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Florida's west coast. Ward had then been tasked with selling the merchandise but had instead disappeared, apparently intending to keep the loot all for himself. In
October 1974, Ferguson and Oliver tracked down Walters, who refused to talk. According to Oliver, Ferguson then killed him with a shotgun, before dumping his body near railroad tracks in Miami. The two men then found Ward on October 30, with Oliver claiming it was also Ferguson who shot and killed him. After the two dumped his body in Collier County, only Oliver was spotted leaving the area. He was arrested and charged with the murder of Ward. After the interview, Oliver was given a polygraph examination, which he passed. Additionally, clothing found in Walters' home linked him to the burglary at the Miami clothing store.
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filed. After Blue sent the case to the state attorney's office, the assistant state attorney refused to file any charges, as according to him, Oliver's words were insufficient for prosecution, and he wanted more proof of
Ferguson's involvement. Blue thought Oliver's testimony was sufficient grounds for charging Ferguson, however, Oliver also wanted immunity in exchange for his testimony, which the assistant state attorney would not offer. As no charges were filed, Ferguson was paroled in April 1977.
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encounter when he was 13 after being caught driving someone else's car without their consent. He would continue to get in trouble with the police throughout his youth. In 1969, Ferguson tried to kill a police officer after a traffic stop. He disarmed officer Edward
Hartman, ordered him on his knees, and told him to beg for his life. Hartman complied, but also slipped a revolver out of his boot. Ferguson fired four shots at Hartman but missed all of them. Hartman then shot Ferguson four times.
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Ferguson as "explosive ... a dangerous person who cannot cope with day to day living." Ferguson bragged to his friends that he had feigned insanity and misled the doctors. A woman who knew him later said, "He was into psychology. He told us he psyched them out. He'd say things like 'See that airplane flying in the room?'"
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bedroom and shot both Wooden and Miller in the head with a handgun, also execution-style. Wooden had heard shots coming from the living room and witnessed a pillow come toward her head. She was then shot and witnessed Miller being fatally shot in the head. Although Wooden did not personally see the shooter, she did hear
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The Miami institutionalized white racist judiciary and law enforcement systems have made me, the once heroin addict, the scapegoat, with fabricated assertions, dishonest policemen, unethical judges, unethical state attorneys, drug pushers, and drug users for their political and personal ambitions and
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White's trial proved more controversial. His defense argued that he did not actually kill anyone and instead acted as a lookout by standing watch at the door of the property as the killings occurred. As such, the jury unanimously recommended that he be sentenced to life in prison. On April 27, 1978,
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On April 5, 1978, Ferguson was finally captured after the FBI received a tip that he was at an apartment. FBI agents arrived to take him into custody, but
Ferguson refused to open the door. Afterward, the agents kicked it down and cornered Ferguson in the living room, where he was wielding a handgun
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Approximately two hours later, six of Wooden's friends, including
Stocker, arrived at the house. The trio ambushed them, searched them, tied them up, and then blindfolded each of them. A short time later, another one of Stocker's friends, 24-year-old Michael Miller, entered the property and was also
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In 1975, a court-appointed psychiatrist diagnosed John
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tree in a wooded area. A quarter-mile away, Glenfeldt's body was also located. He had a bullet in his head and was still slumped over behind the wheel of his mother's car. It was determined the shot to the head had killed him, but he had also been shot in the chest and arm. All of Worley's clothes,
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Francois, whose parents were not married, had an impoverished upbringing. His father was a deadbeat heroin addict who brought other addicts into the home to take heroin in front of his son and beat
Francois when he would not fight with the other children. Francois's mother was a sex worker who did
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with Nobel Peace Prizes for the death of the minds of the black race. I do not extend sympathy to me, for I am as a grain of sand on the beach of the black race. The black race has lost its pride and dignity and is slowly dying from within and without, and blind with seeing eyes. My death ends my
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by a freight train employee. Walters had also been killed by a shotgun blast but had additionally been shot repeatedly with a handgun. There were no leads in the Walters case until February 1977, when the mother of the man convicted of Ward's murder made contact with Linda Blue, the lead homicide
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was a standard prison meal consisting of a meat patty with white bread, steamed tomatoes, potato salad, diced carrots, and iced tea. His execution was repeatedly delayed following years of appeals over his sanity, with his attorneys arguing that he was severely mentally ill and had succumbed to
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Ferguson was tried last. On May 25, 1978, he was sentenced to death for his role in the Carol City massacre. On October 7, 1978, he received a further two death sentences for the Hialeah murders. In 1982, the Supreme Court of Florida threw out the death sentence, saying that the judge failed to
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Francois shot all six people in the living room with a shotgun execution-style. He fatally shot Stocker, 35-year-old Henry Clayton, 26-year-old John Holmes, 37-year-old Gilbert Williams, and 35-year-old Charles Stinson. He also shot 45-year-old Johnnie Hall, who survived. Ferguson headed to the
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Ferguson was already in jail at the time of the revelation for an unrelated crime and was serving an eighteen-month sentence for resisting arrest. As he was due for parole in April, Blue wanted to hurry and charge Ferguson. He was brought to the Dade County Jail, however, the charges were never
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On February 11, 1977, Oliver told Blue that he and John Errol Ferguson had carried out the murders of both Walters and Ward and that Ferguson was the shooter. Oliver stated that he, Ferguson, Walters, and Ward had all been part of a gang that had robbed a Miami clothing store and a warehouse on
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Ferguson, the fourth oldest of eight children, had been known to psychiatrists since he was 10. His father died when he was 13 and his mother had managed to take care of the children on her own. Ferguson dropped out of school after repeating 9th grade three times. Ferguson had his first police
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in Carol City where they tied up a total of eight people and shot all of them in the head execution-style. Two of the eight survived. At the time, the incident was the largest case of mass murder in Miami-Dade County history. Months after the massacre, Ferguson murdered a teenage couple in
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Archie pleaded guilty to six counts of second degree murder and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role as the getaway driver in the Carol City massacre. He was the state's key witness in the trials of Ferguson, Francois, and White. Archie has since been released from prison.
