48 episode “Collateral” shows this photo and identifies this person as Lakari Berry who was involved in the triple shooting. Please see Vincent Smothers below who openly confessed to the shootings with the help of Lakari Berry above

 

• Lamont Banks

 

Lamont Tayell Smith:

 

 

 

 

    

     Lamont Tayell Smith

 

Latrice Carlyne Hunter:

 

 

    

 

    

     Latrice Carlyne Hunter

 

• LeMarr Monson

 

Leo E. Kelly:

 

 

       

     Leo E. Kelly

 

Leonard Turner:

 

• Rolanda Turner - Age 28, Detroit, MI

  On February 19, 1996, she was shot in the chest and died. Her husband Leonard Turner, age 37, was charged with Murder I.

 

Leonard Turner

 

Leon Mingo, Loreno Gaffney, and Dominique Gaffney:

 

• 02/17/06 Prosecutor Worthy Issues Charges in Shooting Death of Eight-Year-Old Boy

 

• 02/20/06 Third Detroiter is Charged in Boy's Fatal Shooting

 

    

     Leon Mingo

 

Leon Perry Treadwell:

 

 

• 01/16/06 Family, Cops Seek Motive in Slaying

 

• 09/07/08 Two Involved in Teen's Fatal Shooting to be Sentenced

 

    

Leon Perry Treadwell

 

Leroy Moon:

 

 

• 02/19/09 Owner of Market Accused in Slaying

 

• 02/20/09 Shooting After Urination Baffles Wife

 

• 02/21/09 Second Suspect Sought

 

    

     Leroy Moon

 

Leslie Gordon:

 

• 09/25/03 Woman's Troubles Began at Age 12 - Court System Runaway Faces Murder Charges

          

• 09/26/03 Security Video's Real-Life Horror - A Plea of Love

 

• 11/28/03 Survivors of Deadly Day try to Live Again

 

• 02/02/04 Store Tape Revisits Horror of Deadly Night in Westland 

 

• 02/14/04 She Helped, She Hummed - She's Guilty of Murder - Woman Convicted in Store Killings

 

• 03/18/04 Robbery Accomplice gets Life in Slayings

 

 

    

 

      

     Leslie Gordon 

 

Lester Darryl and Thomas Milton:

 

• 03/18/99 Brothers Charged in 1990 Slaying -  Gambler, Drug Lord Shot in Clothing Store

 

Lester Darryl Milton:

 

• 07/02/04 Charges Filed in 1991 Slaying

 

    

     Lester Darryl Milton

 

• Lewis Darnell Clarke

 

Lorenzo Shelton III:

 

Aleisha Belcher - Age 15. Detroit, MI

Shot to death with a shotgun and a pistol on March 23, 1997, along with two of her friends, Mindee Kalka and Rachelle Goodwin. At first it was thought that they had been killed due to gang violence. Later it was learned that Lorenzo Shelton III, age 18, boyfriend of Mindee, had committed the crime. His body was found three days later.

 

Mindee Kalka - Age 14. Detroit, MI

Shot to death March 23, 1997 along with two of her friends, Aleisha Belcher and Rachelle Goodwin, by Lorenzo Shelton III, age 18. Mindee was his girlfriend and he thought she was pregnant. She wasn't. The girls had been shot first with a shotgun and then with a pistol. Three day later Shelton's body was found in a park. According to reports, he had been beaten and shot to death, by a friend, at his request.

 

• 03/24/97 Three Teens Gunned Down in Southwest Detroit

 

• 03/25/97 Fourteen-Year-Old's Romance had Turned Stormy

 

• 03/25/97 Cops say Boyfriend Killed Three Girls

 

• 03/26/97 Teen's Story Didn't Add Up

 

 

Louretha Ann Morgan:

 

• 01/11/05 Two Die as $10 Debt Leads to Arson

 

• 01/11/05 Announce of Charges in Apartment Fire Deaths

 

• 01/12/05 Arson Suspect Charged with Murder - Apartment Complex Fired Killed 2

 

• 05/06/05 Woman Sentenced in Arson that Killed 2

 

    

     Louretha Ann Morgan

 

Lt. James McKenzie Agee:

 

 

• 07/03/04 Detroit Cop Charged in Deadly Collision

 

• 04/20/05 Cop Sentenced in Fatality

 

• 04/21/05 Detroit Officer Sent to Prison for Drunken-Driving Death 

 

      

 

    

     Lt. James McKenzie Agee

 

Luther Thomas Jenkins:

 

• 12/20/04 Four Detroiters Found Dead - Police say Man hid Daughter in Closet then Shot his Former Girlfriend and Others

 

 

• 12/29/04 Four Murdered Detroiters Remembered

 

• 12/29/04 Suspect in Slayings of 4 to be Tested

 

• 07/15/05 City Residents Feel Grip of Crime

 

    

     Luther Thomas Jenkins