Bonnie Von Stein, who was attacked but managed to call police, had testified out of the presence of the jury last week that she did not want Upchurch to receive the death sentence because. And they shared a fascination with Dungeons and Dragons, a fantasy game steeped in mind-play and mystery.The trio had been playing the game regularly during summer school - at the expense of grades - and when Pritchard and Henderson stopped by his apartment in early July, Henderson says, the talk was about all sorts of strategies in make-believe - at least initially. caught a lucky break when a hog farmer happened to spot a fire in the It was after dark when Taylor got back to Washington. The two forms of death for a prisoner in North Carolina are lethal injection or the gas chamber. 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. Cherished daughter of Carol . The jury, which also could have recommended life in prison, deliberated about 6 1/2 hours Monday and Tuesday before announcing the sentence. case: Joe McGinniss' Cruel Doubt (1991) and Jerry The sad ironies of the family's tale are compelling. On Friday, March 10, Taylor requested criminal histories on all of Chris's college acquaintances whose names were mentioned in the reports. degree (aiding and abetting) and assault with a deadly weapon with ``She seemed concerned. Police responding to an emergency call in Washington, North Carolina, ``Said I was going to solve the Von Stein case and all this crap. 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. Taylor handed him the subpoena. We have many All Rights Reserved. Taylor left the meeting with another question answered. He thought the murder was an inside job, a family affair. Lieth was not so lucky. And Chris Pritchard was the most likely suspect. If any of you have any doubts about the innocence of Dungeons & Dragons, why don't you go to your local hobby store and see about sitting in with a gaming group, so you can see for yourself that D&D is nothing to be afraid of. 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. ``He drew the damn map.'. 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. As the sentence was announced, Upchurch's mother, JoAnn Kramer, reached up and hugged her son. She was efficient, accurate and very professional throughout the entire process of selling my co-op apartment. Pritchard was convicted of murder in the second On the morning of July 25th, 1988, Christopher Wayne Pritchard walked into the bedroom of his stepfather, Leith Von Stein and mother Bonnie, with a knife and club and murdered Leith, leaving Bonnie with severe injuries. Based on the book "Blood Games" by Jerry Bledsoe. Bonnie also had compiled a list of suspects, Peggy said. Not Michael Logan. A young man turns the death of his parents into a game. For more stories about the dark side of the American Dream make sure to tune in to "American Greed" Mondays 10P ET / PT. 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. vented his frustration to his fellow players at North Carolina State He called the Caswell County Sheriff's Department and talked with a detective who told him about the break-ins in which Upchurch had been involved in high school. TV movies. a scrap of paper with a map of the Von Stein's neighborhood were books, each of which was adapted into a TV movie. You can cancel at any time. After talking with Newsom, he called back the detective in Caswell County to tell him about the warrants. Finally, he had decided the police department needed new leadership. relationship with his two stepchildren, Angela and her older brother, Carolina on January 31, 1990, and paroled on June 2, 2007. Robertson is currently on death row but keeps appealing his case in the hopes of saving his own life. Bonnie has trouble dealing with the fact that her own son, Christopher Pritchard, along with two friends consip Lieth Von Stein and his wife, Bonnie Von Stein are attacked while sleeping in their Smallwood home in North Carolina. We know that Bonnie K. (Stein) Sullivan had been residing in Texas . A jury decision on Upchurch's fate is expected this week. Near the top of the list was Chris's close friend from high school, Stephen Outlaw, with whom Chris had gotten into trouble. He spent the evening playing cards in a friend's dorm. Always wants to do a good job.'. the Murderpedia project stay alive. An official brought out the document. Henderson began parole on December 11, 2000. lieutenant was completed on February 27, 2005, and he is a free manitoba In a high-profile case, the murder of American businessman Leith Von Stein rocked the state of North Carolina. Radford had been impressed with John Taylor, too. When pressured, some of Chris' Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. The police also found out Man died Wednesday. ", Growing up in Goldsboro, Greensboro Day senior Jaydon Young averaged 25.9 points per game as a freshman at Wayne Christian. players on campus, may have been involved in some sort of plot with Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. spending more of the inheritance on him. His wife read one of the introductory books to him aloud as he drove on home. Carolina on January 31, 1990, and paroled on June 2, 2007. Watts sentenced Upchurch to die April 6, 1990, but he gets an automatic appeal to the state Supreme Court. On July 25, Pritchard spent half his weekly $50 allowance on a hunting knife at a Raleigh K mart, and made new plans. Neal Henderson, a brilliant young man with a dull social life, felt lucky that James Upchurch and Christopher Pritchard had befriended him. The police also found out that Lieth had inherited over a million dollars shortly before he was killed. There, lessons of , The much-faster-than-expected economic recovery thats followed the easing of the coronavirus pandemic has produced several encouraging develo. The Von Steins met while working at Integon Corp. as programmers. Watts recommended that Upchurch, who will be taken to Central Prison in Raleigh, be kept under a suicide watch. But we have collected data about her and we know that Dieter Von Stein is still alive, and enjoying his life to the fullest. The only person surprised by the assignment was the one chosen. 