List of People Killed at Lorton Reformatory

Name Date Notes
Michael J. Hughes, Jr. February 13, 1958 Guard beaten and fatally stabbed in the day room of Dormitory 13 by Gumersindo P. Gomez and John F. Schoppel.[1][2]
Roy D. Lewis December 12, 1971 Stabbed in the maximum security dining hall in retaliation for an earlier stabbing. Lewis was taken to the Lorton hospital, where he died an hour later.[3]
Joseph J. Brooks August 21, 1972 Stabbed in the chest in his dormitory, Brooks managed to stagger to the prison hospital and was taken to D.C. General Hospital, where he died about 4½ hours later.[4]
Douglas M. Boney May 22, 1980 Shot twice in the chest with a .38 caliber revolver by 32-year-old Edward Ford Sharrieff, who broke into Dormitory 16 with 24-year-old Germain P. Stoddard and 30-year-old John E. Landon.[5][6]
Keith Hunter June 13, 1983 Ambushed and fatally stabbed by several other prisoners in a television room in Cell block No. 6.[7]
Anthony Johnson December 6, 1984 Fatally burned in a methane gas explosion at Youth Center I. Johnson was taken to the Washington Hospital Center, where he died of his burns on December 24.[8][9]
Robert E. Darby February 22, 1987 Fatally stabbed outside the dining hall of Youth Center I.[10]
Antonio Bowers February 17, 1988 Fatally stabbed in a dormitory hallway at Youth Center I.[11]
Gordon Stewart August 8, 1990 Fatally stabbed in the shower of Youth Center I by Nathan Price.[12][13]
Johnny Tart January 18, 1992 Stabbed to death outside a dormitory at Youth Center I.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "2 D.C. Convicts Charged with Killing Guard in Day Room at Reformatory." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Feb 15 1958. ProQuest.Web. 6 Nov. 2016.
  2. ↑ "2 Get Life in Slaying at Lorton." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Oct 04 1958. ProQuest. Web. 6 Nov. 2016.
  3. ↑ Woodward, Bob. "Man Stabbed to Death at Lorton." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 2. Dec 13 1971. ProQuest. Web. 6 Nov. 2016.
  4. ↑ "Prisoner Dies from Stab Wound." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Aug 23 1972. ProQuest. Web. 6 Nov. 2016 .
  5. ↑ Valentine, Paul W. "4 Gunmen Invade Jail, Kill Inmate." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. May 24 1980. ProQuest.Web. 7 Nov. 2016.
  6. ↑ Meyers, Robert. "5 Men Took Part in Lorton Murder, Witness Testifies." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Aug 21 1980. ProQuest. Web. 7 Nov. 2016.
  7. ↑ "9 Lorton Inmates Indicted in Fatal Stabbing of 10th." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 9 Nov. 1983. Web. 05 Nov. 2016.
  8. ↑ Pianin, Eric, and John Ward Anderson. "400 Evacuated After Explosion in Lorton Dorm." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Dec 07 1984. ProQuest. Web. 24 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lorton Burn Victim Dies." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Dec 26 1984. ProQuest. Web. 24 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Bruske, Ed. "Inmate Dies in Stabbing at Lorton." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 23 Feb. 1987. Web. 05 Nov. 2016.
  11. ↑ "Lorton Inmate, 21, Dies of Stab Wounds in Chest." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): d09. Feb 19 1988. ProQuest. Web. 12 Nov. 2016.
  12. ↑ Escobar, Gabriel. "Inmate Stabbed to Death at Lorton Youth Center." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 9 Aug. 1990. Web. 12 Nov. 2016.
  13. ↑ Brown, DeNeen L. "Lorton Inmate Convicted in Prison Slaying." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 14 Nov. 1990. Web. 12 Nov. 2016.
  14. ↑ Escobar, Gabriel. "Lorton Inmate Is Stabbed to Death." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 19 Jan. 1992. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.
  15. ↑ "Lorton Inmate Is Convicted of Killing Another Prisoner." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 16 Apr. 1992. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.