There was a paint transfer from an object that was used to hit him in the head, where they hit him so hard, they split his skin open and there was black paint that was found embedded in his skull, Bilkovic told producers. A lot had changed since the 1980s: He had never used a cellphone. Because I grew up without a fatherI suffered emotionally and felt a lot of anger and hate, Billups daughter, Shinetta Hudson, wrote. A federal judge ruled her mandatory life sentence was constitutional because it included the option of parolea state court recently decided shell be locked up for at least half a century. 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Frankie Faison is the actor's real name. He does this every Wednesday and Saturday, always using the same combination of cell numbers and digits culled from his incarceration. He felt entitled to the freedom, money, and control that his dad seemed to have. He was laying on the floor, there was blood everywhere and he had a pillow over his face. At one point, she also persuaded her current boyfriend to cover himself in bandages and pretend to be an injured Giles. His lawyers countered that he hadnt been given much of a chance: For his first three decades at Louisianas notorious Angola prison, lifers like him were prohibited from taking classes. We are headed north to Lake Orion, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It's us but for your ears. But because of his previous actions and difficult upbringing, he was still considered a person of interest. Lynn Boyd is now 69 years old and currently incarcerated at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility, according to the. Bailey, a tenured professor, helped him enroll at Arizona State University and let him share his bedroom and even some of his clothes. The police asked her if she knew of anyone whod want to hurt Kevin. Racial tensions were so high during the trial that his death sentence was overturned in 1969 and replaced with mandatory life without parole, which his lawyers now argued was unconstitutional. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. When you young and you fear, you give in to that. Richard Stapleton, who oversaw the prisoner disciplinary process for the Michigan Department of Corrections until 2011, says that kind of misconduct isnt unusual. Kevin Boyd, 24, of Cleveland, died in the shooting, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's office. Kevin Boyd was resentenced in 2019 under new laws that require life without parole punishment to be used in only extreme circumstances. Detectives subsequently retrieved one of Kevin Sr.s guns, which his son had asked an associate to dispose of for him. However, Kevin tried to move on. Marion: Matthew, today was a good day for you as a parent. In some states, resentencing has moved slowly, and prosecutors have argued juvenile lifers deserve to stay in prison for good. Investigators spoke to Lynn Boyd, who claimed she had a good relationship with her ex-husband. I created my own bed. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Boyd says he now knows he could have prevented a tragedy. Fellow students sometimes mistake him for a professorhe shaves his head bald and almost always wears a button-down shirt and a tie along with his university lanyard. We are headed north to Lake Orion, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. WHEN Kevin was 16 years old, he helped plot the murder of his father at the hands of his mother. However, Lynn kept referring to Julie as a he. The police believed that Kevin Jr., had really helped Lynn, and they were trying to frame Julie. As a 2012 Supreme Court ruling vacated the LWOP sentences of juvenile offenders, Kevin Boyd Jr. was resentenced to 25-60 years behind bars in 2019, making him immediately eligible for parole. We are headed north to Lake Orion, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Andrea said she lied about Kevins alibi. He was granted it and was released on January 7, 2020. Kevin Jr. ran from the apartment, desperate to get some help. The police noticed one more strange thing. But at the same time, I dont know where you say that theres been enough retribution, because a human being is dead. She said that on the night of the murder she had been home watching movies with her girlfriend, Julie Grain, whoconfirmed Lynn's alibi. Lynn struggled with alcoholism and Kevin Jr. would later claim that indeed both his parents were alcoholics, the, Kevin Jr. told investigators that he had spent the previous night at his girlfriends after a fight with his dad, according to. I watched the latest episode of Snapped on Oxygen for this case, its season 28 episode 22. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of 'Our True Crime Podcast' entitled Smotherly Love: Kevin Boyd. Your support means the world to us! When he went to prison in 1988, Espree was only reading at a middle school level. The police in this episode said that this was the first time they saw Kevin show any remorse. Hes one of the lucky ones. Theres dramatic inconsistency in how states have treated their cases. They separated in 1988. Its real; theres still shit I dont know.. Kevin Sr.s home was ransacked as well, but there were no signs of a break-in, leading investigators to conclude that this homicide was a crime of passion. Kevin Boyd Jr., now 43, was released on parole in January 2020, The Oakland Pressreported at the time. