This is the list of names of "juvenile
lifers" (on the left) and their victims (on the right). Clearly this is only a
partial list - we have been told that there are 103 or more cases in the
Illinois Department of Corrections. It was provided to us courteously by one of
the organizations working on this study of juvenile LWOP with the caveat that
this list is by no means official, complete or even for sure correct. It was
obtained though Lexus searches and pieced together from a variety of sources and
should not be considered definitive. Additional names we
received later are below.
We wish to notify these victims families
about legislation proposed in the state of Illinois to retroactively end JLWOP.
Victims families have a right to be a part of this public policy discussion more
than anyone else in the process. Two bills so far have been proposed and
defeated: HB 4384 and 1695 - bills that could potentially free their loved ones' killers
and/or require that they fight such a release in regular parole hearings for the
rest of their lives.
Please contact us to help us reach these families of those killed, listed
below under "victim names", so that they can decide if
they wish to be part of the discussion about possibly changing the life
sentences of the offenders in their cases.
For specific examples of some of the horrific
crimes committed by these killers,
click on IL JLWOP
Cases - We note that none of these kinds of details about what crimes
these killers actually committed were included in
the report "Categorically
Less Culpable" which was supposed to be about the 103 JLWOP cases in Illinois.
Once again, it falls to the victims to tell the stories and do the work of
helping those injured by criminal acts.
|
FName |
LName |
Victim Names |
|
CHRISTOPHER |
ABERNATHY |
Kristina Hickey |
|
ANTOINE |
ANDERSON |
Leroy Causey and Henry Hudson |
|
ERIC |
ANDERSON |
Helena Martin and Carrie Hovel |
|
WAYNE |
ANTUSAS |
Carrie Hovel and Helena Martin |
|
JOSEPH |
ARRIETA |
Anthony Moore and Ed Riola |
|
JOHN |
BELK |
Thomas and Joanna Peragine |
|
MICHAEL |
BELL |
John Colbert |
|
DAVID |
BIRO |
Richard and Nancy Langert |
|
MANUEL |
BOBE |
Joseph Torres, Mike Villasenor, Mario Martinez |
|
SCOTT |
CHAMBERS |
Reginald Wilson and Felicia Lewis |
|
JAMES |
CHILDERS |
Robert Rotramel, Nora Rotramel, and Warren Childers |
|
CHRISTOPHER |
CHURCHILL |
Jonathan Lloyd, Debra Smith and Jennifer Smith, Korey Smith and
Kenneth Smith |
|
MICHAEL |
COOKS |
Rayford Taylor and Vincent Zaworski |
|
BOBBY |
COOLEY |
Walter Wheat and Richard Goodwin |
|
DARRELL |
COSEY |
Ernest Baskin and Jamar Harrison |
|
BRANDON |
CRAIGHEAD |
Martin and Judith Dotson |
|
LINDSEY |
CRITTLE |
Amjad Khamreseh and Abdei Abu-Nseir |
|
CURTIS |
CROFT |
Kimberly Boyd |
|
SCOTT |
DARNELL |
Victoria Larson |
|
ADDOLFO
DINO |
DAVIS
DECORPO |
victims not known
Anthony Poull and Stephanie Martin, Shawn and William Poull,
Charissa Poull and Kevin Poull |
|
MIGUEL |
DELEON |
Juana Nieto |
|
HECTOR |
DELGADO |
Brian Strouse |
|
DAVID |
EVANS |
Myron Cochran and Billy Johnson |
|
DARNELL |
FOXX |
Salada Smith and Joshua Thomas |
|
JOHNNY |
FREEMAN |
Shavanna McCann |
|
DELANO |
GAMBLE |
Shanika Diggs |
|
MARK |
GIBBS |
Richard Gibbs and Betty Gibbs |
|
ADAM |
GRAY |
Peter McGuinness and Margaret Mesa |
|
JASON |
GRAY |
Joseph Torres, Mike Villasenor, and Mario Martinez |
|
MARCOS |
GRAY |
Sheilah Doyle |
|
CHARLES |
GREEN |
Kim Brooks, Yvonne Brooks, Raynard Rule and Lauren Rule |
|
EVAN |
GRIFFITH |
Leroi Shanks; James Jones |
|
MICHAEL |
HEARN |
Ashleigh Sprague |
|
SEAN |
HELGESEN |
Peter and Diana Robles |
|
DANIEL |
HENNEY |
Anthony Poull, and Stephanie Martin, Shawn and Williams Poull,
Charissa Poull and Kevin Poull |
|
HAROLD |
HILL |
Kathy Morgan |
|
RICHARD |
HOLMAN |
Ester Sepmeyer |
|
TYRONE |
HUMPHREY |
Cary "Matt" Whitacre and Shane Storm; Sheri Ellis |
|
JAVELL |
IVORY |
Salada Smith and Joshua Thomas |
|
JAMIE |
JACKSON |
Robert Hanshew |
|
COREY |
JOHNSON |
Jeremiah Scott and Charles Evans |
|
PAUL |
LEE |
Sandra Lee Chorba |
|
ANDRE |
MAULDIN |
Tosha Thomas and Shelly O'Dell |
|
JACQUELINE |
MONTANEZ |
Jimmy Cruz and Hector Reyes |
|
NICHOLAS |
MORFIN |
Helena Martin and Carrie Hovel |
|
LABRON |
NEAL |
Terrance Mitchell and James Austin Campbell |
|
WILLIAM |
NEGRON |
Amy Merkes and Jorge Rodriguez |
|
JOSEPH |
PACE |
Ronald Roberts |
|
DAMIEN |
PHELPS |
Adam Ridge and Ronald Heard |
|
ERIC |
PHILLIPS |
George Phillips and Geneva Phillips |
|
BRIAN |
PRUITT |
Pat and Roberta McNeely |
|
ERIC |
RAYFIELD |
Victoria Cowan |
|
GERALD |
RICE |
Heddie Johnson, Dante, Wendell and Shekitta |
|
WENDELL |
ROBINSON |
Vernell Jones |
|
KEON |
ROSE |
Bobby Joe "Chip" Connors II |
|
JAIME |
RUIZ |
Julio Rodriguez |
|
KEITH |
SANDERS |
Darnell Love and Jeryl Jones |
|
PETER |
SAUNDERS |
Elisa Totoni |
|
DAVID |
STAFFORD |
Cherie L. Gillson |
|
LAROD |
STYLES |
Yousef Ali and Khalid Ibrahim |
|
NICHOLAS |
TANG |
Steveson Earl and Arthur Lee Loud |
|
MELKY |
TERRY |
Gracie Mercatante and John. |
|
CARL |
WILLIAMS |
Reginald Wilson, Felicia Lewis |
|
CONTRELL |
WILLIAMS |
Cary "Matt" Whitacre and Shane Storm; Sheri Ellis |
|
JOSEPH |
WINGARD |
April Fields and Shedrene Handy |
|
ERIC |
ROBLES |
Peter and Diana Robles. |