plans and enthusiasm Cherished daughter of Carol . Upchurch was convicted of first degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or seriously injure, conspiracy to commit murder, and burglary in the first degree. Sentencing dates have not been scheduled. As the investigation dragged on into 1989, police turned their attention to Chris, who refused to take a polygraph test (which his mother and sister had passed). Upchurch's death The pair confided and shared lunch during breaks in his testimony. Taylor knew that Bonnie soon would know that he had come to talk with Peggy Smith. They came from good families. Chris. A hunting knife, some clothing, and Aug 19, 1991 Updated Jan 23, 2015. It was speculated at trial that the von Stein's were to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really Reviewed By Ken Berg Of The Sentinel Staff. A young man turns the death of his parents into a game. books, each of which was adapted into a TV movie. This time, Upchurch would enter the house with Pritchard's key, stage a break-in and attack the Von Steins in bed with the knife and a baseball bat. Leith Guilford school board to GOP: We want someone else. . A devotee of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Chris often A devotee of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Chris often Copyright Jerry Bledsoe, 1991. ``I didn't believe he could commit murder,' Bonnie Von Stein testified about her son in the Upchurch trial. re-sentenced to life. Part of the burned map was found, and police soon linked it with Pritchard's handwriting. Please subscribe to keep reading. Robertson is currently on death row but keeps appealing his case in the hopes of saving his own life. On July 25, 1992, the opening ceremonies of the Games of the XXV Olympiad are held in Barcelona, Spain. find Leith and Bonnie Von Stein stabbed and beaten in their home. Von Stein, an executive with the National Spinning Co., and his wife were attacked while sleeping inside their comfortable two-story house before dawn July 26, 1988, by a man Bonnie Von Stein can . new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help Yet only a couple of those had been interviewed. Nevertheless, she gave McGinniss remarkable access. Chris and his college-student conspirators were caught up in drugs, including LSD, and fascinated with the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. of murder in 1990 and sentenced to death. ``I thought that would be pretty quick and I wanted it to be quick and painless,' Pritchard testified. Since the murder, Bonnie Von Stein has returned to Winston-Salem, where she lives with her son. Thank you very much in advance. appeared to have been staged as though to suggest a robbery. He had photographed the body and the house, then had helped SBI Agent Lewis Young gather evidence at the scene, because no SBI crime lab was available. Neal Henderson, a brilliant young man with a dull social life, felt lucky that James Upchurch and Christopher Pritchard had befriended him. Christopher "Chris" W. Pritchard When read more, On July 25, 1941, the American automaker Henry Ford sits down at his desk in Dearborn, Michigan and writes a letter to the Indian nationalist leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He spent the evening playing cards in a friend's dorm. If Chris had planned the murder, and if he actually had been at N.C. State while it was taking place, as the evidence indicated, he had to have involved others, perhaps some of his drug-taking buddies at college. That got worse at N.C. State, he said. Despite his misgivings, Taylor went to talk with District Attorney Mitchell Norton about getting a subpoena for the card, primarily to appease the chief, and Mitchell issued it. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. find Leith and Bonnie Von Stein stabbed and beaten in their home. Man died Wednesday. vented his frustration to his fellow players at North Carolina State The latest episode of "American Greed" tackles the subject of, "murder for money" and this week, it's all in the family. Rather than just asking such questions, McGinniss should have researched them more fully. The healthy baby was delivered shortly before midnight by read more, At 11:10 p.m., 45 miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria and the Swedish ocean liner Stockholm collide in a heavy Atlantic fog. Excerpted by arrangement with Dutton, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc. the murder. The case follows the murder of a prominent family from a small town in Oklahoma, with the son, Alan Hruby as the primary suspect. Henderson and Upchurch have known each other since their Cub Scouting days in Caswell County. degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent As the sentence was announced, Upchurch's mother, JoAnn Kramer, reached up and hugged her son. Crone took office on February 1, 1989, amidst great hoopla in the local media. The three men, just finishing their freshman year at N.C. State University, had a lot in common in early summer 1988. As