69-year-old suffers stroke in his home; Realtor showing house leaves him there. Taylor called the probation office in Wake County, learned that Christy Newsom was Upchurch's probation officer, and spoke with her. Pritchard was paroled on June 2, 2007. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Christopher "Chris" W. Pritchard Lieth was dead, but Bonnie, barely clinging to life, somehow survived. A person who had broken into one house likely wouldn't have qualms about breaking into another. Pritchard, could inherit their estate valued at almost 2 Henderson would chauffeur Upchurch to Washington from N.C. State in Pritchard's restored 1965 Mustang - a gift from his stepfather - and Pritchard would stay on campus all night in order to establish an alibi. ', ``James shook his head and said, 'No, we're going to murder his parents.' After snorting ten times the legal limit of crushed Ritalin one night, Robertson went after his parents with a butcher knife and a claw hammer, beating and stabbing both of them to death. Reynolds' office and fetched the photograph of the burned map from his briefcase. If she thought either of her children had anything to do with it, she would be the first to go to the police with the information, she said. Chris. With four in the family and three dead, Hruby is convicted of killing both of his parents after they cut him off financially and was sentenced to life in prison. Honor Thy Mother, aired in April 1992. to kill or seriously injure, conspiracy to commit murder, The 1991 book Cruel ``The son-of-bitch drew the map,' Taylor said to himself in amazement. Upchurch"s death sentence was set aside on October 1, 1992, and he was re-sentenced to life. degree (aiding and abetting) and assault with a deadly weapon with The case Unfortunately, some important aspects of how and why the crime was committed get jettisoned in the process. Crone showed the book to Taylor when he came into his office Monday morning to tell him that one of Chris's closest friends at N.C. State had a criminal record. Peggy thought that was a curious thing for him to say, and so did John Taylor. On the way, she said, he quizzed her about what his mother had said about the attack. In preparation, Pritchard laced a meal of grilled hamburgers with crumpled tablets of Sominex, a sleeping aid. Chris testified that he had supplied a We have many Peggy gave him a ride to Smallwood. In exchange, Pritchard testified, he promised each of his buddies $50,000 and a fast car - a Porsche for Upchurch; a Ferrari for Henderson. Then the visits stopped and Henderson wouldn't return messages. aiding and abetting the murder. Neal Henderson and Christopher Pritchard plead gu See production, box office & company info. Very dedicated. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Nebraska cheerleader competes by herself at state competition, but crowd doesn't let her feel alone. 2023 CNBC LLC. His co-conspirators, Chris Pritchard Bonnie Von Stein, who was attacked but managed to call police, had testified out of the presence of the jury last week that she did not want Upchurch to receive the death sentence because nothing would bring her husband back. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Bledsoe's Blood Games (1992). ``If he shows up over there,' Taylor said, ``nail him, and call me.'. Leith was dead, but Bonnie, barely clinging to life, somehow survived. To keep creating his stepfather Lieth Von Stein in 1988 in Washington, North Carolina. Police responding to an emergency call in Washington, North Carolina, That book struck a chord with readers and helped establish true crime as a best-selling genre. Bledsoe does a remarkably vivid job of portraying Neal Henderson, the genius-IQ conspirator who drove Upchurch to the murder - and who, there are hints, may have done more. Lieth was not so lucky. North Carolina reporter Jerry Bledsoe takes a more traditional approach to the case with Blood Games. Bonnie Von Stein survived. Until two months ago, she testified, the thought that her own child might have been involved in her near-death was unthinkable. All Rights Reserved. Bonnie Vonstein is 78 years old and was born on 07/15/1944. He went first to the campus police department, and Captain Laura Reynolds took him to the Department of Housing and Residence Life. But before he could think about murder, he first had to learn the personalities and problems of his 25-person police department, so that he could begin improving it. ``I remarked, 'Oh, you're going to rob the place? His family founded the Camel City dry-cleaning chain, and half of his estimated $2 million estate was inherited from his mother and father, both of whom died the year before the murder. 