Heidi and Rissa discuss two stories Heidi has a personal connection to — one being the Chain of Rocks Bridge murders.
Content warning: Rape, violence and murder
Discussion Begins: 16:50
Levity Break for Heidi: 47:33 to 1:10
On April 4, 1991 four men raped, murdered, and threw sister Julie and Robin Kerry off the Chain of Rocks bridge. They also robbed their cousin Thomas Cummins and forced him to jump from the bridge.
Julie and Robin Kerry
Source: Fox 2 News Story
Thomas Cummins
Source: St. Louis American
The Chain of Rocks bridge
CREDIT: CHRIS YUNKER | FLICKR
Reginald Clemons in 2014
Credit: MO Dept. of Corrections
- Currently in prison for pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree murder,
two counts of rape and one count of first-degree robbery.
Marlin Gray
Credit: MO Dept. of Corrections
- Gray was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder.
- On October 26, 2005 he was executed.
Daniel Winfrey
- Winfrey pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and forcible rape
- He received a 30 year sentence.
- He was 15 at the time of the crimes.
- He testified against the other three in their trials.
Antonio Richardson
- Pleaded guilty to murder and serving a life sentence.
Writing by Jeanine Cummings
- Article by Kerry sister’s cousin, Jeanine Cummins.
- Book by Jeanine Cummins
A Rip in Heaven: A Memoir of Murder and Its Aftermath.
Source Articles
- Reginald Clemons pleads guilty to murder in Old Chain of Rocks Bridge case
- Clemons’ hearing ends, New DNA evidence bolsters state’s case
- Editorial: More victims of Reggie Clemons: defendants who might actually be innocent
- Clemons will face new trial for 1991 Chain of Rocks murders
- Clemons claims innocence, testifies police beat him to get murder confession
Levity Break References
- Becky’s Queen of Carpet Commercial/Wanda Queen of Tile
- Uncle Leonard’s TV
- Schweig Engel – King of Credit (Credit Genies)
- Schweig Engel – King of Credit (Mr. T)
