Over the next three months, we'll be looking closely at the fatal shootings since May 2009 which detectives have yet to solve, as well as a host of issues surrounding the Island's gun violence crisis.
We want to speak to anyone affected by the gang killings who has yet to see justice done. If you'd like to share your story, call senior reporter Sam Strangeways on 278-0155 or email sstrangeways@royalgazette.bm
If you can help Bermuda Police Service solve any of the crimes featured in our series, then please call either the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1340 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on 800-8477.
You can also provide anonymous tips via the Crime Stoppers Bermuda website at www.crimestoppers.bm.
If you provide information through Crime Stoppers you will never be asked to reveal your identity and will never have to disclose your name or any other personal details, even if your tip leads to a cash reward.
If you are willing to give evidence in court but fear for your own or your family's safety, police can help. Bermuda now has a Justice Protection Programme which can provide overseas relocation to witnesses in need of protection from an identified threat.
Other measures to ensure safety can be provided by Bermuda Police Service and the Island has a Witness Care Unit, run by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, for anyone giving evidence in a criminal trial.
For details of these schemes, call the DPP's office on 296-1277 or Bermuda Police Service on 295-0011.
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KEMH staff on treating shooting victims: ‘It comes with training’
Rickeisha Burgess went to school with many of the young shooting victims she has to tend to as part of her job as an emergency medical technician at King Edward VII Memorial.
Dec 7, 2011 10:24 am
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Gang violence report could be debated on Friday
A wide-ranging parliamentary report on gang and gun crime could be debated by MPs this week, five months after it was tabled in the House of Assembly.
- Dec 7, 2011 1:10 pm
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What happened to the anti-gang community groups?
Jahma Gibbons believed he could make a big difference to Bermuda’s gun violence problem when he formed the Facebook group Stand Up Bermuda earlier this year.
- Dec 6, 2011 12:42 pm
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Smaller budget and rise in claims hit payments to crime victims
The Government body which compensates victims of crime cannot cope with the growing number of applications for cash, Attorney General Kim Wilson has admitted.
- Dec 5, 2011 8:45 am
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How the Island’s children are affected by gun violence
School counsellor Anthony Peets spoke to The Royal Gazette about the effects of gun violence on the children he helps. Father-of-two Mr Peets began his career at St George’s Secondary...
- Dec 5, 2011 8:46 am
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Gazette’s unsolved murders series has raised awareness of Crime Stoppers and the work of police
Calls to Crime Stoppers Bermuda rose during The Royal Gazette’s series highlighting the 12 unsolved gun murders since May 2009, according to the charity’s chairman.
- Dec 5, 2011 8:46 am
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Speak up, save lives!
If you can help Bermuda Police Service solve any of the 12 gun murders featured in our Speak Up Save Lives series, then please call either the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1340 or the confidential...
- Dec 5, 2011 8:43 am
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Detectives still baffled by the murder of Jason Smith
By Sam Strangeways
The “callous and cowardly” murder of “normal, decent” Jason Smith is still baffling detectives more than six months after he was shot.- Nov 14, 2011 10:01 am
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My God! What could he have possibly done…?
Not too long ago, Jacqueline Smith woke one morning with a song in her heart.
- Nov 14, 2011 9:09 am
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CASE TWELVE: JASON SMITH
Age: 22
Gang affiliation: Police say Mr Smith was not a gang member and had no involvement in gangs or crime.
Date of murder: Sunday, May 1, 2011.- Nov 14, 2011 9:09 am
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Speak up: It can save a life or solve a crime
If you can help Bermuda Police Service solve any of the crimes featured in our series, then please call either the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1340 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on...
- Nov 14, 2011 9:11 am
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Friend recalls desperate attempts to save Jason’s life
James Adams will never forget the morning of May 1, 2011.
The evening before, he and a few friends had gone into Hamilton for the evening before his return to university the next day.- Nov 14, 2011 9:10 am
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Jason’s Friends launch award and scholarship
Jason Smith’s carefree spirit was one of the many attributes his closest friends loved about him and now they’re planning to ensure it lives on in an annual award.
- Nov 14, 2011 9:12 am
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Victim had no known gang links
Police believe David Clarke Jr was the intended target of the men who shot him dead but they're still not sure why he was murdered.
