Clear & Convincing - Episode 31 - Chain of Rocks Bridge Murders

On April 4, 1991, sisters Julie and Robin Kerry and their cousin, Thomas Cummins, traveled to the Chain of Rocks Bridge, an abandoned bridge that once took travelers across the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois.  The sisters wanted their cousin, who was visiting with his family from Maryland, to see a poem they had spray painted on the bridge deck.  While on the bridge, the trio encountered Marlin Gray, Reginald Clemons, Antonio Richardson and Daniel Winfrey.  After chatting briefly, the Kerry sisters and Thomas continued toward the Illinois side of the bridge as Gray and his cohorts headed back to Missouri.  Clemons suggested robbing the three and Gray responded with “Yeah, I feel like hurting somebody.”  The quartet turned around and, upon encountering Julie, Robin and Thomas returning to the Missouri side set their plan in motion.  Gray, Clemons and Richardson raped Julie and Robin.  The girls and Thomas were then taken below the bridge deck to a platform under the roadway via a manhole, where Richardson pushed them 50-70 feet down to the water.  Given the choice between jumping, being pushed, or shot, Thomas jumped into the river.  He survived and several hours later contacted police.  Join Lisa O’Brien and Michael Carnahan on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. as we talk about the case against Gray, Clemons, Richardson and Winfrey and the dramatic developments in Clemons the ended with DNA evidence corroborating the state’s case and Clemons’ guilty plea in 2017.  We’re a live show and calls are always welcome at (347) 989-1171.