Posts Tagged ‘triple homicide’

Who Is Joseph Randolph Mays?

You think you know Joseph Randolph Mays. You know that he's an ex-postal worker. You know that he's been charged with stabbing to death his girlfriend Erika Peters and her two young boys on March 21. You know that he's now another defendant awaiting trial at the D.C. Jail.
But Joseph Randolph Mays was much more. [...]

Who Is Stonewalling On The Peters Case?

On March 21, Erika Peters and her two young boys were found murdered in their Carver Terrace home at 2000 Maryland Avenue NE Apt. 104. Within hours, her live-in boyfriend Joseph Randolph Mays was charged with the fatal stabbings. This week I wrote a cover story about the tragedy and the several questions left unresolved. [...]

Remembering Erika Peters And Her Sons

Today, Erika Peters and her young sons, Erik Harper and Dakota Peters, will be laid to rest. The wake and funeral services will be starting at 9:30 a.m. at Mount Calvary Holy Church at 610 Rhode Island Avenue NE. On March 21, they were stabbed to death in their apartment. Police have arrested Peters' [...]

Joseph Randolph Mays: ‘I Told Them To Stop Fucking With Me’

Yesterday, Joseph Randolph Mays was arraigned on homicide charges for allegedly murdering his girlfriend Erika Peters and her two young sons in their Carver Terrace apartment on Saturday. In filings before the court, the D.C. police wrote a narrative of what transpired on that Saturday afternoon. It is the first detailed account of the triple [...]

‘The Family Was Stable’

Last night, City Desk got a bit of news on the triple homicide case—that the family did have contact with social services in 2006. Today, the Washington Post has an in-depth look at the problems between Erika Peters, her children and her live-in boyfriend.
The live-in boyfriend, Joseph Randolph Mays, was charged in the murders Saturday [...]

Social Services Had Prior Contact With Triple Homicide Victims

Mafara Hobson, Mayor Adrian Fenty's spokesperson, confirms that the victims in yesterday's triple homicide in Northeast had contact with social services. A statement is being prepared which could take some more time. The victims–Erika Peters and two of her children–were stabbed and found by D.C. Police yesterday afternoon inside their Carver Terrace Apartments.
Last night, Joseph [...]

Joseph Mays Arrested In Triple Homicide

WTOP reports that Joseph Randolph Mays was arrested for the triple homicide in Northeast yesterday. Mays is alleged to have killed Erika Peters and two of her children. Mays was Peters live-in boyfriend. The station writes:
"Police say Peters and one young boy were dead at the scene. The second young victim was taken to a [...]

Victims Identified In Triple Homicide

The Washington Post has identified the victims in today's triple homicide at the Carver Terrace Apartments in Northeast. According to family members of the victims, they are: "36-year-old Erica Harper Peters, and her two sons, Eric and Dakota"
"Kimberly Trimble, Peters's sister, said that Erica had lived in the apartment with her boyfriend for three years. [...]

Police Investigating Triple Homicide In Northeast

The Washington Post is reporting that D.C. Police detectives are investigating a triple homicide discovered this afternoon where a woman and two children–ages 8 and 10–were found in a Northeast apartment. The Post writes:
"The slayings occurred at an apartment building in the 2000 block of Maryland Avenue. Several ambulances and police cars were on the [...]