By Joseph Geringer . In June 1988, Wallace pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary and received 38 days in jail and 24 months on parole in Washington. Abcarian: Mask mandates? He was nicknamed the "Taco Bell Strangler" because he worked with most of his victims in fast food restaurants. This holds when comparing Wallace to the serial killer profile. His case is pending in the York County judicial district. From 1992 to 1994, Wallace killed 10 women. But he also said that the victims' race may have played a role in the delayed capture of Henry Louis Wallace, per A&E. In high school, he got good grades, served on the student council and was well-liked as the only male on the cheerleading squad, according to a 1994 article in The Charlotte Observer. Those lives didnt have to be taken, Yvonne Wallace said. Other times, she would make Wallace and his sister whip each other with switches that they were forced to cut from nearby trees. (Watch the video above: Man reunites with uncle almost 30 years after surviving Wallaces attack as a baby). In addition to becoming a husband, he also took on the role of stepfather to Brabham's daughter. He knew both of them, and both lived at the complex. He also led police to Loves body, whod been deemed a missing person. Things seemed to be looking up for Wallace at this point, especially after he married his high school sweetheart and became the stepfather to her daughter. Burrell is Tyreces uncle and Hendersons cousin. After Henry graduated high school in 1983, he spent some time at college before joining the US Naval Reserve. Serial killer Henry Louis Wallace was given nine death sentences Wednesday and then broke the silence he had maintained during his trial by apologizing for the crimes. Sumpter has stepped away from active involvement with Mothers of Murdered Offspring after realizing she needed to focus on her own healing. Henry was handed down nine death sentences as a result. However, he believes its because society as a whole devalues Black lives, and law enforcements efforts are unduly pressured by media coverage of white crime victims, he says. Dee Sumpters daughter, Shawna Denise Hawk, was Wallaces friend and third victim. He wasn't charged, though Barnwell County Sheriff Joey Zorn was in Charlotte on Monday to question Wallace again. May 13, 2022 Henry Louis Wallace's arrest in March 1994 marked the end of a long reign of terror in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. In never-before-broadcasted footage, legendary criminal profiler and psychiatric nurse Ann Burgess interviews Wallace. He was nicknamed the Taco Bell Strangler because he worked with most of his victims in fast food restaurants. After he got out of the hospital, his father took him to Chicago and when Tyrece was five, his father passed away, said George Burrell. For two years, Henry Louis Wallace went undetected befriending neighbors and coworkers before taking their lives. Her body was discovered floating on a pond in March of that year. From 1992 to 1994, Wallace killed 10 women. There, lessons of , "The Wall Street Journal just so happened to have a supportive op-ed ready to publish within hours of the meeting. He was forced to move back in with his mother, who had moved to the city of Charlotte. While Henry didnt seem to pose any trouble at work, he also began using crack cocaine extensively. She had none. Her corpse was not discovered until weeks later. In January 1997, he was found guilty of nine counts of first-degree murder in addition to other charges like rape, assault with a deadly weapon, and robbery. How Many People Did Henry Louis Wallace Really Kill. Unfortunately, his radio career was short-lived. The victims were strangleda manner of death that accounts for well under 10 percent of murdersthe crime scenes were all neat and there were no signs of forced entry, pointing to the fact that the women likely knew their murderer. He was found guilty of nine murders and sentenced to nine death sentences. The single mother took care of Henry and his older sister by working at a textile mill. This is where the racial disparity comes in. "Bad Henry" recounts the murders of serial killer Henry Louis Wallace, who murdered 10 women in Charlotte between 1992 and 1994, and one woman in his hometown of Barnwell, S.C., in 1990. A few weeks ago, 20/20 was there as Woods returned to the apartments for the first time since his mothers murder. For 12 hours, he confessed to the murders of 10 women in Charlotte. In 1985, he married high school classmate, Maretta Brabham. He spent a year as the only male cheerleader on the Warhorses' varsity cheerleading squad. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Family of serial killer's last victim speaks to Channel 9 veteran reporter. At one time, Wallace was married. 