Frank Slaughter

Death by Force

Frank Slaughter, a 23-year-old African American man, was murdered on May 7, 1971, in East St. Louis, Illinois. He and his 21-year-old brother, Jack Slaughter, were both shot and stabbed to death. Their bodies were discovered together, indicating a violent and targeted attack. At the time, the case remained unsolved, with no immediate arrests or suspects identified.

Years later, in 1980, Andre Vernell Jones, an African American man born in 1956, confessed to the murders of Frank and Jack ...Read More