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of 'Our True Crime Podcast' entitled Smotherly Love: Kevin Boyd. For more than a year, Boyds case stalled, along with 235 other juvenile lifers for whom prosecutors had requested renewed life-without-parole terms, as the Michigan Supreme Court reviewed procedural questions about resentencing. Dylan Eason and Isaiah Churchwell were convicted of murdering Cynthia William "Patrick" Alexander remains in prison for murder. I believe Tony is genuinely sorry for the suffering he has causedI encouraged Tony to call or write to me, so that we both can continue to heal., When Shinetta forgave me, says Espree, it was a feeling beyond anything. Deck Watch Officer B.S. View the profiles of people named Kevin Boyd Jr. Join Facebook to connect with Kevin Boyd Jr. and others you may know. In the winters, he and his friends would play in the snow; during summers it was tackle football, or theyd build go-karts out of wood and race them down the streets. Tyler Hadley murdered both of his parents and Kevin . James Garbarino, a psychologist and expert witness in murder trials who focuses on adolescent development, notes in his book Millers Children that many juvenile lifers come from rough backgrounds79 percent saw violence at home and half were physically abused, according to a survey by the Sentencing Project. The Supreme Court decisions were a chance for states to offer a reprieve to inmates who never thought theyd get one. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of 'Our True Crime Podcast' entitled Smotherly Love: Kevin Boyd.We are going to the True Crime Podcast Festival in Dallas this year. He drank and smoked, tried to commit suicide, and went through 10 different schools before dropping out, according to the Detroit Free Press. Boyd maintains he wasnt at the crime scene, but he knew his mothers plans, told her when his father would be sleeping in a chair and gave her keys to get into his apartment. Mother Jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and billionaires wouldn't fund the type of hard-hitting journalism we set out to do. "That let investigators know were dealing with a black elongated object, such as a baseball bat.. Lynn told the police that she and Julie had killed Kevin, and that Julie was the mastermind. She said late OctoberLynn admitted to her that she had killed him, Kevin, Miles told producers. Listen on Apple Podcasts. In the kitchen later, after he pours himself a bowl of cereal, his phone rings. Later, we stop by a nearby convenience store, where he buys a lottery ticket. The next day, he stopped at a Catholic high school, where he wanted to thank a group of students who had written a legal brief on his behalf. If you like our shows and have some loose pennies in your pocket, please consider making a tax deductible donation to our show. Investigation Discoverys Diabolical: Sins of a Mother is an episode that explores a small-town murder in Michigan that ended up rocking the entire state. Mandatory life-without-parole sentences, like the one Espree had received, were unconstitutional. The rulings, which took place between 2010 and 2016, have banned mandatory life-without-parole sentences for teenagers, giving thousands of juvenile lifers around the country a shot at release. It is said that Lynn Boyd persuaded her teenage son to help her kill Kevin Sr. with a promise of a better life. Afterward, he and Bailey drive to a restaurant called NYPD Pizza. KEVIN Boyd was in his mid-20s when he first grasped what it meant to be serving life without parole. (Ill say) Heres where you got it wrong. When Boyd was 16, his dad punched him in the face during a fight about changing schoolshe cycled through 10 because of his parents divorce. So Espree feels pressure to prove that people like him can make the most of a second chance. He earned his GED certificate and enrolled in college classes. During his early years at the Michigan Reformatory, Espree racked up a series of infractions and went to solitary confinement three times before he turned 21. The ruling drew from a flurry of new research into brain development showing that teens are more impulsive than adults and more influenced by peer pressure. After his first semester, he had a 3.29 GPA. Kevin Jr. had suffered a difficult upbringing, dealing with alcoholic parents and physical abuse. His mom, Lynn Boyd, agreed - she wanted what Kevin Sr. had, too. If shes the example, she has to succeed, he says to me, referring to Finley, after he hangs up the phone. When his mother and her girlfriend found out, they told Boyd they wanted revenge and asked for the keys to his dads apartment. Julie also had the stolen coins that she had found in their house, and she passed a polygraph. https://www.patreon.com/parricidepodcast. He and Lynn were tried separately in 1996, where prosecutors said their motive was the $500,000 payout from Kevin Sr.s life insurance policy. In both trials, their confession tapes were played, which probably played a huge role in the jurys