'He attended Barnwell High School, where he played one season each of junior varsity football and basketball. They pulled his mugshot, in which he wore a cross-shaped earring, just like a man who was identified as having used Macks ATM card after her death. All of a sudden, they started seeing connections in things that had happened 20 months ago.. Not long after he was married, Wallace began using drugsand his drug of choice was crack cocaine. Henry Louis Wallace was arrested after police recovered a handprint that belonged to him in the vehicle of one of his murder victims. I fight to be here living right now.. In addition to Bethea and Hawk, his other victims were: Sharon Lavette Nance, 33; Caroline Love, 20; Audrey Ann Spain, 24; Valencia M. Jumper, 21; Michelle Stinson, 20; Vanessa Little Mack, 25; Betty Jean Baucom, 24; Brandi J. Henderson, 18; and Debra Slaughter, 35. Henry Louis Wallace was born Nov. 4, 1965, in Barnwell, S.C., a town of 6,000 residents about 60 miles southwest of Columbia. A few weeks ago, 20/20 was there as Woods returned to the apartments for the first time since his mothers murder. He worked at the plant from May 1989 to October 1990. In June 1992, Wallace claimed his third victim, Caroline Love, who was his girlfriend's roommate. Wallace had no type, and every person he was convicted of killing was someone well known to him. In the final days before his arrest, Wallace murdered three Black women in a span of four days. https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/henry-louise-wallace-victims. When Lottie felt the children needed to be disciplined, and she was too tired to do it herself, she'd often make Wallace and his sister get a switch from the yard and whip each other. We worked under very difficult conditions, says McFadden, now sheriff in Mecklenburg County. One of those women was Brandi Henderson. She said she couldnt blame me for what happened, Ms. Wallace said. Wallace was questioned by the police regarding her disappearance but was never formally charged in her murder. Love was a friend of Wallace's girlfriend. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. Barnwell County Sheriff Joey Zorn said Wallace told him he wanted to confess to the killing because he knew Betheas family. The police beefed up patrols in east Charlotte after two bodies of young Black women were found at The Lake apartment complex. Once I touched them, it was over, there was no way I could stop, Wallace said in his jailhouse interview. ``He was a pleasant sort of person,' said station owner Drew Wilder. During questioning, Henry confessed to killing ten women in Charlotte: Sharon Nance, Caroline Love, Shawna Hawk, Audrey Spain, Valencia Jumper, Michelle Stinson, Vanessa Mack, Betty Baucom, Brandi Henderson, and Deborah Slaughter. On March 8, 1994, Wallace robbed and strangled Betty Jean Baucom. Henry Louis Wallace terrorized east Charlotte for more than two years. Even so, Wallace sneaked through to rob and strangle Deborah Ann Slaughter, who had been a co-worker of his girlfriend, and. He stated that his confessions had been coerced and his Constitutional rights had been violated. Her body was wrapped in an orange garbage bag and abandoned by Wallace in a ditch (per Crime Magazine). One person being a chameleon, he will adapt to anything, any environment, any situation, hes very well respected, very well-liked person, he almost lures the women in for the other person., Henry Wallace jailhouse interviews A special episode of ABCs 20/20 examines a never-before-broadcasted jailhouse interview with the killer. Wallaces race also might have played a role in allowing him to prey on women undetected, according to a 2004 case study on Wallace published in Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology. Since his trial, the staffing problem at the police department in Charlotte has improved to help improve the quality of similar homicide investigations, per A&E. Ressler stated: "If he (Wallace) elected to become a serial killer, he was going about it in the wrong way.". Shawna Hawk was Wallace's coworker and a paralegal student when she went missing in February 1993. Her body was found two days later. And Did He Ever Suspend His Murder Spree? In Charlotte, Henrys crime spree was horrifying. Another co-worker,Audrey Spain, was murdered by Wallace the following June. Since Wallace already had a criminal history, which involved burglary (which helped fund his crack addiction), it was easy for police to get a match on the print. ABC For nearly three decades, Dee Sumpter has been living without her daughter. Please subscribe to keep reading. Henry Louis Wallace was born Nov. 4, 1965, in Barnwell, S.C., a town of 6,000 residents about 60 miles southwest of Columbia. ", GREENSBORO Jurors found