At a hearing today Calvin Puryear, 21, of the 1900 block of Ramsay St. pled guilty to first-degree murder and openly carrying a deadly weapon with intent to injure. Judge John A. Howard sentenced Puryear to life suspend all but 25-years in prison.Charging docs here and hereOn July 10, 2007 at approximately 2:10AM the mother of the victim, Christine Richardson, 15, [left] returned home from her job and discovered the back door of her home in the 300 block of S. Fulton Ave. unlocked. She found her daughter in an upstairs bedroom wearing a pink dress suffering from fatal stab wounds to the neck. She had been stabbed several times and her throat was slashed.
Police identified Puryear as a suspect and he gave police a statement indicating that he was in the house and that he held Richardson down while implicating a co-defendant, Lloyd Chase, saying he stabbed her. Police continued their investigation and questioned Chase who denied being in the house and said that Puryear confessed to him that night that he killed Christine. Chase admitted that he went by the house later to see what was going on and called police. Police were able to confirm that Chase made a 911 call.
Further investigation revealed that DNA taken from the victim matched Puryear and not Chase. No fingerprints are recovered from the scene and a murder weapon was not recovered. No motive was offered at today’s hearing.
Lloyd Chase pled guilty April 25, 2008 to accessory after the fact to murder and is pending sentencing November 6, 2008. Chase faces a maximum prison term of 3-years. Assistant State’s Attorney Cynthia Banks of the Homicide Division prosecuted this case.
Monday, October 27, 2008
25 Years for Murderer of Christine Richardson
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I wish they received heavier sentencing than this. They not only ended her life but ruined a family- her father died from a broken geart less then 7 months later.Now her mother is without her daughter or husband. How do you brutally and savagely end someone elses life and yet have a chance to re-enter society to resume theirs. I knew the family personally and know the devastating effects it had and still has on us all. R.I.P. Christine AND Mr.Bill(her father). Love you Ginger!!!!!!!
Higher the sentence nothing we can do that will bring her back they took her from us && til this day all of us are still grieving her lost i cant replace the cousin that i loved so dearly
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