Michael Wayne McDuffie, a 20-year-old vending machine serviceman, was killed during a home invasion in Henrico County, Virginia, on March 21, 1979.

The attack is reported as part of a wider 1979 crime spree in the Richmond area carried out by three brothers identified as Linwood, James, and Anthony Briley and an associate named Duncan Eric Meekins. That gang’s series of murders, rapes, and robberies reportedly left many victims and prompted a large law enforcement response that led to their arrests and prosecution.

Court proceedings detailed the group’s violent methods. Linwood and James Briley were sentenced to death and were executed in the mid-1980s; Anthony Briley was given life imprisonment, and Duncan Eric Meekins, who cooperated with authorities, received a life sentence. If anyone knew Michael McDuffie or has information about the attack on March 21, 1979, please share what might help fill gaps in the timeline.