This week on Murderous Minors, we cover 3 brutal hammer murders, including the murder of 14-year-old Kaytlynn Cargill by 16-year-old neighbor Jordin Roache in Bedford, Texas; the murder of Bryan H. Walker by 16-year-old Raphael Angel Vargas in Chesterfield, Virginia and the murders of Jonathan Lloyd, Debra Smith and her 3 young children in Noble, Illinois, by 16-year-old Christopher Churchill.
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Music:
We Talk of Dreams
Sources:
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Michael Pearson, AP. “Killing was stress reliever, defendant told police.” March 9. 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/image/128914448/?terms=Christopher%20Churchill&match=1
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Kenny Douglass and Jackie Monroe, WFIE. “Illinois man serving life sentences for killings could be resentenced.” April 14, 2016. https://www.14news.com/story/31727687/illinois-man-serving-life-sentences-for-killings-could-be-resentenced/
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Lauren Zakalik, Todd Under and Marjorie Owens. “Body in landfill identified as missing Bedford teen.” June 23, 2017. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/body-found-in-arlington-landfill-is-missing-bedford-teen/287-451107853
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“Teen suspected of killing Bedford girl will remain in jail.” September 5, 2017. https://www.fox4news.com/news/teen-suspected-of-killing-bedford-girl-will-remain-in-jail
“North Texas teen to be tried as an adult in girl’s death.” December 20, 2017. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-teen-to-be-tried-as-an-adult-in-girls-death/51685/
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Cameron Thompson. “87-year-old man murdered in Chesterfield remembered as ‘gentle and kind’.“ April 3, 2019. https://www.wtvr.com/2019/04/03/remembering-bryan-walker-dead/
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Mark Bowes, Richmond Times-Dispatch. “Teen charged with robbing and killing neighbor, 87, claimed a friend carried out the attack.” June 6, 2019. https://richmond.com/news/plus/teen-charged-with-robbing-and-killing-neighbor-87-claimed-a-friend-carried-out-the-attack/article_9156f9a7-e0e8-5f02-8313-62fd2d6ed7dc.html#tracking-source=article-related-bottom
Ben Orcutt, Chesterfield Observer. “Preservationist’s death leaves neighbors ‘devastated’.” April 3, 2019. https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/longtime-preservationist-found-slain-in-home/
Ben Orcutt and Scott Bass, Chesterfield Observer. “Bensley community grapples with the tragic death of Bryan Walker.” April 10, 2019. https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/bensley-community-grapples-with-the-tragic-death-of-bryan-walker/
Rich Griset, Chesterfield Observer. “Teen charged with murder claims friend carried out attack.” June 12, 2019. https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/teen-charged-with-murder-claims-friend-carried-out-attack/
Mark Bowes, Richmond Times-Dispatch. “Monument honoring slain Chesterfield preservationist unveiled at historical site he worked to protect.” November 22, 2019. https://richmond.com/news/local/central-virginia/monument-honoring-slain-chesterfield-preservationist-unveiled-at-historical-site-he-worked-to-protect/article_67b4110b-af11-50a5-9aa4-72a31326ca1b.html
Frank Green, Richmond Times-Dispatch. “Juvenile pleads guilty to first-degree murder in death of 87-year-old Chesterfield preservationist.” January 10, 2020. https://richmond.com/news/local/crime/juvenile-pleads-guilty-to-first-degree-murder-in-death-of-87-year-old-chesterfield-preservationist/article_79ce4339-01ae-5812-80a0-5f6988c5d054.html
Mark Bowes, Richmond Times-Dispatch. “Chesterfield teen sentenced to 35 years in brutal hammer attack that killed neighbor, 87, a respected preservationist.” July 28, 2020. https://richmond.com/news/local/crime/chesterfield-teen-sentenced-to-35-years-in-brutal-hammer-attack-that-killed-neighbor-87-a/article_804512ce-cb19-50eb-a0a0-6906d229e095.html
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