- Nov 7, 2011 8:41 am
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Father hopes he may get to see his dead son’s children
Murder victim David Clarke Jr could be the dad of twins he never got to meet.
- Nov 7, 2011 8:21 am
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Case file: David Clarke
CASE 11: DAVID CLARKE
Age: 26
Gang affiliation: Police say Mr Clarke was not a gang member and they have found no evidence of any gang affiliation.- Nov 7, 2011 8:19 am
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Do the right thing, make the call
If you can help Bermuda Police Service solve any of the crimes featured in our series, then please call either the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1340 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on...
- Nov 7, 2011 8:19 am
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‘If they can’t get you, they can hurt you by getting a relative or someone who is close to you’
Footballer and father-of-one Randy Robinson may have been gunned down purely because he was related to a member of the Parkside gang.
- Oct 31, 2011 8:56 am
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Two local artists want to combat violence through hip hop music
Hip-hop artists Jermaine-Corday Philpott and Dujon Edness each have different personal reasons why they feel disdain for Bermuda’s violent gang culture, but they are united in their desire to...
- Oct 31, 2011 8:54 am
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CASE TEN: RANDY ROBINSON
Age: 22
Gang affiliation: Police say Mr Robinson was not in a gang but had a relative who was a member of Parkside.
Date of murder: Thursday, March 31.- Oct 31, 2011 8:57 am
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Can you help?
If you can help Bermuda Police Service solve any of the crimes featured in our series, then please call either the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1340 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on...
- Oct 31, 2011 8:56 am
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Detectives may be closing in on killers of father-to-be
Detectives could soon close the net on the killers of father-to-be Jahmiko LeShore.
- Oct 24, 2011 8:15 am
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Play your part, make the call
If you can help Bermuda Police Service solve any of the crimes featured in our series, then please call either the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1340 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on...
- Oct 24, 2011 8:05 am
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Colford Ferguson, gunned down at work, may have been a victim of mistaken identity
The four bullets fired at father-of-one Colford Ferguson on a peaceful day in Mangrove Bay in February may have been intended for someone else entirely.
- Oct 17, 2011 9:01 am
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‘I never got to say I’m really, really proud of you for making that step
Colford Ferguson wasn’t due to spend the day with his daughter Ny’Ashia on her fourth birthday.
- Oct 17, 2011 9:13 am
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Murder victim’s father vows to maintain contact with granddaughter
The father of shooting victim Colford Ferguson found out on the internet that his son had been murdered more than 20 years after he last spoke to him. Colford Ferguson Sr had not been in contact with...
- Oct 17, 2011 9:12 am
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‘They’ll be haunted with blood on their hands’
When Desmond Smith’s brother was fatally shot in February this year, he dealt with it the best way he knew how: by writing a song.
- Oct 17, 2011 9:07 am
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Speak up: It can solve a crime
If you can help Bermuda Police Service solve any of the crimes featured in our series, then please call either the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1340 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on...
- Oct 17, 2011 8:59 am
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‘Stunna's' murder may have been mistake
In the seventh part in The Royal Gazette's series on Bermuda's unsolved gang murders, Sam Strangeways looks back at the June, 2010 murder of Freddy Maybury.
- Oct 10, 2011 8:10 am
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‘I always figured he’d be there’
Eugene Hendrickson didn’t get to spend too much time with his son, Freddy Maybury, before the 34-year-old was murdered in June last year.
- Oct 10, 2011 9:00 am
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CASE FILE: Freddy Maybury
CASE SEVEN: FREDDY MAYBURY
Age: 34
Gang affiliation: Police have not revealed if Mr Maybury had any gang links. Friends and family of the victim say he did not.- Oct 10, 2011 8:44 am
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‘He's lost his world'
Isaiah Robinson is a “strong, strong boy” who doesn't display his emotions easily, according to his grandmother.
- Oct 10, 2011 9:00 am
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Detective: Lynch murder not part of ‘42/Parkside tit for tat’ violence
Innocent family man George Lynch’s murder stunned Bermuda but those who carried it out are still at large.
- Oct 3, 2011 10:18 am
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George Lynch’s widow reflects on losing him, their children and the ongoing investigation
George Lynch was gunned down on May 5, 2010, while visiting friend Philmore Phinn’s house in Hamilton Parish.