decision. The blood spatter on the wall let him know it was no accident. In other words, both Lynn Boyd and Kevin Boyd Jr. were found guilty of premeditated first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Boyds confession in which he said he was there and participated in the killing followed a six-hour interrogation during which investigators made false promises of leniency and Boyd provided inaccurate details of the crime, the lawyer adds. This helped investigators narrow down the time of the murder to between 11 p.m, when the musician arrived at his gig, and 3 a.m., when he left. Yet one of these men has already been released from prison. Tyler Hadley murdered both of his parents and Kevin Boyd murdered his father (his mother was a Parental Predator in the murder). In August 1994, Boyd was 16 when, according to prosecutors, he and his mother, Lynn, hatched and carried out a plot to kill his father, Kevin Sr, who was stabbed more than 20 times and beaten with a baseball bat. Since the murder, their relationship had deteriorated and Grain now worried she would be implicated in Kevin Sr.s murder. It weighs in favor of irreparable corruption, said Paul Walton, an assistant Oakland County prosecutor. The two of them walked inside, and sure enough Kevin was dead. That led us to believe that whoever did this knew the victim.. With Baileys help, Espree enrolled as a justice studies major at Arizona State and applied for financial aid. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! As a teenager, though, Kevin Jr. began to rebel. Terms of Service apply. The man was Kevin Boyd, and his body was discovered by his son, Kevin, Jr. What the 16-year-old would encounter would be the absolute worst scenario. Later that day, a witness named Jeff Drome, called the police. He was sentenced to 25 60 years, and he has a parole hearing this year. One of those lifers is Kevin Boyd, whos now a 41-year-old inmate at Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer. The turf war escalated quicklyone of Esprees friends brought an Uzi submachine gun. Join us as we wend our way through the Supreme Court cases addressing sentencing reform for juvenile offenders. In Nov. 1994, though, a break in the case came whenGrain contacted detectives and said she wanted to recant her initial statement to police. We are headed north to Lake Orion, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Kevins autopsy proved that Kevins murder was brutal. So Montgomery, now 72 years old, was denied. Kevin Jr., on the other hand was struggling. This helped investigators narrow down the time of the murder to between 11 p.m, when the musician arrived at his gig, and 3 a.m., when he left. They both said Kevin was there the whole night and left early the next morning. Smotherly Love: Kevin Boyd We are headed north to Lake Orion, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. On August 6, 1994, a man was discovered on his apartment floor. The case revolved around Henry Montgomery, a black man from Louisiana who was 17 when he killed a white sheriffs deputy in 1963. The blood spatter on the wall let him know it was no accident. Youre telling me you killed your dad? He said, Yeah. So then he gave it all up,Miles told producers. Hes grateful for the prison track but dreams of running in a straight line again. He also said his father owned several guns which were missing from the apartment. The answering machine was also missing. His parents divorced when he was 12, and he had a stormy relationship with both of them. Looking for Kevin Boyd online? The festival is being held in Dallas, Texas - from August 26th through the 28th. He said he had left early the next morning, and tried to call his dad. Read More: How Did Breanna Schneller Die? (About a third of juvenile lifers nationally say they have been denied access to prison educational programs.) 16-year-old Kevin Boyd Jr. want it all. A judge described him as a model inmate, but family members of the sheriffs deputy he killed testified against him at the parole hearing. I dont believe Kevin should be out of prison. A Supreme Court ruling that banned mandatory life sentences for minors helped release Kevin from prison. Back at the apartment, before bed, Espree goes to the roof again. Sometimes Espree would show up in the middle of the night at Baileys house in his pajamas, looking for a place to sleep. Despite that, though, as abetting a killing, such as providing keys or cover-up, can result in a murder charge under Michigans law, Kevin Jr. was indicted on the same. That he has developed under the adverse circumstances of incarceration truly is a testament to Antonio Esprees character and the indomitable nature of his spirit, Judge Darlene OBrien wrote in support of his petition for parole in 2016. Lynn Boyd is now 69 years old and currently incarcerated at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections. By his mid-20s, Espree was tired of getting in trouble and being put in solitary. His body is surrounded by blood. Studied at U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The next morning he came home and discovered the body. Even supermarkets were overwhelming; the first time he went shopping, he asked whether he could pick up a tomato to inspect it before buying it. The police also received a call from Andrea, Kevins girlfriend. