D.O. We explore this and dig into his family tree and learn more about his immediate family who has a propensity to kill as well as his enslaved ancestors who would likely be shocked by his murderous deeds. The prosecution alleged Blair killed the six women because he thought all prostitutes were scum, showing pictures of the six women killed and describing how each one was killed. His father, unnamed. The 42-year-old was strangled and had a broken neck. In 1982, Angela Monroe was murdered. But he said among other things, their pitch and pacing were different. "You could look in his eyes, and it's a blankness. While awaiting trial, he and two other boys sodomized a 15 year old boy. Many in Blair's family have faced criminal charges, including murder. The Blair investigation was featured on the cable program "The First 48" on A&E. Last week a Jackson County jury found Diamond Blair guilty of murdering 22-year-old Montague Kevin Ashline on June 24, 2009. At trial this month, defense lawyers contended his DNA proved nothing because hairs, saliva or semen from other men were on McKinzie or other victims. Terry Anthony Blair grew up in crime and violence. But in closing arguments last week, assistant prosecutor Michael Hunt reminded the judge that a former prostitute told police before the 911 calls that Blair said he was killing all the prostitutes one by one. His mother only finished 9th grade and suffered from mental illness. Mother Janice Blair fatally shot Elton E. Gray, but was sentenced to probation after entering an Alford plea. A linguistics expert by the name of Thomas Purnell, who is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin testified for the defense saying that: Its unlikely that the two speakers, the 911 call speaker and Mr. Blair, are the same person. READ ALSO: Vangelis children: Did Vangelis have kids? On August 16, 1979, Walter Blair went into the apartment of 21 year old Kansas City Art student Katherine Jo Allen and sealed the deal. Jackson County Prosecutor Michael Hunt said Blair's DNA was found on the women and is the link to the killer. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. He was sentenced to two life terms plus 240 years.[3][6]. The man who called himself Scott said he did it because they were prostitutes, scum, a disgrace.. Rape is usually defined as having sexual intercourse with a person who does not want to, or cannot consent. Some sources conflict on this topic. All those cases were connected by 911 calls to police that helped them locate the bodies in the corridor between July and September of 2004. [15][16] Prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty in exchange for Blair waiving his right to a jury trial, and thus Judge John O'Malley oversaw the bench trial. Cause of death is unknown. As part of the deal, prosecutors also permanently dismissed charges for two other murders, three rapes and an assault. Every issue of Serial of Serial Killer Magazine we sell. To report an error or for general information you can find us on Twitter: @killerDOTcloud or Facebook: /killerDOTcloud, Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database. Growing up in a place like that, with a family like his, undoubtedly sewed seeds for violent behavior towards women later in life. Blair Terry was charged with eight counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault, and three counts of forcible rape on October 15, 2004. These are not the kind of flimsy magazines or tiny paperback novels that you are accustomed to. In 1982, Blair murdered the mother of his two children, she was pregnant at the time of her death. He was a veteran of Vietnam, serving from 1967 to 1969, in which he received the Purple Heart and one Oak Leaf Cluster. He had served 21 years in prison. He was convicted of murder and was executed in 1993. Potosi is ironically the same prison where Terry Blair now spends the remainder of his days. How do you know a dead body is there? the dispatcher asks. His trial is scheduled to start March 10. A clip of the 7 1/2-hour interrogation appeared on the show. She was released from prison in December 1999. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Terry Blair. Mother Janice Blair fatally shot Elton E. Gray, but was sentenced to probation after entering an Alford plea. get yours now before they are gone forever. Below is the list of victims Terry Blair was convicted of killing: Anna Ewing, 42, died on or before July 14, 2004, due to strangulation and a broken neck. His nephew Diamond is currently in prison on a life sentence for charges related to a robbery-homicide in 2013. Alerted by a strong odor, a neighbor noticed two women's bodies in the garage of an abandoned home and notified police on September 2, 2004. Terry was a 1970 graduate of Jersey Shore High School, where he participated in. killings suspect has violent family", "Forensic Studies 005: Terry Blair The Serial Killers Podcast", "U.S. Attorney's Office - U.S. Department of Justice", "Notorious KC crime family adds another killer to the list", "KC serial killer's nephew gets 2 life sentences", "FindLaw's Missouri Court of Appeals case and opinions", "Blair Found Guilty On All Murder Counts", "Judge convicts Kansas City man of killing 6 women", "Police Identify Woman Found Dead Outside KC