- Oct 3, 2011 9:02 am
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Family man George Lynch was about to complete a CPA degree
George Lynch had to be persuaded to move to Bermuda but once he arrived he found his “inner Johnny Barnes” and talked to everyone he met.
- Oct 3, 2011 9:00 am
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Case file: George Lynch
CASE SIX: GEORGE LYNCH
Age: 40
Gang affiliation: Police say Mr Lynch had no involvement at all with any gang.
Date of murder: Wednesday, May 5, 2010.- Oct 3, 2011 9:00 am
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Police have a variety of ways of protecting witnesses to crimes
If you can help Bermuda Police Service solve any of the crimes featured in our series, then please call either the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1340 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on...
- Oct 3, 2011 8:52 am
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Public must assist if Good Friday killers are to be brought to justice detective
The men who murdered Kimwandae Walker showed “utter contempt” for the community yet members of the public continue to shield them from justice, according to a senior detective.
- Sep 26, 2011 10:13 am
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Gunman waved his weapon in the air as if to brag ‘I got him’
The man who shot Kimwandae Walker dead in front of his two young children waved the gun above his head in triumph as he fled the scene, according to an eye witness.
- Sep 26, 2011 9:31 am
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CASE FILE: Kimwandae Walker
CASE FIVE: KIMWANDAE WALKER
Age: 35
Gang affiliation: An associate of Parkside.
Date of murder: Good Friday, April 2, 2010
Time: 2.15pm- Sep 26, 2011 9:31 am
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James Lawes' shooters were ‘truly reckless'
The “reckless” gunmen who killed innocent newlywed James Lawes had tried and failed to assassinate a rival gangster moments before.
- Sep 19, 2011 9:33 am
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Former Senator Leonard Santucci: Island must try gun buy back scheme
The state of New Jersey has well-publicised problems with gangs and guns and one Bermudian has been doing his part to try to solve them.
- Sep 19, 2011 9:21 am
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‘To lose him like that, carelessly it hurts’
Johnathon Fraser is at loss to understand why anyone would have wanted to kill his big brother.
- Sep 19, 2011 9:22 am
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James Lawes murder case file
Age: 26
Gang affiliation: None reported by police.
Date of shooting: Friday, March 19, 2010.
Time: Just before 11pm.- Sep 19, 2011 9:23 am
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Speak up you can save lives
If you can help Bermuda Police Service solve any of the crimes featured in our series, then please call either the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1340 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on...
- Sep 19, 2011 9:24 am
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Assistant Commissioner: We could provide witnesses with greater reassurance
Bermuda’s courtrooms could be less daunting places for frightened witnesses to testify if “special measures” ranging from privacy screens to complete anonymity were...
- Sep 12, 2011 8:54 am
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Investigation progressing ‘quite well’, but motive for murder is still a mystery
Police hunting the killer of Perry Puckerin are progressing “quite well” but need the public to help them solve what appears to be a murder almost without motive.
- Sep 12, 2011 11:22 am
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‘As long as this case is open, I have tears in my eyes’
Maxzine Puckerin doesn’t hesitate for a second when asked if she wants to see her son’s killers caught and brought before the courts.
- Sep 12, 2011 8:53 am
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Witness fact file
l Bermuda has a Witness Care Unit and a Justice Protection Programme.
- Sep 12, 2011 8:53 am
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Make the call
If you can help Bermuda Police Service solve any of the crimes featured in our series, then please call either the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1340 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on...
- Sep 12, 2011 9:05 am
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Case file
PERRY PUCKERIN
Age: 34
Gang affiliation: Police considered him a member of 42.
Date of murder: Sunday, January 3, 2010
Time: 9.30pm- Sep 12, 2011 9:06 am
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Perinchief rules out anti-gang laws
Anti-gang legislation will not be tabled in Parliament by National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief.
- Sep 6, 2011 8:23 am
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Cann case stalls over lack of evidence
Murder victim Garry Cann was arrested but never charged in connection with the fatal shooting of teenager Jason Lightbourne five years ago, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
- Sep 6, 2011 9:12 am
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Grieving mother bristles at image that son was a ‘gangster’
Ruby Creary has a photograph she cherishes of her two sons, who were born 20 years and two days apart.
