Cause of death is unknown. She was sentenced to probation. She spent two months in the hospital, recovering. On June 24, 2009 Diamond and two accomplices, shot and killed 22 year old Montague Kevin Ashline in a robbery attempt. 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. Walter confessed that he abducted Allen from her apartment, before taking her to a vacant lot where he shot her and buried her body. His half-brother Clifford was sentenced to 2 life sentences plus 240 years for kidnapping, raping, beating, and shooting a young woman he met at a bar who luckily survived the attack. After being released early (after 21 years) he was convicted of killing six more women. Terry Blair passed away on December 25, 2010 at the age of 75 in Newington, Connecticut. Potosi is ironically the same prison where Terry Blair now spends the remainder of his days. Clifford Miller was sentenced to two life sentences plus 240 years for charges including kidnapping and forcible sodomy. Within the six months leading up to his 16th birthday, he racked up four robbery charges, in which a judge certified him to stand trial as an adult and sent him to jail. Neighborhood", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Terry_Blair_(serial_killer)&oldid=1139460606, American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment, Crimes against sex workers in the United States, Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Missouri, Violence against women in the United States, Articles with dead external links from March 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 25 years imprisonment (1982; paroled after 21 years). All of these crimes were committed in Kansas City. 27, 2008, Blair was found guilty of the murders of Anna Ewing, Patricia Wilson Butler, Sheliah McKinzie, Carmen Hunt, Claudette Juniel and Darci I. Williams. She was somebody's mother. Semen on and in Sheliah was a positive match to Terry Blairs DNA. She is from United States. It's red." He calls them scum.. On October 7, 2004, William pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree robbery, 19 counts of armed criminal action, one count of attempted robbery, and one count of first degree assault. I will begin with his family and lead up to his crimes and victims. Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2020-2021. Family history Terry Blairs trialstarted onMarch 10 on the six murders. And on Mar. He says the body has been there for two months. OMalley found there was not enough evidence in one of those to convict. Blair was also accused in two other murders (Sandra Reed and Nellia Harris), an assault, and three rapes. 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. William later faced 88 charges of robbery, assault, and armed criminal action for a series of violent armed robberies at bars and other businesses from December 3, 2003, to January 8, 2004. All of our Serial Killer Magazines and books are massive, perfect bound editions. Terry was the fourth eldest of ten children. Crime and poverty is the only thing Terry and his family knew. But among other things, their pitch and pacing were different.. The injury to the victim's arm was so serious that she had to get a bone in her arm replaced with metal. A judge certified him to stand trial as an adult and sent him to jail. But his reign of terror continued behind bars and Diamond Blair and two others sodomized a 15-year-old boy. after suffering a gunshot wound, fractured skull, broken jaw, and broken cheekbones. It is also packed with unusual trivia, exclusive interviews and much more. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Terry Blair. The dispatcher asks how he killed them. In 1982 (Age 20/21) Terry Blair started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to strangle, rape, and murder his victims. Darci I. Williams, 25, died on or before September 4, 2004. One of his brothers was executed for another killing and a half brother was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and other charges. 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. Terry Blair guilty in deaths of six women. Terry Blair (Terry A. Blair ) an American serial killer who raped and killed at least seven women in Kansas City, Missouri between 1982 and 2004. The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Pay close attention, there are some twists and turns in this story. Half brother Clifford Miller was convicted in the 1992 abduction of a woman from a bar. In 2013, he went on and committed a robbery during which he killed 22-year-old Montague Kevin Ashline. In 1982, Blair was found guilty of killing Angela Monroe, the mother of two of Blair's children (and pregnant at the time). Even here on earth he may not get all he deserves, but he will get it in the hereafter," Williams said. Blair is charged with the deaths of Sheliah McKinzie, 38; Patricia Wilson Butler, 45; Darci I. Williams, 25; Anna Ewing, 42; Carmen Hunt, 40; and Claudette Juniel, 31. His mother, two of his siblings, his nephew, and himself. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. These are not the kind of flimsy magazines or tiny paperback novels that you are accustomed to. He worked as a conductor for the Rio Grande Railroad for over 20 years. 