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In the spring of 1979, the city of Richmond, Virginia, was in the grip of a terrifying crime wave orchestrated by the Briley brothers. On the last day of March, this wave of violence claimed the life of 27-year-old Edric Alvin Clarke. His death on March 31, 1979, was not a random act but a calculated murder stemming from a drug dispute.

Edric's life was cut short when he was shot and killed by Linwood Briley, one of the three infamous brothers who, along with an accomplice, terrorized the ...Read More
Victim Details

Edric Alvin Clarke

Male

Richmond

VA

1979-03-31

27

Edric

Alvin Clarke

01/07/2026