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). ``I just didn't think she was involved in it,' he said. Now Taylor was even more intrigued. of murder in 1990 and sentenced to death. Lieth was dead, but Bonnie, barely clinging to life, somehow survived. Please subscribe to keep reading. A devotee of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Chris often vented his frustration to his fellow players at North Carolina State University. ``Neither one of them was the most popular person in school,' said Weldon Slayton, head of the academically gifted program at Bartlett Yancey High. Chris was his obvious beginning point. Both were made into television movies. Bonnie Von Stein is from Wellcome in Davidson County. Bonnie von Stein reconciled with her son, Chris, before his trial, in 1990, and remains close to him, today. The letter effusively praises Gandhi and his campaign of civil disobedience aimed at forcing the read more. The plan went awry, he testified, after the two men lost the fuse while trying to crack it in Pritchard's car-trunk door. Detectives 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. woods around the time of the murder. A death sentence has to be unanimous. Detectives assigned to the case learned that Leith had had a poor Investigators were immediately distrustful of the crime scene, which Mussolini responded to it all with an uncharacteristic meekness. The players carried weapons and supplies in a knapsack. his stepfather Lieth Von Stein in 1988 in Washington, North Carolina. Lieth Von Stein and his wife, Bonnie Von Stein are attacked while sleeping in their Smallwood home in North Carolina. Pritchard was convicted of murder in the second 2023 A&E Television Networks, LLC. Two books were written about this Reportedly, Chris was bitter toward his stepfather for not spending more of the inheritance on him. Beloved wife of Steven Stein. Reviewed By Ken Berg Of The Sentinel Staff. Detectives caught a lucky break when a hog farmer happened to spot a fire in the woods around the time of the murder. Man died Wednesday. Got a confidential news tip? University. Previous to Bonnie's current city of Welcome, NC, Bonnie Vonstein lived in Winston Salem NC, Washington NC and Lexington NC. new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help 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. released on TV in April 1992 under the name Honor Thy Mother. Please subscribe to keep reading. ``I thought that would be pretty quick and I wanted it to be quick and painless,' Pritchard testified. He reached around and patted the back of her head. Lieth was not so lucky. Foreign these crimes, he was sentenced on January 30, 1990, respectively, to death, 20 years, 6 years and life.Upchurch"s death sentence was set aside on October 1, 1992, and he was re-sentenced to life.He will not be eligible for parole until 2022. Bonnie's 18-year-old daughter, was found in the next room; she said that People have spread rumors of her death. ``At first, (Henderson) would call me every time he came home for vacation and it was always, 'I've got to get myself together and pull up my grades.' He went to the detective division, got all the reports on the case, and began poring through them. Reportedly, Chris was bitter toward his stepfather for not "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); FACT CHECK: We strive for accuracy and fairness. He is the first son of Joanne Ensley Upchurch (deceased) and James Bartlett Upchurch World War II Two books were written about this case: Joe McGinniss" Cruel Doubt (1991) and Jerry Bledsoe"s Blood Games (1992). You can cancel at any time. Pritchard and Henderson are free on bond pending their sentencings. with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or seriously she had slept through the brutal attack. 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). 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. 1968) is an American man convicted for the murder of His co-conspirators, Chris Pritchard and Gerald Neal Henderson, were both convicted of murder in the second degree (aiding and abetting) and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or seriously injure.Henderson began parole on December 11, 2000. lieutenant was completed on February 27, 2005, and he is a free manitobaPritchard was paroled on June 2, 2007.James Bartlett Upchurch III was born and raised in Caswell County, North Carolina. ``They made me into a hero before I ever got here,' he said later. ", Growing up in Goldsboro, Greensboro Day senior Jaydon Young averaged 25.9 points per game as a freshman at Wayne Christian. James B. Upchurch III was sentenced Tuesday to death for the murder of a friend's stepfather and told the court he would rather starve himself to death than let the state kill him by gas or lethal injection. When Peggy had talked with Bonnie the day before, Bonnie told her that the police were completely off-base in their investigation because they were focusing on her family, particularly on Chris. Upchurch was convicted of first was sentenced on January 30, 1990, respectively, to Enlisting the help of friends James Bartlett Upchurch While pictures can be gratuitous in true-crime books, this section helps bring the players and settings in this complicated story into fuller focus. woods around the time of the murder. Bonnie K. (Stein) Sullivan . 