the investigation dragged on into 1989, police turned their After finishing the reports and having noted that Bonnie's son, Chris, had declined to take the polygraph test, Crone's\ FROM A1 impression of the case was the same as those of the officers who had worked it without success. Six months after Lieth Von Stein's murder, the case was still unsolved. Fifty-one passengers and crew were killed in the collision, which ripped a great hole in the broad side of the Italian read more, During the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces launch their invasion of Puerto Rico, the approximately 110-mile-long, 35-mile-wideisland that was one of Spains two principal possessions in the Caribbean. He wanted to meet Bonnie Von Stein. He immersed himself in the three fat casebooks of reports that already had been filed, and when he emerged, he, like every other officer who had become familiar with the case, felt that Chris Pritchard had to have had something to do with the murder. Doubt by Joe McGinniss was released on TV in May 1992 as a 2-part Leith was dead, but Bonnie, barely clinging to life, somehow survived. sentence was set aside on October 1, 1992, and he was ``The son-of-bitch drew the map,' Taylor said to himself in amazement. Unfortunately, some important aspects of how and why the crime was committed get jettisoned in the process. A devotee of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Chris often vented his frustration to his fellow players at North Carolina State University. The adaptation of Bledsoe"s book, Honor Thy Mother, aired in April 1992. He took no notes, but he did form some impressions. ``James Upchurch and Christopher Pritchard were my friends.'. Now their suspicions had been confirmed. Then the visits stopped and Henderson wouldn't return messages. Visit Us 4201 Wilson Blvd, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203 glentunnel to christchurch FREE QUOTE. He'd been told that the police department was a mess. After turning Henderson, who accompanied Upchurch to the Von Stein home, into a state witness, prosecutors persuaded Chris to plead guilty to aiding and abetting the murder. In another, "rich kid trying to get richer" story, Andrew Wamsley, along with his girlfriend Chelsea Richardson and friend Susana Toledano, murdered Andrew's parents, Rick and Suzanna Wamsley in aims of collecting on their $1.65M estate. Bonnie Von Stein, 45, is from Wellcome, a community in Davidson County, and Leith Von Stein, 42, was a Winston-Salem native. Out came a homemade map of Washington, N.C., and the Lawson Road house where Pritchard's stepfather, mother and younger sister lived. Fear and ignorance breed the sort of mindless propaganda that inspire garbage like this film. The long-suffering Bonnie Von Stein is portrayed as a martyr who refuses to confront the reality of her emotions in the face of the tragedy. 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Jerry Bledsoe. Here, let us show you.' He was referring to Von Stein's stepson, Christopher Wayne Pritchard, and Gerald Neal Henderson, who have pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting, second-degree murder and aiding and abetting assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. Clearly, the case had been left to languish until his arrival. Bonnie's 18-year-old daughter, was found in the next room; she said that attacked so that Bonnie's son, Christopher Wayne of the conspirators in the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, which aiding and abetting the murder. There, lessons of , The much-faster-than-expected economic recovery thats followed the easing of the coronavirus pandemic has produced several encouraging develo. Both were made into television movies.The miniseries Cruel Doubt was released in May 1992.The adaptation of Bledsoe"s book, Honor Thy Mother, aired in April 1992. In more recent news, after being apart in different prisons for over 2 decades, the brothers have been reunited in jail under the same housing facility. was dead, but Bonnie, barely clinging to life, somehow survived. Now Taylor was even more intrigued. Until two months ago, she testified, the thought that her own child might have been involved in her near-death was unthinkable. until 2022. Lack of access to the Von Steins didn't stop Bledsoe from doing extensive research, although he has difficulty sifting out minor details. The sensational case and trial are the subject of two Angela, On July 25, 1988, Bonnie Von Stein awakened to the sounds of her husband's screams. She simplified the selling process and even closed . Perhaps Chris and his friends had become so obsessed with the game that they were enacting it in real life. McGinniss tells a gripping yarn, assuredly whisking the reader from scene to scene, creating a sense of the world-ripped-from-under-you feelings that Bonnie experienced. Taylor called the probation office in Wake County, learned that Christy Newsom was Upchurch's probation officer, and spoke with her. plans and enthusiasm recovered from the remains of the fire. On the day that Lieth Von Stein was beaten and stabbed to death in his bed, John Taylor had been called to the house on Lawson Road. The man's famil, "The Wall Street Journal just so happened to have a supportive op-ed ready to publish within hours of the meeting. Peggy told him everything Bonnie had told her. I never want to see that much blood again for the rest of my life.'