The Downtown Posse Murder Spree | Christmas Weekend | 6 Victims, 2 Survivors

Golden Rule #28: The love of money is the root of all evil. 

Come with me as we try to figure out why a group of young adults would terrorize a city during the Christmas holiday. 

Victims: Danita Gullette, Richard Maddox, Joseph Wilkerson, Sarah Abraham, Wendy Cottrill and Marvin Washington
Wounded: Jones Pettus and Jeffrey Wright
Suspects: Marvallous Keene, Laura Taylor, Demarcus Smith, Heather Matthews

SOURCES
Awareness Link
https://www.stalkingawareness.org/stalking-awareness-month-2024/

https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k1/keene-marvallous.htm

https://www.dayton.com/news/local/merry-christmas-shocking-things-detailed-book-dayton-christmas-killings/v5UrSMcQ0yg4NWrGM9HUSK/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/christmas-killing-spree-terrorised-small-25658288?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/the-christmas-killings

https://www.journal-news.com/ohio/29-years-after-southwest-ohio-christmas-murder-spree-it-will-never-be-forgotten/VXESJEQ6VFGW5PSQKBDZGZTJEY/

 https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/crime-news/dayton-ohio-christmas-crime-spree-explained

https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k1/keene-marvallous.htm

*Danita's Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133517664/danita-danielle-gullette/photo

*Marvin Washington's Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230464761/marvin-lee-washington/photo

*Wendy Cottrill's Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151139290/wendy-ren%C3%A9e-cottrill

*Joseph Wilkerson's Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14992360/joseph-wayne-wilkerson

https://michaeljesse.net/projects/Dayton/factfiles/Crime/History/1992_Christmas_killings/Christmas_killings.html

https://medium.com/@natasha.leigh/the-christmas-murder-spree-of-the-downtown-posse-46733467ef43     

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/the-christmas-killings