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Blair's mother killed a man but received probation. In December 1999, another of Blair's brothers, Daniel, pleaded guilty to federal drug charges and was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison. The caller told police he killed two women whose bodies had just been found and four others. Before trial, prosecutors made a deal with Blair to drop charges for two other murders, Sandra Reed(47)and Nellia Harris(33),three rapes and an assault. [9] On appeal, his robbery conviction and one of his armed criminal action convictions were overturned, reducing his state sentence to life plus 50 years. Her husband is Marvin Hamlisch (m. 19892012). She suffered a gunshot wound, fractured skull, broken jaw and broken cheek bones. Or is the Blair family some sort of sick outlier born of a perfect storm of circumstance and upbringing? She was released from prison in December 1999. The women were all strangled. She too was strangled with her own clothes and her neck was also broken. Jackson County Prosecutor Michael Sanders filed papers outlining aggravating circumstances in each woman's killing that qualify Terry Blair for capital punishment. She is a member of famous Journalist with the age 65 years old group. 40-year-old Carmen Hunt was reportedly strangled to death on or before September 4, 2004. Death certificate of the elusive, Anna Payne Payne Jackson Morton, great-grandmother of Terry Blair on his maternal line. Also no picture for Walter Junior Blair). Terry Blair Biography. Blair is a member of one of Kansas Citys most notorious criminal families. 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. 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. Mother Janice Blair fatally shot Elton E. Gray, but was sentenced to probation after entering an Alford plea. In fact, police may have never linked the killings, or even found all of the victims, had it not been for Blair's taunts. Terry Blair was convicted of murdering Angela Monroe, the pregnant mother of two of his children in 1982. Charges against Blair in two other slayings - those of Nellia Harris, 33, and Sandra Reed, 47 - were dismissed in October. *The more I researched Terry Blair, the more I began to dig up pieces of his entire family. Ms. Allenwas struck with a brick to her head andshesuffered gunshot wounds to her head, chest and wrist, all at close range. He had served 21 years in prison. Noila would later be murdered himself. Blair, 46, is charged with the 2004 slayings of six women, whose bodies were dumped in Kansas City neighborhoods frequented by drug addicts and prostitutes. Blair has also since given interviews that are publicly available online. The prosecution countered that since she hadn't tidied herself up afterwards, Blair must have been the last to see her alive. 25-year-old Williams was also strangled and had a broken neck. His case was documented on The First 48 in the episode "A Serial Killer Calls." A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline. We use a multitude of resources when researching a family tree up to an including census records from 1800-1940, marriage records in various states, draft registration cards, and more. She had been strangled with her own clothes and her neck was broken. "I'm her daughter. She entered an Alford plea for second degree murder and was sentenced to five years of probation, with a condition that she receive counseling, therapy, and psychiatric treatment. (indictment). "When he's talking to his grandma, the consequences are a whole lot different than when he's talking to the police about six murders he committed," Hunt said. "It's an abandoned house. But he said among other things, their pitch and pacing were different. He has two grandsons, Demarcus and Kemon Johnson.[2]. Family history Terry Blair was born into a family which would have many encounters with the criminal justice system. O'Malley denied the attorneys' requests at a hearing in September but scolded investigators. Blair was charged in McKinzie's death in September 2004 after semen left on the victim's body led investigators to link him to the crime. He says one of the bodies has been there a week and is starting to stink. He then stalked her apartment, entered a bedroom window, woke up the woman and her boyfriend, kidnapped her from her bed, and took her to a secondary site where she was sodomized and shot at point blank range. Terry Blair was an American serial who killed at least seven women from 1982, and 2004. Blair's attorneys left without speaking to reporters. A judge today found Terry Blair guilty in the deaths of six women whose bodies were found in the Prospect Avenue corridor in 2003 and 2004. Terre Blairs income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. Terry Blair was born into a family which would have many encounters with the criminal justice system. Prosecutors also earlier agreed to dismiss charges against Blair in the two other killings, three rapes and an assault. [17], Because Blair continues to deny responsibility for the crimes, his motive cannot be understood beyond a compulsion to kill prostitutes.