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Edric Alvin Clarke

Case from Richmond, VA dated Mar 31, 1979

Victim Details

Edric Alvin Clarke

Male

Richmond

VA

1979-03-31

27

Edric

Alvin Clarke

07/02/2026

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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 ...
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  • Edric Alvin Clarke (1951-1979) - Find A Grave...
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    Does anyone else find it particularly haunting how the Briley brothers seemed to have had no remorse... ...Read More
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    I've been reading about the Briley brothers' crime spree, and I genuinely can't stop thinking about ... ...Read More
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