DETROIT, Mich. — Police in Michigan are investigating the stabbing death of a couple, and family members believe they were killed over a winning lottery ticket.
"I just ask that if anybody know anything, just please. Because they didn't deserve this, my daddy helped the community. He would have done anything for anybody. They could just have got the ticket and left them alive," said the victims' daughter Tierra Evans.
Evans believes a winning ticket proved unlucky for her parents William and Brenda.
"The motive was a lottery ticket," she said.
Two weeks ago, Evans said her father hit the lottery and told everyone he was a winner before cashing in the ticket.
"So, it was someone that he knew and he knew them well," Evan said.
"They were a nice couple. I want everybody to know that," said Marcus Jefferson, a family friend.
Family is struggling to comprehend the violence and said that the couple, who were in their 60s, was stabbed to death in their home. Family members also said the victims loved to garden and help in the community.
Phyllis Foster learned the tragedy as she was calling her sister-in-law Brenda a happy mother's day.
"I called to wish her a Happy Mother's day and didn't get an answer on the phone. In the meantime, while I was calling her, someone called me and told me about it," Foster said.
Police say this home is a place where illegal drug deals went down. But the Evans family denied the allegation.
"They were not drug dealers. This is not a drug house," Evans said.
William and Brenda's four daughters are asking the community help turn in a killer saying the murderer maybe someone trying to cash in a winning lottery ticket.
Thanks to w794728 for the tip.
Sorry, but where was the common sense ?!?!
Two weeks ago, Evans said her father hit the lottery and told everyone he was a winner before cashing in the ticket.
Enough said. I didn't need read any further. Still a sad story nonetheless.
just evil
So does the killer have the ticket ? how will he claim it ?
gotta be more to this
If enough information is known about the winning ticket, shouldn't be hard to nab the killer(s), as it will be just a matter of time, before this
ticket will be attempted to be cashed in.
Assuming its over $600, so ID and information about where and when the ticket was purchased will be required. There should be a stupidity award
given to the culprit, once apprehended.
Her daughter kill them to took lottery ticket
Why would the police say that the house was "a place where drug deals went down",if they didn't suspect the couple of dealing drugs?
The news report said the culprit/s accessed the house through a secret door at the rear of the house and left behind cash, jewelry and a coin collection. The only thing that was taken is the ALLEGED LOTTERY TICKET.
Stabbing usually reflects a crime of passion. Things that make you go hmmm....
Her daughter kill him and took the lottery ticket period end of story.
Sure...anythings possible. Maybe it was their dog. That would buy a lot of bones.
Sad but sometime it's best to be hush about it when it comes to money. More reason for other states to be able to claim anonymous.
Her daughter heard that her parents win lottery so the fly back and kill them both and took their ticket and fly back to their home and call her parent for happy mother day...
Detroit Police investigators believe the murders are connected to drugs that they say were being sold at the home. Sources say William Evans, who is known in the neighborhood as "Dollar Bill", was involved in the sale of heroin.
"Dollar Bill" - Sounds as though PAPA had a reputation in the neighborhood!
Good deduction Sherlock! You'll crack this case yet.
Well said. Just what I was thinking. Hopefully the lottery headquarters will have their eyes wide open when that ticket gets cashed !
This is a very sad story people are crazy her parents shouldn't have said anything until they cash the ticket in,however whoever killed them they will not be able to cash the ticket in and they are idiots for taking someones life they will catch them
message: anonymous. stay anonymous stay alive, oh... and dont be a suspected drug dealer. (can you imagine how skewed anyone cashing in a winning ticket will look for a while around there?)
I heard they were drug dealers and on welfare, sorry someone had to be killed, wish we had the death penalty here.
Where does it say in the story that the police deny the Drug allegations? It was the EVANS family who denied the allegations
Police say this home is a place where illegal drug deals went down. But the Evans family denied the allegation.
"They were not drug dealers. This is not a drug house," Evans said.
Could it be that I was responding to what the EVANS FAMILY was quoted as saying?Duh!
Excellent observation. It would appear that this family is in denial.
Hope u speak better than you type.MY GOD!
Hey kyok! How's the Karate training going?
Soooo you are implying that in a situation like this, that you expect a family to not stick up for their own family?
I'm not implying ANYTHING.I was just making a comment on what the police said and what the EVANS FAMILY said in response.Whats so hard to understand about that?
"It would appear that this family is in denial"
Absolutely, especially since any negativity regarding "drug activity", would not gain as much support from the public in finding the killer(s).
its going great mcginn.were preparing for the 2012 kyokushin open tournament in japan this june.check it out on youtube. Any luck with this elusive lottery yet?i know i'm still waiting and hoping.did win 50 bucs on a scratch ticket though.
Obviously you were implying that.
OR
You read story incorrectly and thought the police were contradicting themselves by saying: "Why would the police say that the house was "a place where drug deals went down",if they didn't suspect the couple of dealing drugs?
When it wasn't the police who said: they didn't suspect the couple of dealing drugs
It's ok if you read the story wrong. Just don't try and cover it up and make it look like I was wrong =)
Wow in Japan! Must be some tough dudes out there. Good luck in that open tournament, bring home a few trophy's? I'll try following on YouTube.
No great luck, a $200 scratcher, bunch of small ($2-7) wins on PB, MM's. Can't retire quite yet.
I think you got your panties in a knot over nothing and now you are a looking for a graceful way out.
LOL nothing is in a knot over here. Seems you are the one getting upset because you made a comment that made no sense, simply b/c you didn't read the story correctly.
I'm not looking for a "Graceful way out". I read at a very high level, and fully understood the quotes from the Police & The Evans Family.
All good though. You asked a question on a public forum, and I answered it. Don't get all upset if you didn't like the answer. Arguing over this is quite juvenile.
You know,its <snip>suckers like you that make me proud that I'm going to be barred from posting on this site.I can live without this site and won't miss many of the regulars here.Most of them are like you,insufferable <snip>ING morons.There are a few exceptions and they know who they are.But you my friend,rank right up there with McGinin for stupidity.You confuse quantity of posts with intelligence.Nothing about your posts stand out as being intelligent...nothing,<snip>!See ya in the funny papers,PRICK.
i wonder how much money is worth killing over?
money??...hell,people are getting killed over sneakers and newport cigarettes.
...However I agree that the daughters will be watched for some time.It would be pretty stupid if one of em did do it because as someone said,the ticket has to be cashed.
Nice of the presstitutes to mention a secret door and also provide a list of items not yet taken, to help out any crooks running late to the action. Should've reported the winning numbers, while they were at it.
A few years ago a middle aged couple were walking home from their neighbors house one night here in Baltimore. A thug
stuck his gun in the man's face and said "give me your money." The man only had 52 cents. The thug shot and killed him.
So, to answer your question, not much.
I think the couple thought they were still living in 60's where It would have been ok to tell people they won that much. nowadays you can't even tell people you won 5 dollars
In his own unique way B$Rizzle, I think we both just received the highest compliments I can remember in quite some time.
Just sad........Does anyone know what game he/they won
Wtf.......my condolences to the family
That little fact was never shared only that he was known to play and win the 3 and 4 ball games regularly. I imagine if it were the state lottery or a multi state lottery game this would be a much larger story and they would have specified which jackpot.
So were probably not talking about some huge sum of money here. All the more reason, this double homicide was such a tragedy.
Probably the killer(s) were jacked up on some crack cocaine, to have followed through on this insane act over relative small potatoes.
Thanks rad.