In the early morning hours of a Saturday in April 2008, the quiet of a north St. Louis neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When police responded to the 3800 block of Harris Avenue at approximately 2:45 a.m., they discovered a grim scene. Inside a car, its engine still running and the driver's foot on the brake, were the bodies of three men who had been shot to death. The vehicle was riddled with bullet holes, a testament to the violence of the attack. Investigators recovered numerous shell casings from a nearby alley, and neighbors reported hearing as many as nine gunshots around 1:30 a.m.
One of the victims was identified as 33-year-old Al Walters. He was found alongside Linnie Jackson Jr., 46, and Keith Burks, 31. For years, the case remained a stark example of the city's gun violence. However, a breakthrough would eventually lead investigators to a ruthless drug kingpin who had orchestrated the killings.
The man responsible for the triple homicide was Anthony 'TT' Jordan, the 38-year-old leader of a significant cocaine trafficking operation in St. Louis. Evidence and testimony presented at his trial revealed that the murders were not a random act of violence, but a calculated move to protect his criminal enterprise. Al Walters was Jordan's intended target on that fateful April night.
In February 2025, a federal jury found Anthony Jordan guilty of a multitude of charges, including conspiracy to distribute cocaine and nine counts of using a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime resulting in death. The conviction brought an end to his nearly six-year reign of terror, during which he was responsible for the murders of nine people, including bystanders caught in the crossfire of his violent campaign to maintain control and retaliate against rival gangs. In May 2025, a U.S. District Judge sentenced Jordan to two consecutive life sentences in prison, plus an additional five years, ensuring he would never again pose a threat to the community.