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Died: May 29, 2020 (aged 37) Born: January 9, 1983 . His mom, Lynn Boyd, agreed - she wan. We noticed you have an ad blocker on. The apartment had been ransacked and several items were missing, but there were no signs of a break-in. The on screen text a the end of the episode said Kevin said he is not a reflection of who he used to be.. So far, only about 1 in 7 of the juvenile lifers locked up in 2016 have been freed. Lynn Boyd and Kevin Boyd Jr. were tried separately for the murder of Kevin Boyd Sr. in 1996. The culprits were his ex-wife Lynn Boyd and his sixteen-year-old son Kevin Boyd Jr. Kevin Boyd Sr. was stabbed over 20 times and beaten to death with a baseball bat. Richmond, VA. Died: October 24, 2018 (aged 47) Born: August 27, 1971 . Kevin Boyd Passed Away - Obituary: Kevin Boyd Death | Has Died, Funeral, Is Dead, Cause Of Death: On May 13, 2021, InsideEko Media learned about the death of.click to read and leave tributes. They had their son Kevin Jr., in 1977, and they seemed happy at first. The more educated I became, the more positive I became, Espree says. Kevin Boyd Sr., was born on September 27, 1951. Parental Predators are the worst!If you like our shows and have some loose pennies in your pocket, please consider making a tax deductible donation to our show. He literally wouldnt have known what hit him. . Copyright 2023 Mother Jones and the Foundation for National Progress. The T-shirt belonged to KevinJr. and the knife matched the wounds on his fathers body,the Associated Pressreported at the time. Now he is trying to work out what to do with his life. What was the motive you ask? Although Kevin had moved out of the family home in the years that followed, he still saw plenty of his son, who had started to rebel. His apartment showed no signs of a break-in, but it did look like someone had gone through the apartment. The state sent him to die in prison. Born in 1951, Kevin Boyd Sr. grew up in suburban Detroit, Michigan, where he always stood out from his six siblings because of his personality. But while Kevins work life prospered, his home life was falling apart. Esprees cousin Bailey, a 49-year-old gender studies professor at Arizona State University, comes out of the bedroom and heats up some coffee on his way to work. Years later, he tutored himself with history and law books. As a 2012 Supreme Court ruling vacated the LWOP sentences of juvenile offenders, Kevin Boyd Jr. was resentenced to 25-60 years behind bars in 2019, making him immediately eligible for parole. It appeared he had suffered blunt force trauma to the head and multiple stab wounds. However, in November 1994, Lynns girlfriend provided the authorities with a much-needed breakthrough by confessing that she had lied to them about her girlfriends whereabouts at her behest and was now afraid that she had something to do with Kevins murder. For more on this case and others like it, watch "Snapped" airing on Sundays at 6/5c on Oxygen or stream episodes any time at Oxygen.com. I really wanted to learn to think for myself, he says. Many people found it suspicious that Lynn and Kevin never went to his burial site, and found it even more suspicious that they went to the court house the next day to file for ownership of the tool rental business. His body is surrounded by blood. Nearly a year after leaving prison, he still struggles to fall asleep most nights. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. Their cases wont be argued until the Michigan Supreme Court decides whether judges or juries will hear them. His apartment showed no signs of a break-in, but it did look like someone had gone through the apartment. Civil Engineering. She said Lynn left at 11pm on the night of the murder, and met Kevin Jr., at a Burger King. Under Michigan law, aiding and abetting a killing, such as providing keys, can result in a murder conviction. Kevin Boyd distracts himself these days by running 10Ks around the track. Stab wounds were found on his face, stomach, and back. They married in 1975, and their son, Kevin Jr., was born in 1977. There were four-five injuries to his head, he was hit so hard that his skull was dented in. In the early 1970s, Kevin met a woman named Lynn, whose quiet demeanor contrasted with his gregariousness. She was convicted in a separate trial. While he was initially defiant, he finally confessed after being presented with the gun he had stolen from his father at the time of the murder. It really started to dawn on me: Youre looking at a black hole and theres no way out of it, Boyd says from Thumb Correctional Facility in eastern Michigan. It's been more than two decades since. This individual went inside of the apartment, turned on the lights and saw Kevin Sr. basically lying in a pool of blood, former Oakland County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Mark Bilkovic told Snapped.. "The prosecutor in Oakland County sought to resentence Kevin Boyd, a named class representative, to life without parole. Julie Grain basically said that she had lied and that Lynn had in fact left her house the night of