TikTok star Jessica Middlebrook, known as towtruckjess on social media, not guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thu. They all knew a man named Henry Louis Wallace. As Brandis son, listen now, youre not responsible for anything that happened to her, Woods told him. Its like youre in a dream and youre eventually going to wake up - thats how it seems to me, she said in an interview at her home Tuesday. She attended community college, and considered a career in nursing, law or politics. Wallace had been Hawk's manager at Taco Bell.After her murder, Wallace attended her wake. A 19-year-old cook at a Captain D's said he worked with Wallace for about a month, recalling that they talked about girls, going out and the Charlotte Hornets. Vanessa was murdered at her apartment in February 1994. I dont believe it would have been any different if the victims had been 10 middle-class white women.. One of Henrys mugshots had him wearing the same distinct earring, connecting him to another murder. She saw Wallaces photo on the screen, followed by her daughters. Even though his academics weren't the best, he was admitted intoSouth Carolina State College (where he attended one semester) and to a technical school that he briefly attended. The department also noted that following the Wallace investigation, they added staffing to the Homicide Unit and implemented regular mandatory meetings of its homicide detectives to discuss cases "in an attempt to better identify related cases.. When visiting his hometown of Barnwell, he strangled her and dumped her body into a nearby lake. Dee Sumpter holds a photo of her daughter Shawna Hawk in 2022. His close brush with death at just 10 months has molded him as a man. His mother and sister are the only ones who call him ``Bubba. A few days after her murder, he and his sister went to Valencia's funeral. For the first time in the 25 years since his conviction, we look inside the mind of a cold-blooded killer. We feel sorry for them that these things happened. The Real Reason It Took So Long To Convict The Taco Bell Strangler Henry Louis Wallace. Neither school would confirm that he was a student. By then, he had a criminal history; he had committed sexual crimes, burglary, and larceny in the past. Data generally indicate that most serial killers are white, with 13 percent to 20 percent who are Black, according to the study. Former Charlotte-Mecklenburg homicide detective Garry McFadden, who worked on the Wallace murders, tells A&E True Crime the unit was understaffed, with only six to eight detectives who also dealt with natural and accidental deaths, suicides and missing persons. The phone rings constantly with calls from reporters and friends, asking how Henry Louis Wallace came to be charged with killing 10 women in Charlotte, N.C., during the past two years. "None of these women,. He never harmed his wife but thought about it, saying he just couldnt bring himself to do it. And why was Wallace able to claim 11 victims before being caught? ThoughtCo. Hes hugging me and patting me on the back, saying, Oh my God, Shawna was the sweetest person ever.'. The outlet reported that, after eight years enlisted, he got into trouble on a burglary charge. Authorities say Wallace confessed to sexually assaulting and strangling an 11th person, 17-year-old Tashanda Bethea, in March 1990. Former Detective Garry McFadden said Wallace would form a friendship or establish a trust with his victims before he would kill them.[Victims] felt comfortable with him because he portrayed himself as the big brother, as the good friend, said McFadden. He is believed to be the first documented serial killer who knew all of his victims. Henry Louis Wallace terrorized east Charlotte for more than two years. Authorities say Wallace confessed to sexually assaulting and strangling an 11th person, 17-year-old Tashanda Bethea, in March 1990. [Stream an episode of First Blood about Henry Louis Wallace and his victims in the A&E App.]. He went on to rape and murder nine women in Charlotte, North Carolina between 1992 and 1994. Wallace confessed to killing her and setting the fire. Montaldo, Charles. The Lake Apartments off Albemarle Road was the beginning of the end of Henry Wallaces killing spree. He is currently awaiting execution at Central Prison in Raleigh. Id be afraid Id say something I shouldnt say., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Despite the fact that Lottie worked long hours at a full-time job in a textile mill, the family had very little money. After the murder, Wallace moved to Charlotte and resumed his crimes in 1992. Known as towtruckjess on social media, not guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thu second-degree burglary and received 38 in. 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