Philip Hayes

Philip Hayes, an 8-year-old African American boy, was tragically murdered on November 2, 1991, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was one of three victims in a brutal crime committed by Earl Richmond Jr., a former Army drill sergeant. Richmond had been a family friend of Helisa Stewart Hayes, Philip’s 27-year-old African American mother, and had previously dated one of her sisters. He was also close to Wayne Hayes, Helisa’s ex-husband and the father of Philip and his 7-year-old African Amer ...