On the evening of October 19, 1979, in Richmond, Virginia, five-year-old Harvey Wayne Barton was shot and killed during a violent home invasion. Intruders forced their way into the house of Harvey W. Wilkerson, where Harvey lived with his mother, Judy Diane Barton. The attackers bound and gagged Wilkerson and Judy Barton; Judy Barton was sexually assaulted and then shot multiple times. Harvey Wilkerson and Harvey Wayne Barton were each shot once. All three victims died of their injuries and their bodies were found two days later in the home on Barton Avenue.

The attack was part of a larger robbery and murder spree carried out that year by the Briley brothers and an accomplice. The investigation led to the arrest of Linwood, James, and Anthony Briley and Duncan Eric Meekins. James Briley was later convicted of capital murder in the killings of Harvey Wayne Barton and Judy Diane Barton and of first-degree murder in the death of Harvey W. Wilkerson; Linwood Briley and Anthony Briley were also sentenced for their roles, and Meekins received a reduced sentence after cooperating.

Anyone who knew the Barton or Wilkerson families or has information about that night is asked to come forward.