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On the tragic evening of October 19, 1979, the life of 23-year-old Judy Diane Barton, a Black/African American female who was eight months pregnant, was brutally cut short in her Richmond, Virginia home. This horrific event was not an isolated incident but the culmination of a violent crime spree that had been terrorizing the city. The perpetrators, a gang led by the notorious Briley brothers—Linwood, James, and Anthony—along with their accomplice Duncan Eric Meekins, forced their way into t ...Read More
Victim Details

Judy Diane Barton

Female

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

1979-10-19

23

Judy

Diane Barton

01/08/2026