Richard Timmons

Richard Timmons (born 1965) is an American murderer. He brutally murdered his wife and seven-year-old son by decapitating them with an ax and his thirteen-year-old stepson by stabbing him to death on June 8, 1997 at his apartment in Long Island, New York. In March 2004 after being handed three life sentences, Timmons unsuccessfully sued the city of New York claiming police brutality on the night he was arrested. He also has the notoriety of making Bernard Goldberg's list of "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America". [ [http://www.philosophistry.com/specials/100-people.html Who is in Bernard Goldberg's 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America? And Why?] ]

Life

Incident

On the night of June 8, 1997 Timmons consumed a large amount of alcohol, crack, PCP, heroin and other substances before beginning his spree. He first attacked his wife Annita Stewart in the bedroom, slashing her head off and leaving it propped on a pillow. He then proceeded to his son Aaron whose plight was caught on a 911 tape. Aaron is heard crying "Daddy please" before he meets his end at the hand of Timmons' ax. Finally, Timmons attacked his stepson Sharonne and stabbed him to death. cite web|url=http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=11938&siteSection=1|title=Convicted Ax Murderer Accuses Police Brutality|accessdate=2007-05-20|date=2006|publisher=New York Post]

After the attack, Timmons slit his wrists and wrote "The Lost Boys is your man" on the wall with his blood. He initially claimed that the rapper Mr. Cheeks (of The Lost Boyz) was to blame for the murders.

Police Brutality

Serving as his own attorney, he lost the case, due in part to evidence against his claim, such as his admittal that his memory of that night was 'hazy' (due in no small part to the alcohol, crack cocaine, PCP, heroin, and possible other substances that were in his system that night). Not only that, but no one at the hospital where one of the beatings purportedly took place had heard anything sounding like someone being beaten that night. Evidence also pointed to the fact that not only was Timmons not beaten by the police, but that when he complained of being hungry the night they arrested him for murder, they took him to Burger King.

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