The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department only had nine homicide detectives on the force. When Creed first premiered in 2015, the world had no idea how big it would become; after all, it was just, Rocky Balboas iconic ascent up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art out of breath and in gray joggers as Eye of the Tiger blares in the, Spoilers ahead. On March 13, 1994, Wallace was arrested and confessed to the murders of 10 women to Detective Garry McFadden, the only African American on the homicide squad at the time, and his team at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department. A judge sentenced him to two years of supervised probation. Starting in 1992, Wallace raped and murdered 10 young Black women in She had worked at a Bojangles at the time of the disappearance. M2E1MzVjNmFjNDcxZjkyYzRmNjI3YTdiMmI0YWI1NjU3N2Q2NjRlZDdjMGFj Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. MjIxMTI4YjRiOGE1Njk3N2QyNjI0NDZiYzYwMTJjMzI2YWRmYTFjNmU0ZWY4 Watchmen: Why Henry Louis Gates Jr. Is Part of This Universe, Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer Blu-ray review, The Haunting of Bly Manor Timeline Explained. Discover Henry Louis Wallace's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. MGM4MzVkYjkzOTAzYzgyOGQ0YjYwMGQ2NmJkNzRjYWU2YjMzZDlkYmI1Yzg3 After he graduated in 1983, Wallace became a disc jockey for a Barnwell radio station. But as Garry McFadden, CMPD's only black detective in the homicide division, eventually figured out, Wallace unlike most serial killers was targeting women he knew. "Truthfully, I wanted to die for a long time," he says in an exclusive clip from the episode, shown below. While many have felt that this was the case of a serial killer the police and media ignored, Investigation Discovery will now air a two-hour special about Wallace's crimes the first time the case has been explored at length on television. According to Crime Magazine, Wallace would be in desperate need of his fix but had no money to make a score happen. ZDg4OWVhZmU5MTBkNTcwMzk0YTYyMjQyZmU1NzNlMjVkNDM4MzQ3ZjczMGQw By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. I've got to do something to the point where she can say, 'I'm proud of you son.'". MWJkY2Y0MDE2YjRlNWZjZjc3MmE0OWYxNzAxNjczZmY3Iiwic2lnbmF0dXJl Who is Henry Louis Wallace? The killer Henry Wallace has also killed a victim in South Carolina before moving to Charlotte Mecklenburg . YWNjOWUwMmU0ODRiNDE5OTA3OTc4YjdiOGY0OTdjNDI2Njc4ZjQ1NmM2NTk3 Kyler Alvord leads PEOPLE's politics coverage as a news editor for the brand. He was questioned by the police regarding her disappearance and death, but was never formally charged in her murder. Wallace grew up with his mother working long hours as a textile worker. YzEyODFjODlkZmU2ZTcxNmY5M2M3YjZlNWE1YWVhMGQwNjk1NTA0YWQ3Mzg2 Wallace's primary motive was securing drug money breakermaximus/Shutterstock Henry Louis Wallace might well be the only documented serial killer whose motive was obtaining drug money. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. ZGVjZGY2YmVlYTRlMDY1NGY4NjEwZDRiN2Q5MDQzZmQ1YzUxMmIxMWUzN2Yy document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. 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. But Sumpter's commentary highlights an inherent bias when it comes to the way crimes committed against black women are investigated. He was also questioned about the attempted rape of a 16-year-old Barnwell girl but was never charged for that. Baucom and Wallace's girlfriend were co-workers. He even brazenly attended the funerals and memorial services for his own victims. Y2U1OTFiZDc0NjUzODM3OTYyMWI2NDdhMDFhNTgwOTQ1MGNmNjc0ZTVhYjY0 We have estimated She was a harsh disciplinarian, constantly criticizing her son for even the smallest mistakes. [CDATA[// >