Dorthia Bynum, Harold Jones, & and Joseph Jones
Murderers: Joseph Jones, 13, Harold Jones, 16, & Dorthia Bynum, 17
Victim: Tiffany Nicole Long, 10
Crime location: Burlington
Crime date: October 16, 1998
Crimes: Kidnapping, gang-rape, rape of a child, & murder
Weapons: Wooden bed rail & coaxial wire
Murder method: Beating & strangling
Convictions: Bynum–guilty plea to second-degree murder, rape, kidnapping, and first-degree sex offense; H. Jones–first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree forcible rape, first-degree statutory sexual offense, & two counts of first-degree forcible sexual offense; J. Jones–first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree sexual offense, and first-degree kidnapping
Sentence: Bynum-124 years; H. Jones-life without parole (LWOP) plus 30 years; J. Jones-life without parole (LWOP) plus 300-369 months;
Incarceration status: H. Jones-Pender Correctional Center; Bynum-Anson Correctional Institution; J. Jones-Nash Correctional Institution
Summary
Joseph Jones, 13, his uncle Harold Jones, 16, and Harold’s girlfriend Dorthia Bynum, 17, lured Tiffany to a vacant house where they gang-raped her and then murdered her. J.Jones and Bynum beat her on the head with a bed rail, but when that didn’t work, J.Jones strangled her. All three assailants are in prison for life.
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Jamie Lowery
Name: Jamie Daquan Lowery
Victim: Alfred Parnell, 56
Age at time of murder: 16
Crime location: Robeson County
Crime date: July 2, 2008
Murder method: Gunshots to the back and legs
Convictions: First-degree murder pursuant to the felony murder rule, the underlying felony being robbery with a dangerous weapon
Incarceration status: Incarcerated at Alexander Correctional Institution
Summary of the crime
Lowery robbed and fatally shot Al as he was trying to take trash to a dumpster. The high school teacher and tennis coach was found slumped over in his car with three gunshot wounds. He was 56 years old.
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Kentay Lee & Terrence Henderson
Victim: Edward Mingo, 30
Ages at time of murder: 14
Crime location: Charlotte
Crime date: December 31, 1998
Crimes: Robbery & murder
Weapons: Hammer & knife
Murder method: Beating & stabbing
Murder motivation: Lee says that Mingo groped him and Henderson
Convictions: Lee-first-degree murder conviction and then guilty plea to second-degree murder; Henderson-guilty plea to second-degree murder & armed robbery
Sentence: Henderson-18 years; Lee-life without parole (LWOP) later reduced
Incarceration status: Released
Summary
Henderson and Lee murdered Edward on New Year’s Eve, 1998. Henderson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed robbery while Lee was convicted of first-degree murder at trial and sentenced to LWOP. Lee later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was released.
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Laurence Lovette
Name: Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr.
Victim: Eve Marie Carson, 22
Age at time of murder: 17
Crime location: Chapel Hill
Crime date: March 5, 2008
Partner in crime: Demario Atwater, 21
Crimes: Carjacking, abduction, kidnapping, armed robbery, larceny, murder, & killing to eliminate a witness
Weapon: .25 caliber handgun & 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun
Murder method: Gunshots to the shoulder, arm, buttock, cheek, and head
Murder motivation: Preventing Eve from telling others about the crimes committed against her
Convictions: First-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, robbery w/ a dangerous weapon, larceny, attempted breaking and entering of vehicles, & misdemeanor breaking and entering
Sentence: Life without parole (LWOP)
Incarceration status: Incarcerated at the Columbus Correctional Institution
Summary
Lovette and Atwater kidnapped UNC student body president Eve Carson at gunpoint, robbed her, and then fatally shot her to eliminate her as a witness, disregarding her many pleas for mercy. Eve’s last words were: “Pray with me.” Lovette shot the 22-year-old college senior four times with a .25 caliber handgun, including in the face. When Eve managed to survive, Atwater shot her in the head with a 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun, murdering her execution style. Lovette was accused of murdering Duke University engineering student Abhijit Mahato as well, but was acquitted of that charge. Lovette was sentenced to LWOP and his sentence was upheld.
