See you later, Bailey tells Espree. The police noticed one more strange thing. Hell have to wait a year to reapply. Lynn told the police that she and Julie had killed Kevin, and that Julie was the mastermind. He was in disbelief, says Meagan Dreher, a paralegal who had come to meet him. She said Lynn left at 11pm on the night of the murder, and met Kevin Jr., at a Burger King. Lynn struggled with alcoholism and Kevin Jr. would later claim that indeed both his parents were alcoholics, the, Kevin Jr. told investigators that he had spent the previous night at his girlfriends after a fight with his dad, according to. In other words, both Lynn Boyd and Kevin Boyd Jr. were found guilty of premeditated first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. It's us but for your ears. Therefore, at the age of 69, Lynn is currently incarcerated at the Womens Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Pittsfield Charter Township, Michigan. The state sent him to die in prison. In August 1994, Boyd was 16 when, according to prosecutors, he and his mother, Lynn, hatched and carried out a plot to kill his father, Kevin Sr, who was stabbed more than 20 times and beaten with a baseball bat. Donald Lucarelli, one of Kevin Sr.'s employees, was briefly considered a person of interestbut was cleared after passing a polygraph test. Any son that would be willing to help his Mother murder his own father so savagely for a $500 insurance policy sounds like their both twisted F***s you cant cure what they are! During his early years at the Michigan Reformatory, Espree racked up a series of infractions and went to solitary confinement three times before he turned 21. The blood spatter on the wall let him know it was no accident. Even Henry Montgomery, the plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case, isnt free. Many people found it suspicious that Lynn and Kevin never went to his burial site, and found it even more suspicious that they went to the court house the next day to file for ownership of the tool rental business. A local musician then contacted police to say that he had found Kevin Sr.s walletin the back of his pickup truck after a gig at a local bar. The police also received a call from Andrea, Kevins girlfriend. 158. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of 'Our True Crime Podcast' entitled Smotherly Love: Kevin Boyd. He felt entitled to the freedom, money, and control that his dad seemed to have. Youre telling me you killed your dad? He said, Yeah. So then he gave it all up,Miles told producers. Today, reader support makes up about two-thirds of our budget, allows us to dig deep on stories that matter, and lets us keep our reporting free for everyone. In Michigan, prosecutors have applied that definition to nearly two-thirds of its juvenile lifers about 235 inmates according to Deb LaBelle, a lawyer who is among many who believe that flouts the high courts ruling. Kevin Sr. and Lynn were moving on, they were both in new relationships. claimedLynn struck his father several times with the bat. Their time together, however,would be cut short. (About a third of juvenile lifers nationally say they have been denied access to prison educational programs.) Nationally, black teens are much more likely than white teens to receive these sentences. With Baileys help, Espree enrolled as a justice studies major at Arizona State and applied for financial aid. College. When detectives went to interview Lynn again,they were informed she had retained a lawyer, cutting off direct communication between herand her son with law enforcement. Its real; theres still shit I dont know.. There were twenty-one stab wounds, on his face, back and stomach. Class of 2001. It was a steady business. Both Tyler Hadley and Kevin Boyd Jr. were sentenced to Life without Parole for their parricide offenses. They married in 1975, and their son, Kevin Jr., was born in 1977. Detectives later visited Espree in the hospital, where he had been brought in critical condition with his own gunshot wounds. In 1994, at Lake Orion in Michigan, Kevin Boyd Sr. was savagely murdered in his home. Kevin Jr. ran from the apartment, desperate to get some help. Now its happening. . Kevin Jr. ran from the apartment, desperate to get some help. That he has developed under the adverse circumstances of incarceration truly is a testament to Antonio Esprees character and the indomitable nature of his spirit, Judge Darlene OBrien wrote in support of his petition for parole in 2016. Will you sit down and listen so we can fix it? If I get natural life again, its because they wouldnt listen. A judge described him as a model inmate, but family members of the sheriffs deputy he killed testified against him at the parole hearing. Kevins body was taken in for an autopsy. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of 'Our True Crime Podcast' entitled Smotherly Love: Kevin Boyd.We are going to the True Crime Podcast Festival in Dallas this year. Improbably, Kevin Sr. got to his feet, so she hit him again and again until he stayed down. Smotherly Love: Kevin Boyd Tuesday, March 22, 2022 157. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of 'Our True Crime Podcast' entitled Smotherly Love: Kevin Boyd. Even supermarkets were overwhelming; the first time he went shopping, he asked whether he could pick up a tomato to inspect it before buying it. Join Jen and Cam on this episode of 'Our True Crime Podcast' entitled Smotherly Love: Kevin Boyd. Could Kevin Boyd Srs Murder Have Been Prevented? Dylan Eason and Isaiah Churchwell were convicted of murdering Cynthia William "Patrick" Alexander remains in prison for murder. It is said that Lynn Boyd persuaded her teenage son to help her kill Kevin Sr. with a promise of a better life. In the early 1970s, Kevin met a woman named Lynn, whose quiet demeanor contrasted with his gregariousness. He grew up in Berkley, Michigan, but moved to Lake Orion, which was a small town nearby. It weighs in favour of irreparable corruption, says Paul Walton, an assistant Oakland County prosecutor. In their absence, Lake Orion Rental shut down and all its equipment was auctioned off in March 1995. It's very difficult to review this case, as there, The FBi has been murdering people for years since their, Clearly its hard for some people to understand that although, What is taking so long? The police had received a call from the person who sold it, and they found it in a backyard of a house in Flint. He and Lynn were tried separately in 1996, where prosecutors said their motive was the $500,000 payout from Kevin Sr.s life insurance policy. Which means that today, in Michigan and elsewhere, many are stuck in limbo, wondering if theyll ever get out. Kevin Jr. had suffered a difficult upbringing, dealing with alcoholic parents and physical abuse. And while Miller v. Alabama outlawed mandatory life-without-parole terms for kids, it didnt do much for people like Cyntoia Brown, who killed a middle-aged man when she was 16 after he brought her to his Tennessee home for sex. We are headed north to Lake Orion, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Kevin Boyd Jr. Then, they snuck in and attacked him. They both said Kevin was there the whole night and left early the next morning. In Louisiana, more than half of juveniles convicted of murder since 2012 have received such sentences, most of them African American. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service apply. On August 6, 1994, a man was discovered on his apartment floor. He had the opportunity to warn his father and later tried to cover up his involvement in the crime. His mom, Lynn Boyd, agreed - she wanted what Kevin Sr. had, too. Your notes? Espree asks as his cousin disappears out the door. join us with a tax-deductible donation today. The adoption never happened, but when his mom turned to drugs and kicked Espree out of the house, he stayed with Baileys family temporarily. When Espree walked out of the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility on April 6, 2017, he looked up at the sky and took deep breaths of the fresh air. If robbery was the motive, why were Kevins guns stolen, but not his cash or credit cards? The rulings, which took place between 2010 and 2016, have banned mandatory life-without-parole sentences for teenagers, giving thousands of juvenile lifers around the country a shot at release. Snapped Kevin Boyd, Jr. . Many had been locked up during the superpredator scare of the 1990s, when fearmongering about crime and race led to mandatory sentencing schemes and prosecutors sought to depict teen criminals as adults. When his mother, Lynn, told him that his life would improve after his fathers death, he later said, I have to say that I think that was appealing to me.. Kevin and Lynn were both found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. For more on this case and others like it, watch "Snapped" airing on Sundays at 6/5c on Oxygen or stream episodes any time at Oxygen.com. Their cases wont be argued until the Michigan Supreme Court decides whether judges or juries will hear them. OBrien also says Lynn Boyd, who is serving life without parole, testified at her sons trial that she committed the murder with her girlfriend, who was not charged. What Kevin didnt know is they had recovered one of the guns that Kevin took and had sold to someone in Flint, Michigan. This helped investigators narrow down the time of the murder to between 11 p.m, when the musician arrived at his gig, and 3 a.m., when he left. Someone who volunteers at a nearby womens prison wants advice on how to support an inmate named Tasha Finley, who is about to be released after spending more than two decades in prison for a murder she committed as a teen. I didnt want to do this, but, but she wanted to do it, Lynn is heard saying in recordings of her police interview obtained by Snapped. Then Julie stabbed him right in the stomach.. Espree works for the Arizona State University Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation with his supervisor, Dr. Peg Bortner. Our listener discretion is by the smooth-talking Edward October of @octoberpodVHS. The man had fought furiously to escape his killer, as demonstrated by all the injuries on his face and body. Our True Crime Podcast: 157. Boyd points to his two-decade prison record as evidence of his rehabilitation. It's been more than two decades since. Die, My Daughter, Die: The Murder of Tina Isa. Kevin met Lynn in the 1970s, they fell in love and got married in 1975. This isnt a stolen credit card. By signing up, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use, and to receive messages from Mother Jones and our partners. Racial tensions were so high during the trial that his death sentence was overturned in 1969 and replaced with mandatory life without parole, which his lawyers now argued was unconstitutional. All music is by the immensely talented Nico @wetalkofdreams.If you like us, give us a review wherever you listen and tell a friend or two. Kevin Jr. said he and his mother had plotted the murder together and waited outside his fathers apartment building until they thought he had fallen asleep. Weeks later, he owned little more than a suitcase of legal documents and clothes and a bag filled with gifts from the Catholic schoolsocks, rosary beadswhen he moved to Phoenix. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. His lawyers countered that he hadn't been given much of a. Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Unfortunately, Kevins world started falling apart when Lynn told him that she wanted a divorce in 1988. Can you pitch in a few bucks to help fund Mother Jones' investigative journalism? You know Im seeing life, all life, Im just seeing everything. Because I grew up without a fatherI suffered emotionally and felt a lot of anger and hate, Billups daughter, Shinetta Hudson, wrote. We'd love to get to know you better! Save big on a full year of investigations, ideas, and insights. Kevin Boyd Jr., now 43, was released on parole in January 2020, The Oakland Press reported at the time. Kevin Jr., on the other hand was struggling. He does this every Wednesday and Saturday, always using the same combination of cell numbers and digits culled from his incarceration. Mandatory life-without-parole sentences, like the one Espree had received, were unconstitutional. Rather than teaching him right from wrong, shes enrolling him in a murder scheme. Under Michigan law, aiding and abetting a killing, such as providing keys, can result in a murder conviction. The next morning he came home and discovered the body. Studied at U.S. Coast Guard Academy. There were four-five injuries to his head, he was hit so hard that his skull was dented in. Marion: Matthew, today was a good day for you as a parent. Kevin Sr. is positioned on his stomach on the floor with a pillow over the back of his head. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. When his mother and her girlfriend found out, they told Boyd they wanted revenge and asked for the keys to his dads apartment. On the morning of his 47th birthday, his first outside prison in three decades, Antonio Espree wakes up around 5 a.m. Its a cool February day in Phoenix, still dark outside, and his cousin Marlon Bailey is asleep on a bed about an arms reach away. When asked who he thought might have murdered Kevin Sr., he implicated Lynn Boyd. As a result of these decisions, the number of states banning life without parole for children in all cases, not just in mandatory sentencing schemes, has more than quadrupled to 21 since 2012. Esprees cousin Bailey, a 49-year-old gender studies professor at Arizona State University, comes out of the bedroom and heats up some coffee on his way to work. Kevin Sr. was on the living room floor with a pillow over his head. Boyd, a longtime Pac-12 head coach, brings to the Cougars over 20 years of head coaching experience as WSU looks to build off its historic 2019 campaign that saw the team play its way to the College Cup while finishing No. Kevin was not interviewed by the Parole Board until June 24, 2019, and is still . It weighs in favor of irreparable corruption, said Paul Walton, an assistant Oakland County prosecutor. Nor did Miller help the 600 people serving discretionary life sentences with no chance of parole for crimes they committed as kids. Boyd says that four years later, when he and his mother discussed the murder plot and she told him his life would improve after his fathers death, I have to say that I think that was appealing to me.. He was ruled out. But although Justice Kennedy stated that all but the rarest of juvenile offenders should get a shot at parole, some prosecutors continue to argue that many do not deserve this benefit, or that they should serve years longer in prison before they can get out. But in April 2017, he was paroled thanks to a series of Supreme Court decisions arguing that because their brains were not fully developed at the time of their crimes, kids should face more lenient sentences than adult perpetrators. Yet one of these men has already been released from prison. He. The blood spatter on the wall let him know it was no accident. He was a little redhead with freckles. If you want to look at culpability, it was his mother who recruited him, OBrien says. Lynn said yes, Kevins business partner Don Lucarelli. She also said that while she doubted someone in his shoes could transition well on their own after so many decades in prison, living with his cousin would give him every chance of succeeding., Espree was lucky, says Cuauhtemoc Mexica, a postdoctoral researcher at Arizona State who spent more than seven years in juvenile detention himself for violent crimes committed as a teen. A puzzle posted on Reddit from a Sydney pub trivia night has confounded tens of thousands of users on social media. Listen on Apple Podcasts. After his first semester, he had a 3.29 GPA. It was premeditated, calculated and cold. Thats stirred fierce debate between prosecutors and defence attorneys, with some juvenile justice experts arguing the best solution would be for the US Supreme Court to ban outright all life-without-parole sentences for those under 18 at the time of their crimes. 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