Billy Richard Glaze: Crimes and Controversies
Background
Billy Richard Glaze, also known as "Jesse Sitting Crow," was an American drifter with a criminal record that included convictions for rape and other offenses. In the late 1980s, he was convicted for the murders of three Native American women in Minneapolis, Minnesota. However, his guilt has been questioned due to subsequent DNA evidence suggesting another perpetrator.
Victims
- Kathleen Bullman
- Date: July 27, 1986
- Location: Near a railroad warehouse at 10th and Holden in Minneapolis
- Details: Bullman's body was discovered lying on her back, partially clothed, with a metal pipe across her throat and a stick protruding from her vagina. The cause of death was asphyxia due to neck compression, with facial trauma as a contributing factor.
- Angeline Whitebird Sweet
- Date: April 12, 1987
- Location: Behind the American Indian Center at Franklin and Bloomington Avenues in Minneapolis
- Details: Sweet was found naked except for a red bandana around her neck, with a tree branch inserted into her vagina. She suffered multiple blunt-force injuries, and the cause of death was asphyxia due to head trauma.
- Angela Green
- Date: April 29, 1987
- Location: Under the Park Avenue railroad bridge in Minneapolis
- Details: Green's body was found naked, with severe head injuries and a bamboo stick protruding from her vagina. The cause of death was traumatic head injuries.
Investigation and Conviction
Following the discovery of these murders, a task force was formed to investigate the cases, which bore striking similarities in victim profiles and crime scene details. Glaze became a suspect after a waitress reported his suspicious behavior, and further information from his girlfriend led investigators to locate him in New Mexico. He was arrested on August 31, 1987, for violating parole from a previous rape conviction. Evidence found in his vehicle, including a bloody shirt and a crowbar with hair samples, was used to link him to the murders. In 1989, Glaze was convicted on three counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to three consecutive life terms.
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