Apartment", "6th Body Linked To 5 Others Found In K.C. 40-year-old Carmen Hunt was reportedly strangled to death on or before September 4, 2004. (originaldocket_sheet). But his reign of terror continued behind bars and Diamond Blair and two others sodomized a 15-year-old boy. Thosesuspicions were never proven, nor disproven. Stranglers kill by Strangulation. The dispatcher asks how he killed them. The defense said the prosecution did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Blair committed the murders. Other immediate members of Blair's family have been charged or accused of murder but have not been convicted, as well as having racked up a litany of other state felony charges relating to drugs, guns, and domestic violence. Source: Central High School Yearbook, Kansas City, Missouri, Source: The Kansas City Star, 25 Jul 1993, Source: The Wichita Eagle Beacon, 18 Oct 1980, Obituary of Sh-Na White, sister of Diamond, Noila IV, and William, daughter of Warnetta Blair and Noila, Jr.Source: The Kansas City Times, 24 Dec 1987, Source: Missouri Department of Corrections. You strangled her?, On the second call, which came in the next day, the caller says he wants to report two more bodies of prostitutes. Her attacker received 2 life sentences plus 240 years for his crimes including kidnapping, armed criminal action, and forcible sodomy, with mother Janice Blair eventually being placed on probation after entering an Alford plea for fatally shooting her common-law husband, Elton E. Terrys nephew, Diamond Blair, was also convicted by Jackson County for kidnapping, robbery, and forcible sodomy while he was still a teenager. His mother Janice Blair, killed a man (who seems to be a relative) but was given probation. 25-year-old Williams was also strangled and had a broken neck. Mr. Jackson approached Walter Blair because he was the guy known to get things done. Court records indicated that he had been angry with her for performing acts of prostitution. "Some of this DNA is not [Blair's]," defense attorney Cynthia Dryden said. He says the body has been there for two months. Semen on and in Sheliah was a positive match to Terry Blairs DNA. [14] Blair denied making the 911 calls, and the prosecution introduced linguistics testimony to confirm their assertion that Blair made the 911 calls. This massive 8.5 x 11 perfect bound book contains over 150 pages of rare interviews, letters, documents, transcripts, art and articles about serial killer, Richard Ramirez (aka the Nightstalker). She may have died on or before September 2, 2004. In 1984, White III pleaded guilty to second degree murder and received a 12-year sentence. Those charges also were dropped. Henry Blair. Blair, 46, is charged with six counts of first-degree murder in the 2004 deaths of six Kansas City women: Ewing and McKinzie; Patricia Wilson Butler, 45; Darci I. Williams, 25; Carmen Hunt, 40; and Claudette Juniel, 31. Blair faces first-degree murder charges in the deaths of six women whose bodies were found after an anonymous 911 caller told police in September 2004 about the bodies and where the caller said he had put them. The 10 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Terry Blair. "It's a disgrace," he says. He was the fourth eldest of 10 siblings, born to a mother who had only finished the 9th grade and suffered from mental illness. Blair is charged with killing Sheliah McKinzie, 38; Patricia Wilson Butler, 45; Darci I. Williams, 25; Anna Ewing, 42; Carmen Hunt, 40; Claudette Juniel, 31; Nellia Harris, 33; and Sandra Reed, 47. This time, the suspect is Terry Blair, who is being allowed to avoid the death penalty in exchange for him agreeing to be tried by a judge instead of a jury, The Kansas City Star reported on its Web site Friday. Not even a name. Terry, his nine siblings, and mother lived in the extreme poverty-stricken area of Prospect Avenue. Terry was born January 20, 1962 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of the late Boone Blair and India (Smith) Blair. Joyce Ann Brown, 88, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023. Terre Blair's income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. So are there any other examples of serial killers that hail from a whole family tree of murderers? Charges against Blair in two other slayings were dismissed by Jackson County Circuit Judge John R. O'Malley in October. He was on parole for the 1982 murder of Monroe, and also matched the description given by women who claimed to have survived rapes and physical assaults. Their bodies were found along the Prospect Corridor in 2004. He shot the woman in the arm and drove her to an abandoned house before raping her repeatedly and beating her until she passed out. If you would like more specific details on where information was obtained, please email us and well respond in a timely manner. He was sentenced to two life sentences plus 240 years for charges including kidnapping and forcible sodomy. In 2004, Blair was charged with eight counts of murder, two counts were later dropped due to lack of evidence. This huge, perfect bound copy of SERIAL KILLER MAGAZINE is chock full of artwork, rare documents, trivia and in depth articles regarding serial murder. And to think I just started with Terry, the serial killer. BLAIR - Terry Lee of Levittown