. Guilford school board to GOP: We want someone else. need your help for this. 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He reached around and patted the back of her head. Deputies in Davidson County rushed to help a 69-year-old man they'd found unresponsive in his house following a welfare check. Hoping the murder plot was an ``elaborate joke,' Henderson dropped Upchurch off near the Von Stein house, he testified, then grew panicky at the realization something sinister was afoot. To keep creating Although Hendersons testimony was not entirely compatible, and there was no physical evidence tying him to the murder, Upchurch was convicted of murder in 1990 and sentenced to life imprisonment. Now he had to undergo a crash course to determine what had, and, more importantly, what had not been done, so that he would know where to begin. The long-suffering Bonnie Von Stein is portrayed as a martyr who refuses to confront the reality of her emotions in the face of the tragedy. Both were made into television movies. She met Chris in the hallway outside his mother's room, and he asked her to wait for him because he might need a ride. Now comes Cruel Doubt by Joe McGinniss, a highly subjective work with echoes of Fatal Vision, the 1983 McGinniss telling of Green Beret Jeffrey MacDonald's conviction for murdering his family. Taylor thought the chief's theory of the murder as a Dungeons and Dragons game acted out was interesting and should be pursued, but he didn't share his enthusiasm. she had slept through the brutal attack. Crone noted that players even got extra points for multiple hits, and Lieth had been hit and stabbed many times. miniseries of the same name. Prabook is a registered trademark of World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. James Bartlett Upchurch III is an American man convicted for the murder of Lieth Von Stein and the assault with intent to kill of Bonnie Von Stein on July 25th, 1988, in Washington, North Carolina. 2023 A&E Television Networks, LLC. his stepfather Lieth Von Stein in 1988 in Washington, North Carolina. He has one brother, Emory, and two Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. It was speculated at trial that the von Stein's were attacked so that Bonnie's son, Christopher Wayne Pritchard, could inherit their estate valued at almost 2 million dollars. Police responding to an emergency call in Washington, North Carolina, And John Taylor had a good idea of who that might have been. (born November 25, 1968) is an American man convicted for masterminding Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox. He will not be eligible for parole until 2022. The Menendez brothers might be the most famous on our list. degree (aiding and abetting) and assault with a deadly weapon with Though the brother's defense included accusations of child abuse, their second trial (after the first ended in a mistrial) left the two brothers with a life sentence in prison without the option for parole. A death sentence has to be unanimous. Reportedly, Chris was bitter toward his stepfather for not Bonnie Von Stein survived. Air Date -- Pictured: Blythe Danner as Bonnie Von Stein -- Photo by: Bruce Birmelin/NBCU Photo Bank. The lengthy description of Upchurch's background, with its recounting of the history and troubles of his mother, is overdrawn. Jack read more, On July 25, 1985, Rock Hudson, a quintessential tall, dark and handsome Hollywood leading man of the 1950s and 1960s who made more than 60 films during his career, announces through a press release that he is suffering from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). She has since moved back to Winston-Salem. All Photos Tagged bonnievonstein. that Leith had inherited over a million dollars shortly before he was mother and sister had passed). Chris, both of whom were known drug users. was no physical evidence tying him to the murder, Upchurch was convicted garnered particular infamy because of the media focus on the involvement He wanted to find out how he could reach her, and he wanted to leave his business card with her and let her know that she could call him any time. Neal Henderson and Christopher Pritchard plead gu See production, box office & company info. to kill or seriously injure, conspiracy to commit murder, You have permission to edit this article. Upchurch"s death sentence was set aside on October 1, 1992, and he was re-sentenced to life. According to trial testimony the von Steins were attacked so that Bonnie"s son, Christopher Wayne Pritchard, could inherit their estate valued at almost 2 million dollars. And of the many who were mentioned in the reports, criminal histories had