The plan went awry when the drug dealer turned out to be alive -- it was his brother who had overdosed -- and he had turned his life around and had an airtight alibi. This case stems from the December 16, 1981, kidnaping, rape and murder of Linda Mae Craig. I disagree with them that he brought it on himself. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Philadelphia, PA: (Jan-10-08) Nicholas Yarris, a former death-row inmate exonerated by DNA tests, brought a lawsuit against Delaware County, where he was prosecuted, after 23 years in prison on murder and rape charges. What did Cosmo Dinardo & Sean Kratz do and why?! Three people have been executed in the state since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Trigger Warning: We discuss the death of a child, and at the end of our episode, the deaths of 26 other children in PA. We understand completely if you need to skip this one, peeps, but this tragedy is too important not to discuss! Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. A jury found him guilty of murdering Linda Mae Craig a woman he'd never met after he told a lie to get out of another, less serious crime. A final, court-ordered DNA test the following year saved him from lethal injection. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Yes. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Oops, something didn't work. Killer may have died before they started collecting it from state prisoners?? In court, an official also revealed that when he came to see Linda at the medical center, her pulse rose, and her demeanor was different because she didnt interact with her son quite as openly. I'm guessing the DNA they found in Linda Craig's case still has never matched to anyone with a criminal history. This is a carousel with slides. Previous to Linda's current city of East Peoria, IL, Linda Craig lived in E Peo IL. The true killer has escaped justice, a young mans life was destroyed and the limitations of our justice system have been exposed.. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. But if you're looking to make a podcast of your own, that's something we can help you with. What happened that night almost 16 years ago?! She was found raped/beat to death not far away. The term 'cult expert' is not protected. [Bundy] was insane. Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA. A jury found him guilty of murdering Linda Mae Craig a woman he'd never met after he told a lie to get out of another, less serious crime. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Thanks for your help! It appears as if she believes in Craig's innocence. "If you're gonna take everything from me, okay. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? I'm sure you'll find a ton of cases you've never heard covered before! As a writer, I can identify his word choices as being the sort one would expect to find in best-selling novel. A lot of them go and die in abstract, terrible ways and they dont get anything.. Who's Searching for You, Relatives, Associates, Neighbors & Classmates. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, http://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/yarris-nicholas.htm. Amid a nationwide manhunt, he was picked up in a stolen car by Florida authorities 25 days after his escape. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Try again later. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. So then Mr. Yarris ends up charged with her murder (seemingly because he guessed some details, lived about 20 minutes from where her body was found, and had attempted to place the blame on another guy), he is found guilty at trial, and sentenced to death. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. As someone educated, he wrote his piece well, just as you would expect to find in a book. He messed with the wrong girls! Her family reported her missing that night.Her brutally stabbed body was found by two teens the next morning in a snowbank behind Chester Baptist Temple Church in Upper Chichester.Craig's car was. Her kidnapping, rape, and murder remains a mystery. After Yarris exhausted his state court appeals, federal defenders took over the case and in 1997 demanded new tests, which were completed last week by a private lab in Richmond, Calif., Swarns said. The rape and murder of Linda Mae Craig & wrongful conviction of Nick Yarris by Beware The Quiet Ones 4 4 Well, this is embarrassing! Try again. Test results done in at a state police lab in 1992 were inconclusive. to see possible family members, friends, co-workers, and associates found from multiple government records, social and public sources. See what Linda Craig (lindamaecraig) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Mr. A jury in July 1982 convicted Yarris, then 21, of first-degree murder, rape, kidnapping and robbery. He'd read an article about Ms Craig's murder and decided to pin the crime on an associate he thought had died, hoping that being an informant would help his own cause. Other family members and associates include Ryan Harkins, Barbara Kern, Alma Fassett, Francis Fassett and Glenn Harkins. During the week prior to her abduction and murder, the 33-year old Craig told her husband and co-workers about a man she believed had been watching her. Had Yarris not been sentenced as an escaped murderer, the maximum sentence in Florida for his crime would have been eight years, said Rowley. On December 15, 1981, Mrs. Linda May Craig, a mother of three from Boothwyn, was kidnapped from the parking lot of the Tri-State Mall in Delaware near the Pennsylvania border. He is serving a life sentence for killing Aisenstein, Brielmann said. There were alot of women found dead back then. Previous to Linda's current city of East Peoria, IL, Linda Craig lived in E Peo IL. Mae E. CraigMrs. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Linda Mae Craig (1947 - 2011) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. If you want to watch this documentary without me spoiling it for you right now, please leave and come back when you're done. Make sure that the file is a photo. He decided to implicate a drug dealer who he heard had died of an overdose as being Craig's murderer. man charged with carrying AR-15 without a license, shortly after gunfire in Chester, 2 from Delaware County arrested in brawl on floor of Philly Live! Failed to remove flower. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. A month later, Yarris, who had previously been convicted of theft, was pulled over on a traffic offense. Linda Mae Craig was found murdered, stabbed to death in a car near her suburban Philadelphia home in 1981. How do we create a person's profile? Join Facebook to connect with Linda Craig and others you may know. Nicholas James Yarris, 42, of Philadelphia, who is on death row for the murder of Linda Mae Craig, 32, of Boothwyn, was convicted based on blood evidence now proven unreliable, a confession he contends he did not make and erroneous witness testimony that put him at the scene of the crime, attorney Christina Swarns said. She said she was afraid of him.On December 15, at the end of her shift as a sales clerk for a kiosk selling blown-glass artifacts, Mrs. Craig was abducted in her own vehicle from the mall's parking lot. Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 70s Melinda Lee Craig Havre de Grace, MD View Full Report Addresses Three years after being convicted of killing Craig, he escaped while en route to a court hearing, fled to Florida and committed a robbery and other crimes there before being recaptured in Orlando. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Linda Craig is 73 years old and was born on 07/10/1949. Published in The Daily Citizen from Jul. Below are the details I pulled out of the documentary (I couldn't find much information about her case online -- most information is what is tied to Yarris' case. In a statement, Delaware County District Attorney G. Michael Greens office said it would review the tests. What information about Linda are you looking for? This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. -, Press J to jump to the feed. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. In 1985, Yarris dashed away from deputies, who had stopped to let him use a service station restroom, while being taken to a courthouse in Media for a hearing on an appeal of the murder conviction. Yarris and his supporters maintain that his involvement in the case didn't begin until four days later when a Chester police officer pulled him over in a stolen car. I think weve got to realise theres a lot more you can do to somebody than put them to death, Mr Yarris said. While the notable patriarch, real estate agent and developer Philip Heidt, and his youngest son, Carey Heidt, were shot to death in their beds, a third victim survived. Yarris became a suspect in the murder of 33-year-old Linda Mae Craig while he was being held for trial on attempted murder charges after a police officer's gun went off in a scuffle during a. That is one reason why we can provide this research service free of charge. He believes he read around 9,400 legal books to help him prove his innocence. A fight ensued, and Yarris was taken into custody. Don't dox me bro! Nicholas James Yarris, 42, of Philadelphia, who is on death row for the murder of Linda Mae Craig, 32, of Boothwyn, was convicted based on blood evidence now proven unreliable, a confession he contends he did not make and erroneous witness testimony that put him at the scene of the crime, attorney Christina Swarns said. I don't remember if there was any information about what had happened to her car (but there are photographs of the car, so it was obviously recovered at some point), but there were gloves used in the attack and semen was found both in Mrs. Craig's underwear as well as in the gloves that were found in the car. Mr Yarris now campaigns against the death penalty and even objected to its use in the case of Ted Bundy, who was placed in a cell next to him for a time. The DNA testing results do warrant our further investigation, the statement read. While in jail, Yarris, in an attempt to get out of solitary confinement, made up a story. Craig had three children with her husband, Arthur Craig. Craig was kidnaped after she left her job at the Tri-State Mall in Delaware. Sure it sucks he caught a murder charge and was on Death Row but he was a criminal and brought it upon himself with the life style he was leading. There was a problem getting your location. You are here: Home | Attorney: DNA tests show death row inmate innocent, Associated Press, July 29, 2003 http://www.observer-reporter.com/ BY JOANN LOVIGLIO, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Some DNA samples were allowed to rot after his trial in a paper bag under a detective's desk while other samples turned up after he had been told there were none. View Linda Arndt Craig results in Maryland (MD) including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. His father, sister and an alibi witness during the trial also were in attendance but did not comment. I'm sorry to hear of Mae's passing. Yarris was convicted of murdering Craig, who was kidnapped from a mall where she worked in Claymont, Del., on Dec. 15, 1981. You want to keep them interesting enough for people to keep watching. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Currently, Linda is married. 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