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detective who was investigating the case. Convicted killer Edward Eugene Oliver had been spotted leaving the area where Ward's body had been found and was ultimately convicted of murdering him. Oliver made contact with Blue and claimed he wanted to talk about both murders.
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ambushed, bound, and searched. Miller and Wooden were placed in the bedroom and the other six were bound in the living room. After this, the mask Francois was wearing fell off and revealed his face. Ferguson then said they would have to kill everyone.
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apart from her jeans, were next to her body. She had been killed by a shot to the back of the head. An autopsy later revealed that she had been raped. Jewelry had been stolen from her body and cash in Glenfeldt's wallet had also been taken.
344:. In the early hours of September 2, Francois was arrested at the Dade County Jail, where he was being held on unrelated shoplifting charges. White was arrested at the Ron Dini Motel later that day. Ferguson, however, remained at large.
364:. Ferguson then approached them, posing as a police officer, intending to rob the couple. He fatally shot Glenfeldt behind the wheel of his mother's car, before taking Worley into the nearby woods where he raped and murdered her.
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run to a neighbor's house, where she called the police. When the police arrived, they found the six dead bodies, all of whom had been shot in the back of the head, and had their hands tied behind their backs.
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and sentenced White to death, partly citing his criminal record. In 1984, his death sentence was overturned by a Dade Circuit judge, who resentenced him to life in prison. On April 25, 1985, the
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consisted of shrimp, lobster tail, barbecued spare ribs, chicken breast, watermelon, strawberries, sliced tomatoes, and french fries. He refused the services of a clergyman.
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after raping the female victim. He is also suspected to be responsible for the May 1977 murders of an elderly couple and is suspected of killing a further two men in 1974.
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where many soldiers were killed. That is the plight of the black race at the hands of the white race, be it one black like me or many blacks as in
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tears and the fortune of watching my race slowly die. I am a black American, Ashanti Ankobia. I join my ancestors.
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33:Map of Miami-Dade County highlighting Carol City
907:"Cops Tried to Hold Killer Before Murder Spree"
874:"Cops Tried to Hold Killer Before Murder Spree"
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416:On May 29, 1985, Francois was executed in the
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1296:"TV Execution Sought for Convicted Ferguson"
1026:"Three Arrested In Miami Execution Slayings"
467:On August 5, 2013, Ferguson was executed by
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1230:"Jury Chosen for Ferguson Trial"
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710:Ovalle, David (August 5, 2013).
602:Ducassi, Jay (August 23, 1987).
561:"Execution List: 1976 - present"
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187:. Francois was executed in the
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683:"John Errol Ferguson #1343"
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1238:. May 23, 1978. p. 26
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1888:Valencia, CA
1716:Kelayres, PA
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2203:Oakland, CA
2123:Seattle, WA
1928:Detroit, MI
1904:Jackson, MS
1692:Belfast, ME
1657:Chicago, IL
1156:. p. 4
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842:. pp.
612:. pp.
199:Backgrounds
59:Attack type
2323:Categories
2211:Shelby, NC
2195:Edmond, OK
2155:Dallas, TX
2024:Boston, MA
1920:Dallas, TX
1805:Austin, TX
1797:Orcutt, CA
1751:Camden, NJ
1735:Salina, UT
1209:Justia Law
1184:Justia Law
1126:Justia Law
802:"Beauford"
781:Justia Law
519:References
412:Executions
169:drug house
2107:Miami, FL
2091:Salem, OR
2059:Norco, CA
1976:Olean, NY
1772:(1950β51)
486:communist
477:last meal
473:death row
422:last meal
2287:Part of
1896:Kent, OH
1813:Mesa, AZ
492:See also
39:Location
1743:Georgia
1391:May 10,
1189:May 10,
1003:FindLaw
812:May 10,
786:May 10,
761:May 10,
434:Grenada
354:Hialeah
174:Hialeah
127:Unknown
86:Handgun
82:Weapons
64:Robbery
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380:Trials
183:, and
124:Motive
96:Deaths
72:murder
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