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On a cold January night in 1977, the life of 36-year-old Albert Burt Thomas Jr. was tragically cut short in a burst of violence that shattered the ordinary atmosphere of the Male Box restaurant in Richmond, Virginia. Thomas was killed by a shotgun blast fired into the crowded establishment, an act that was not a random outburst but the culmination of a bizarre and sinister plot.

The investigation into the shooting on January 15th quickly revealed a murder-for-hire scheme orchestrated by J ...Read More
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Victim Details

Albert Burt Thomas Jr

Male

Richmond

VA

1977-01-15

36

Albert

Burt Thomas

01/07/2026