Richard Timmons
Encyclopedia
Richard Timmons is an American
murderer. He brutally murdered his wife and seven-year-old son, by decapitating them with an ax, and his thirteen-year-old stepson by stabbing him to death on June 8, 1997 at his apartment in Queens
, New York
. In March 2004 after being handed three life sentences, Timmons unsuccessfully sued the city of New York claiming police brutality on the night he was arrested. He also has the notoriety of making Bernard Goldberg
's list of 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America
.
, crack cocaine
, PCP
, heroin and other substances before beginning his spree. He first attacked his wife, Annita Stewart, in the bedroom, slashing her head off and leaving it propped on a pillow. He then proceeded to his son Aaron, whose plight was caught on a 911
tape. Aaron is heard crying, "Daddy, please" before Timmons cut his head off. Finally, Timmons attacked his stepson Sharonne and stabbed him to death.
After the attack, Timmons slit his wrists and wrote, "The Lost Boys is your man" on the wall, with his blood. He initially claimed that the rapper Mr. Cheeks
(of The Lost Boyz
) was to blame for the murders.
He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. His conviction was affirmed by the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
, heroin, and possibly other substances that were in his system that night). Moreover, no one at the hospital where one of the beatings purportedly took place had heard anything sounding like someone being beaten that night. Evidence also pointed to the fact that police, far from beating him, actually took Timmons to Burger King
, when he complained of being hungry the night they arrested him for the murders.
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murderer. He brutally murdered his wife and seven-year-old son, by decapitating them with an ax, and his thirteen-year-old stepson by stabbing him to death on June 8, 1997 at his apartment in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York
New York
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. In March 2004 after being handed three life sentences, Timmons unsuccessfully sued the city of New York claiming police brutality on the night he was arrested. He also has the notoriety of making Bernard Goldberg
Bernard Goldberg
Bernard Richard Goldberg , also known as Bernie Goldberg, is an eleven-time Emmy Award-winning American writer, journalist, and political commentator...
's list of 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America
100 People Who Are Screwing Up America
100 People Who Are Screwing Up America is a non-fiction book by Bernard Goldberg that was published in 2005. The book's central idea is to name and blame a long list of specific individuals for making the United States a "far more selfish, vulgar, and cynical place."Goldberg's book denounces many...
.
Incident
On the night of June 8, 1997 Timmons consumed a large amount of alcoholAlcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
, crack cocaine
Crack cocaine
Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. It may also be termed rock, hard, iron, cavvy, base, or just crack; it is the most addictive form of cocaine. Crack rocks offer a short but intense high to smokers...
, PCP
Phencyclidine
Phencyclidine , commonly initialized as PCP and known colloquially as angel dust, is a recreational dissociative drug...
, heroin and other substances before beginning his spree. He first attacked his wife, Annita Stewart, in the bedroom, slashing her head off and leaving it propped on a pillow. He then proceeded to his son Aaron, whose plight was caught on a 911
911
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tape. Aaron is heard crying, "Daddy, please" before Timmons cut his head off. Finally, Timmons attacked his stepson Sharonne and stabbed him to death.
After the attack, Timmons slit his wrists and wrote, "The Lost Boys is your man" on the wall, with his blood. He initially claimed that the rapper Mr. Cheeks
Mr. Cheeks
Mr. Cheeks is a Grammy Award winning rapper best known for his work with the musical group Lost Boyz, and his career as a solo artist.-Biography:...
(of The Lost Boyz
The Lost Boyz
The Lost Boyz is a hip hop group from South Jamaica, Queens, New York. The original group members were lead MC Mr. Cheeks, backup MC and promoter Freaky Tah , DJ Spigg Nice and Pretty Lou.-Recording career:...
) was to blame for the murders.
He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. His conviction was affirmed by the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
Police Brutality Claim
Serving as his own attorney, he lost his civil case against the police, as there was apparently no support for his claim. For example, he admitted that his memory of that night was 'hazy' (due in no small part to the alcohol, PCPPhencyclidine
Phencyclidine , commonly initialized as PCP and known colloquially as angel dust, is a recreational dissociative drug...
, heroin, and possibly other substances that were in his system that night). Moreover, no one at the hospital where one of the beatings purportedly took place had heard anything sounding like someone being beaten that night. Evidence also pointed to the fact that police, far from beating him, actually took Timmons to Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
, when he complained of being hungry the night they arrested him for the murders.