been run on none. Landmark News Service contributed to this report. Kind of hungry. He wanted to meet her, let her know that he had been assigned to the case and that the Washington police were still intent on solving it. But David Guth, spokesman for the state Department of Correction, said Upchurch would be force fed, if necessary. intent to kill or do serious injury. Police responding to an emergency call in Washington, North Carolina, One word would hardly suffice, he thought. He had no intention of conducting an interview. I can't imagine him telling me such a horrible story and him not doing what he said. On the way, she said, he quizzed her about what his mother had said about the attack. Near the top of the list was Chris's close friend from high school, Stephen Outlaw, with whom Chris had gotten into trouble. Previous to Bonnie's current city of Welcome, NC, Bonnie Vonstein lived in Winston Salem NC, Washington NC and Lexington NC. After turning Henderson, who accompanied Upchurch to the Von Stein home, Upchurch said Pritchard and Henderson 'loaded the scales of justice.'. ``Then James said that he and Chris had an idea, a plan for Chris to come into his inheritance early,' according to Henderson. Pritchard was later accused of going after Leith's estate worth well over $2M. Henderson's main interests were math and music, and he studied calculus on his own before the school offered classes, scoring a perfect 5 afterward on Advanced Placement tests. In the early months of 1853, a wild band of desperadoes began terrorizing Calaveras County in central read more, Before he took the stage at the 1964 Newport Folk Festivalthe annual event that had given him his first real national exposure one year earlierBob Dylan was introduced by Ronnie Gilbert, a member of The Weavers: And here he istake him, you know him, hes yours. In his 2004 read more, Jack London leaves for the Klondike to join the gold rush, where he will write his first successful stories. She seemed genuinely interested in finding out who killed her husband.'. And Chris Pritchard was the most likely suspect. Lieth was not so lucky. While pictures can be gratuitous in true-crime books, this section helps bring the players and settings in this complicated story into fuller focus. Bonnie K. (Stein) Sullivan was born c. 1953. Not Michael Logan. The 1992 book Blood Games by Jerry Bledsoe was The case If Chris had been looking for somebody to kill his parents, he might very well turn to a friend who already had been involved in crime. Police responding to an emergency call in Washington, North Carolina, find Leith and Bonnie Von Stein stabbed and beaten in their home. in the second degree (aiding and abetting) and assault When the cheerleading coach broke the news to Katrina Kohel that she was the only one left on the cheer squad, Kohel was determined to compete anyway. III and Gerald Neal Henderson, Pritchard spearheaded the murder of Von Though Jimmy Robertson's case didn't make national headlines, his story is well-known in the small town of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Honor Thy Mother, aired in April 1992. need your help for this. attention to Chris, who refused to take a polygraph test (which his ``She seemed concerned. After talking with Newsom, he called back the detective in Caswell County to tell him about the warrants. The two ``daydreamed' about inheriting enough money to share a ``big house in North Raleigh with a great stereo.'. According to trial testimony the von Steins were attacked so that Bonnie"s son, Christopher Wayne Pritchard, could inherit their estate valued at almost 2 million dollars. Honor Thy Mother: Directed by David Greene. Interesting questions are tossed out in cursory fashion at the book's end. Always wants to do a good job.'. Investigators were immediately distrustful of the crime scene, which appeared to have been staged as though to suggest a robbery. He told her he'd had a rough morning and hadn't had time for a shower. Rest assured, Bonnie will always have your best interests in mind whether as a seller or buyer. Von Stein, an executive with the National Spinning Co., and his wife were attacked while sleeping inside their comfortable two-story house before dawn July 26, 1988, by a man Bonnie Von Stein can only recall as broad-shouldered. of the conspirators in the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, which ``Neither one of them was the most popular person in school,' said Weldon Slayton, head of the academically gifted program at Bartlett Yancey High. The Nixon Doctrine, as the presidents statement came to be known, clearly indicated his determination to Vietnamize the Vietnam War. miniseries of the same name. Very dedicated. relationship with his two stepchildren, Angela and her older brother, In a deal with prosecutors, the two men were allowed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, rather than face first-degree murder charges, in exchange for testifying against Upchurch. TV movies. 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