[13]. Purnell said the caller could have been disguising his voice, and acknowledged that he had never performed such an analysis before for court proceedings. Terry retired from the Eastman in 2000. Terry Alan Blair, 70, died on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Parkview Medical Center. Blair witnessed frequent violence between the two. Terry was. "When you start pulling out part and considering only someyou can make it fit whatever you want.". Due to her mental illness, and entering an Alford Plea,Janice wasonlygiven five years probation and was ordered to receive psychiatric care. Terry Blair made one of several anonymous 911 calls, unaware that the bodies of Patricia and Sheliah had already been discovered, bragging I put them there!. Court records indicated that he had been angry with her for performing acts of prostitution. A witness claimed Blair had threatened to kill prostitutes. Allen was the alleged victim in a rape case and Walter was paid $6,000 to kill her. Although he is still serving a life sentence for an unrelated murder, Larry Jackson was never tried for the rape of Katherine Jo Allen, or her slaying. Darci I.Williams another prostitute,was found in an alley at 2431 Prospect Avenue. The fate of accused serial killer Terry Blair now lies in the hands of a Jackson County judge. Diamond had a lengthy rap sheet between the ages of 12 and 16 years old. Blair's mother shot and killed her drug dealing boyfriend, but avoided prison on an Alford Plea. Thosesuspicions were never proven, nor disproven. The prosecutor said there was no dissent among the families of victims. Terry Blair was born on September 16th 1961 in United States of America, federal republic in North America. [14] Blair confessed to abducting Allen from her apartment before taking her to a vacant lot and shooting her. He tells precisely where the body can be found, down to the color of the house. On October 15, 2004, Terry Blair was charged with eight counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault, and three counts of forcible rape. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. His father, unnamed. Its red. He says the body has been there for two months. It also includes the best true crime artwork from around the world. The defense also questioned the Kansas City Police Department's investigation, specifically how they pinpointed where 911 calls were made. Jill Reilly On August 19, 1979, Walter Blair abducted, then shot and killed 21-year-old Katherine Jo Allen. Terry "Joe" Blair, 60, of Lucasville, Ohio, passed Thursday, April 28, 2022 at his home. This was the work of a serial killer. Blair killed 6 women on the city's main Eastside drag, Prospect Avenue, in 2004. Clifford shot the woman in the arm and then drove her to an abandoned house, where he repeatedly raped her and beat her until she passed out. Blair's attorneys had asked the judge to dismiss the murder charges or forbid the death penalty in the case, saying investigators' handling of the evidence had kept the defense from being able to do its job. He confessed to the murder, but later recanted. The Blair investigation was featured on the cable program "The First 48" on A&E. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium. His brother Walter was actually put to death at Potosi Correctional Center for the rape and murder-for-hire of a young woman in 1979. When asked to give his name, the caller, says, "Oh, no," and then repeats where the body is. In exchange, Terry A. Blair, 46, agreed to a non-jury trial before a judge. [3], Blair's sister, Warnetta U. Blair, her husband, Noila White III, and another man faced charges for the murder of James L. Bell, whose body was found on September 27, 1980. Mother Janice Blair fatally shot Elton E. Gray, but was sentenced to probation after entering an Alford plea. Blair was actually on parole after serving 21 years in prison for killing his then pregnant girlfriend in 1982 when he began targeting prostitutes. Late in the evening of September 3, an anonymous male caller contacted 911 dispatch to claim responsibility for killing the two victims discovered the day before, and notified police where to find an additional body hidden in an alley a few blocks away from the first two. He was sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment and was released on parole after serving twenty-one years. Terry Blair, 46, was found guilty of six counts of first-degree murder in the 2004 slayings. Now, here comes the crimes of one of Warnettas sons, Diamond Blair. -- A judge convicted a man Thursday of killing six women whose bodies were dumped along the Prospect Corridor, an area frequented by prostitutes and drug dealers. White III would himself be murdered by his son and Blair's nephew, Noila White IV, in 2001. Police found several additional murder victims, one of whom had earlier been erroneously classified as a drug overdose, and several women who reported rapes and assaults possibly linked to the murders. Erman was born on July 8 1926, in Detroit, MI. Terrys brother, Walter Junior Blair was incarcerated for reasons unknown, which Im assuming records are sealed because he was a juvenile. Defense attorneys fought to throw out the interrogation, but the judge decided it did not violate Blair's constitutional rights to a fair trial. In 1992, Terry Blairs half-brother, Clifford Miller was convicted in the abduction of a woman from a bar. We are happy to say that the Serial Killer Trading Cards are back! The caller stated that they were all prostitutes and scum which is why they were killed. Also, Warnetta was jailed for suffocating her crack dealing boyfriend. Larry Jackson offered Walter $2,000 to get rid of the one making rape accusations before she had the chance to testify against him. 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