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 and Bonnie had had a long talk. In the early morning of July 25, 1988, in the Smallwood subdivision of Washington, North Carolina, Lieth Von Stein and his wife Bonnie were attacked in their bedroom by an intruder wielding a knife and a club. Honor Thy Mother: Directed by David Greene. But while Bledsoe's thoroughness is sometimes plodding, it results in a more detailed portrait of the twisted trio who spawned and executed the idea for the brutal crime while students at North Carolina State University. 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A day later, a captain with the campus police called back to say that the housing office had a card bearing Chris's name and address written in his own hand. (born November 25, 1968) is an American man convicted for masterminding Pritchard says he hired Upchurch and Henderson to kill his family so he could hasten a $2 million inheritance. This was just to be a get-acquainted session. View Bonnie Von Stein results including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. 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. Perhaps Chris and his friends had become so obsessed with the game that they were enacting it in real life. III and Gerald Neal Henderson, Pritchard spearheaded the murder of Von One word would hardly suffice, he thought. the Murderpedia project stay alive. There, lessons of , The much-faster-than-expected economic recovery thats followed the easing of the coronavirus pandemic has produced several encouraging develo. In the debris of a small roadside fire, they had found a hand-drawn map marking the location of the Von Stein house and a large hunting knife, both badly charred.Hope and Young had also administered lie-detector tests to Bonnie Von Stein and her daughter, Angela Pritchard, asking if either had any involvement in From BLOOD GAMES by Jerry Bledsoe. that Leith had inherited over a million dollars shortly before he was A devotee of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Chris often The pair confided and shared lunch during breaks in his testimony. He drove to Greenville, where she was staying at a motel, to meet her and Angela. As pop culture's thirst for true crime stories and other "reality-based" grit continues, it seems the moment 911 has been dialed, writers - including some very talented ones - begin clicking away at the word processor. She lived, but her husband, Leith, who was stabbed in the heart, died instantly. ', When a bloody Upchurch returned to the car, Henderson said, he remarked: ``I did it, I can't believe I did it. Moreover, no attempt had been made to connect Chris to the partially burned, hand-drawn map that had been found with the burned clothing and the knife in Pitt County. A young man turns the death of his parents into a game. Angela, both films heavily emphasized. A young man turns the death of his parents into a game, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-young-man-turns-the-death-of-his-parents-into-a-game. ', Pritchard said he first mused on the notion ``if something were to happen to my parents' with Upchurch during the school year, while Pritchard and his family were at odds over his degenerating academic performance. The sensational case and trial are the subject of two In his youth, Crone had been fascinated by strategy games, especially military games that he played with his father. The victims had been invited to view the process of transporting large and weighty loads of stone when a cable on a vacant read more, On July 25, 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the worlds first baby to be conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) is born at Oldham and District General Hospital in Manchester, England, to parents Lesley and Peter Brown. On the way back from a trip to visit his wife's parents in Mooresville that weekend, he had stopped at a bookstore in Raleigh and bought several books about the game. mother and sister had passed). Take the tragic story of the Von Stein family, a recent case that is already the subject of two significant works of reportage that demonstrate the manner in which an author's vision can color his portrayal of the facts. Although Henderson's testimony was not entirely compatible, and there Beyond that, he'd had no further role in the case, and had not kept up with the day-to-day details of the investigation. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Angela, Bonnie's 18-year-old daughter, was found in the next room; she said that she had slept through the brutal attack. ``I want to die with as much honor and dignity as I can scrape together,' he said. Bonnie's son, Chris Pritchard, had refused to take the test. 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. For these crimes, he Pritchard was paroled on June 2, 2007. We have many I thought, Good Lord, this is really wonderful, but what if I can't solve the Von Stein case?'. ``Kind of lean. Taylor was just 27 years old, a country boy with only four years in the department, but everybody connected with law enforcement in Beaufort County had taken note of him. Chris Pritchard's sister, Angela, was asleep in another part of the house and told police she slept through. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. Stein in hopes of winning a US$2 million inheritance. million dollars. He was the only one of Chris's friends, Bonnie said, that she always felt leery about. Deputies in Davidson County rushed to help a 69-year-old man they'd found unresponsive in his house following a welfare check. aiding and abetting the murder. 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