In the fall of 1979 a wave of violent crimes terrorized Richmond, Virginia. Among the victims was 75-year-old Blanche Page, who was found murdered in her home on October 5, 1979. Investigators described a brutal scene: Page had been bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat and her room’s walls and ceiling were covered in blood.

A 59-year-old boarder, Charles Garner, was also found killed in the same residence; he had been attacked with multiple weapons, including a baseball bat, five knives, a fork, and a pair of scissors, two of which were left embedded in his back. The killings were later linked to a series of other violent robberies and murders carried out by Linwood, James, and Anthony Briley and an accomplice. Linwood and James Briley were sentenced to death for their roles in the killings, while Anthony Briley received a life sentence.

Did anyone in Richmond at that time have information about Blanche Page, Charles Garner, or the attacks on their block?