on August 11, 2016. Terry Alan Blair, 70, died on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Parkview Medical Center. It also includes the best true crime artwork from around the world. Her husband is Marvin Hamlisch (m. 19892012). Terry A. Blair is an American serial killer who raped and killed at least seven women in Kansas City, Missouri. Its a disgrace, he says. Sanders said two factors qualify Blair for the death penalty. Blair's attorneys left without speaking to reporters. Terry Blairs mother was convicted of killing her drug-dealing boyfriend in 1989. [5] According to prosecutors, Gomez had threatened to cut off his girlfriend's supply of crack cocaine. As we discuss on this episode, Terry was not the only killer. Video surveillance shows Mr. Ashline with his hands up and declaring that he didnt have anything for them to take, but the gunman immediately shot him. Blair witnessed frequent violence between the two. He was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Terry Blair has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 3 years ago. Terry Blair was born on Sept.16,1961 in Missouri. While Patricias body had been there forapproximately three weeks, Sheliahs body was suspected to have been there for only two days. After serving those 18 years, Diamond Blair was back out on the street wrecking havoc. And a teen witness, Hunt said, testified that Blair told her that whoever was killing the women probably had a good reason. He had two sons, Terry Blair Jr. and Marcel Johnson. [10], In December 1991, William Blair, then 16, received a 15-year sentence for first degree robbery. Terry Blair guilty in deaths of six women. Terry Blair was the fourth child in a family of ten siblings. Born on October 22, 1934, in Fort Wayne, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Hallie (Carrier) Worman. Terry Blair Blair is held in the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point, Missouri. He was found guilty of the murder and was executed in 1993. 1922-1992. After Walter Blair was released, at the age of 18,on bond on July 16,1979, he had several telephone conversations with Larry Jackson, which prompted Jackson to raise his offer to $6,000 for the hit. This 90 card set features the artwork of 15 noted true crime artists and will come with a numbered, signed certificate of authenticity for each set. For example, they said the semen found on McKinzie proves Blair had sex with her, not that he killed her. In the 911 calls, which were played by the defense in the courtroom Thursday, the caller, who seems to have a slight accent, tells the dispatcher immediately in the first call that he wants to report a dead body. Spouse and Children. Family history They also found him guilty of robbery and armed criminal action in Ashline's death outside a Kansas City apartment complex. Blair writesaletter_to_judgecomplaining about being unable toreceive a fair trial due to the publicity caused by the show. All of our Serial Killer Magazines and books are massive, perfect bound editions. Each giant issue is perfect bound and chock full of true crime articles, artwork, letters, documents and more. Terry Blair was convictedand sentenced to life imprisonment, six life terms at the Potosi Correctional Center in Potosi, Missouri, US. [3], One June 25, 1992, Blair's older brother, Clifford Miller, abducted a woman, forced her to perform oral sex at an abandoned house, and then beat her unconscious. Terry Anthony Blair (born September 16, 1961) is an American serial killer who was convicted of killing seven women of various ages in Kansas City, Missouri, though investigators believe he may have additional unidentified victims. While in jail for a separate incident, brother Walter Blair Jr met a man who offered to pay him $6,000 to kill Katherine Jo Allen so she could not testify at his rape trial. While in jail for a separate incident, his brother, Walter Blair, Jr., met a man who offered to pay him $6,000 to . . Reports indicate that an inmate incarcerated for raping the poor woman paid Blair between 2 and 6 thousand dollars to silence her. Terry was born May 21, 1947 in Kingsport. Terry Blair was born into a family which would have many encounters with the criminal justice system. He had only done them in the classroom. I did find this one and only statement concerning Diamonds brother : Even before Terry Blair killed those seven women, a defense attorney defending Diamond Blairs brother for murder, told a courtroom that his client was born into a family of murderers, So, now on to the original topic of this story, Terry Blair, the Serial Killer and his victims. Terry was incarcerated for 21 years for the murder of Angela and her unborn child. The 17-year-old Lincoln High School dropout dashed to the house. Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2020-2021. This was the work of a serial killer. The dispatcher asks how he killed them. Now, here comes the crimes of one of Warnettas sons, Diamond Blair. Mary Margaret Roche. Blair is also accused of raping three other women. Terry was 21 years old at the time. He was born in Glen Ross, Maryland, with little knowledge about his childhood. They weren't prostitutes, drug addicts -- they were somebody's mother. 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