- Sep 6, 2011 9:13 am
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Laws passed to fight violent crime
- The Parental Responsibility Act 2010: Allows the courts to impose antisocial behaviour orders on young troublemakers, restricting them from associating with certain friends or entering certain...
- Sep 6, 2011 9:19 am
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CASE FILE: Garry Cann
GARRY (FINGAS) CANN
Age: 22
Any known gang affiliation: Referred to by police in Supreme Court as a leading member of Parkside.- Sep 6, 2011 9:14 am
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Perinchief reflects on five months back as National Security Minister
A violent death was the catalyst for Wayne Perinchief’s return to Cabinet and it couldn’t have provided a more graphic example of the daunting task he was being asked to accept.
- Sep 6, 2011 9:21 am
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Crime Stoppers facts and figures
l So far in 2011, Crime Stoppers Bermuda has received 82 tips (as at the end of July): 48 to its Miami ‘call centre’ and 34 through its website. Those tips, which came...
- Sep 6, 2011 9:18 am
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Motive for murder that sparked cycle of shootings is still a mystery
It seemed to come out of the blue but the “cowardly” murder of Kenwandee Robinson on May 22, 2009 had its roots in a long-standing feud between rival Pembroke gangs.
- Aug 29, 2011 9:32 am
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Public can help crack unsolved murders
Sixteen men have been shot dead in Bermuda since May 2009 and 12 of those murders remain unsolved by police.
- Aug 29, 2011 9:36 am
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‘I don’t want it to happen to no more mothers’
Little Kenwana is just a few months old and barely ankle-high but she’s already won the hearts of her new family and brought some much-needed joy to a household which has suffered more than...
- Aug 29, 2011 9:39 am
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CASE FILE: Kenwandee (Wheels) Robinson
CASE ONE: KENWANDEE (WHEELS) ROBINSON
Age: 27
Gang affiliation: Police say he was a known member of 42.
Date of murder: Friday, May 22, 2009- Aug 29, 2011 10:02 am
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Make the call
If you can help Bermuda Police Service solve any of the crimes featured in our series, then please call either the Serious Crime Unit on 247-1340 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on...
- Aug 29, 2011 9:55 am
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Anonymous tips have solved many crimes
Over the course of the last 15 years, Crime Stoppers Bermuda has received more than 3,600 tips, leading to hundreds of convictions, the seizure of almost $22 million worth of drugs and the recovery...
- Aug 29, 2011 9:43 am
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Two years: 16 gun murders
There have been 16 gun murders in Bermuda since May 22, 2009. The Royal Gazette series launched today will focus on the following 12 cases, which police consider unsolved:
- Aug 29, 2011 9:54 am
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Postcard campaign aims to stamp out gun crime
Postcards urging citizens to help stamp out gun crime will be sent to more than 20,000 homes in Bermuda as part of a new Crime Stoppers campaign.
- Aug 29, 2011 9:42 am
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New evidence could help to crack ‘cold case' murders
Detectives have uncovered new evidence which could help them solve some of Bermuda's “cold case” murders.
- Aug 26, 2011 10:20 am
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She was only six when her father was murdered
Tashay Minks clearly remembers staring into her father’s coffin, aged six, at his funeral.
- Aug 26, 2011 10:20 am
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Nineteen unsolved murders
The 19 murders classified as “unsolved” by police*
- Aug 26, 2011 10:20 am
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Teacher's 1975 murder is oldest unsolved case
The murder of Margery Wade has baffled police in Bermuda for more than 36 years. The teacher originally came from the north-east of England and here, Joe Willis, a reporter on The Northern...
- Aug 26, 2011 10:20 am
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Gun murder in 2003 was a ‘catalyst’ for today’s killings
Bermuda may have seen an explosion in gun crime in the last two years but the gangs perpetrating it are nothing new, according to Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro.
- Aug 26, 2011 10:20 am
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Murder cases that were solved ... years later
The families of Bermuda’s unsolved murder victims may take heart from the fact that police here and around the world have cracked homicide cases decades after the crimes were committed. Here...
- Aug 26, 2011 10:20 am
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- Should people convicted of drink driving get a 12 month ban, regardless of whether they lose their job?
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