the murder and was gone for several hours, between approximately 10 at night to 3 in the morning, Bilkovic told Snapped.. In the early 1970s, Kevin met a woman named Lynn, whose quiet demeanor contrasted with his gregariousness. I went, Whoa, whoa, wait a second here, Kevin. Kevin married Lynn Boyd in 1975, welcoming their son, Kevin Jr., in 1977. Kevin Jr. told investigators that he had spent the previous night at his girlfriends after a fight with his dad, according to court documents. Kevin Sr.s wallet still contained cash and his credit cards, ruling out the possibility of a robbery. In Boyds case, the prosecution contends his crime was so heinous, the planning so detailed and the motive so cruel he and his mother hoped to collect on a $500,000 life insurance policy that it clearly fits the category of rare cases. I find out the next day the reason they didnt go to the burial siteis theyre too busy at the courthouse getting paper rights to take over Lake Orion Rental, Lucarelli told producers. Now 40, Boyd is one of the juvenile lifers Michigan prosecutors say should never walk free again. Kevin Jr. ran from the apartment, desperate to get some help. A lot of people, when they go down young and theyve been down for more than a decade or two decades, they tend to lose touch with most family members, Mexica says. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of 'Our True Crime Podcast' entitled Smotherly Love: Kevin Boyd. Kevin admitted that he and Lynn planned it. Kevin Boyd Jr. didn't kill his father, Kevin Boyd Sr., alone his mother was in on the plan, too. In May 1995, Kevins tool rental business was being cleaned out to sell, when a knife was found. But soon, with thorough investigations, a plot so brutal and twisted is uncovered that no one could have seen it coming. Your notes? Espree asks as his cousin disappears out the door. Hell buy his cousin a new car, launch a nonprofit for at-risk youths, pay rent for Finleyso she can get her own placeand send his attorney on a trip around the world. Which means that today, in Michigan and elsewhere, many are stuck in limbo, wondering if theyll ever get out. On November 23, 1994, Julie, Lynns girlfriend, requested a meeting with the police. The man had fought furiously to escape his killer, as demonstrated by all the injuries on h. After his latest expulsion, Kevin moved in with his dad. If you value what you get from Mother Jones, please join us with a tax-deductible donation today so we can keep on doing the type of journalism 2023 demands. In 2012, a Supreme Court ruling vacated the life sentences of over 2,500 juvenile offenders. Seven weeks before the murder, Spice had taken out a life insurance policy on his girlfriend to the tune of $200,000, and he had named himself as the sole beneficiary. spoke to Kevin Jrs girlfriend, who admitted that on the night of the murder she had driven with him to a Burger King where he had met with his mother, according to court documents. His body is surrounded by blood. Now its happening. Kevin Boyd with his father, Kevin Sr., and his mother, Lynn. Kevin was not interviewed by the Parole Board until June 24, 2019, and is still . Got your books and all that? Come see us along with many of your other favorite podcasters. When his mother, Lynn, told him that his life would improve after his fathers death, he later said, I have to say that I think that was appealing to me.. Its not just about their age. He. Today shes the local prosecutor. The police did not charge Julie with giving false statements. Thus it was a surprise when he fell in love with a woman that contrasted his social ways in every way. He had the opportunity to warn his father and later tried to cover up his involvement in the crime. Boyd was born in 1951 and grew up in Berkeley, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. I am not even a reflection of who I used to be. But does a clean record warrant freedom? He was in disbelief, says Meagan Dreher, a paralegal who had come to meet him. When asked who he thought might have murdered Kevin Sr., he implicated Lynn Boyd. So now, if youre curious to know all the details about this baffling 1994 case, weve got you covered. According to Detroit Free Press, after his parents divorce, Kevin Jr. began drinking and smoking, attempted suicide, and attended a total of ten different schools before deciding to drop out entirely. . Many others in Michigan may never get that chance. The police wanted to verify Kevins alibi, so they called Kevins girlfriend and her mom. Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Shes like a baby all over again, Espree tells the caller. In Louisiana, more than half of juveniles convicted of murder since 2012 have received such sentences, most of them African American. Kevins wallet still had cash and credit cards in it. Its a person who is no longer with us, and I struggle with that. On August 6, 1994, a man was discovered on his apartment floor. In their absence, Lake Orion Rental shut down and all its equipment was auctioned off in March 1995. In February, the Louisiana parole board rejected his request for release, arguing that he had not finished enough classes in prison. 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