The phone number they obtained for her turned out to be the number of the Halat & Sherry firm. All rights reserved (About Us). But, more than simply viewing their criminal defense work as just a job, Pete Halat and Vince Sherry seemed to move comfortably among the figures of Biloxis shadowy underworld. 35.00 / 65.00. Yes he was friends with all the gamblers on the Gulf Coast and it cost him and my little brother their life. . The couple, Vincent Sherry of the Second Mississippi District Circuit Court, and his wife, Margaret, were found dead in their home in a quiet north Biloxi neighborhood on Sept. 16, 1987. Sheri B Lara, 63. They lived in a lovely house. I mention all this because Sir James over at the T-P wrote a column yesterday that has me wondering if we simply did not replace one mafia with another as the legal concept of debtorprisonsis evidently alive and well when those that are owed the money run a casino: No need to break legs these days, though. To make the situation more enticing, Mr. Fabian said the inmates would enclose photographs of nude young men, saying the pictures were of themselves. Here is a look back into the Dixie Mafias history through two well-known members and their two most notorious victims. If convicted, the four defendants could face up to 30 years in prison and fines exceeding $1 million. Gillich and the inmate, Kirksey McCord Nix Jr., were convicted in the federal case in 1991. Your email address will not be published. A glimpse of activities in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Amid the chaotic speakership debate in the House, a star is born, Iconic activist Ineva May-Pittmans death in a house fire rips the hearts of many The shocking news flood the airways and social media, Amid GOP division in Congress, Biden and McConnell bask in rare bipartisanship victory in Kentucky, Figure in 1987 Dixie Mafia slaying of 2 dies at 82. My dad died some year back. He had been sentenced to 10 years for conspiring to murder the Sherrys. Although he did some things in his lifetime that I know he later came to regret, he experienced a religious conversion later in life, Nicholson told the newspaper. But when he turned up with the second installment, Caesars declared the deal was off and he would have to cough up pronto or face prosecution. And, the intermediary for most of this; the sweet voice that often answered the phone and handled the transaction details, was none other than Nixs now-grown-up adolescent worshipper from Fort Smith, Ark., Sheri LaRa Sharpe. I have posted my information and I have documentation to cover all the alleged accusations I have made. Indeed the Biloxi Beachfront of the 1980s was both seedy and run down. Nix ordered the hit from prison after Halat, his co-conspirator, took hundreds of thousands of dollars from him and blamed it on Vincent. Keep up to date with the latest news, forecasts, & weather alerts with WJTV. I do not want to bring up old memories of hurt but I feel I have the proof after all of these years as to who murdered Judge Sherry and Margarett- They also murdered my dad on April 18, 2003 because he was getting old and starting to expose them. Interesting since they sent BPD and HCSO to Kentucky to witness my opening of two bank boxes my father had there since he had recently been in KY. One he had jointly with his mother who lived there and one was jointly with an aunt who never had children. Fabian testified that Nix ordered the Sherry slayings because Halat had convinced Nix that Vincent Sherry had stolen some of Nix's proceeds the scam. Shes on parole. The real truth is going to be told. Gillich was released from prison in July 2000, after serving nine years of a 20-year sentence, and died of cancer in April 2012. It tell the hole story about the Dixie Mafia. John Ransom and Sheri LaRa Sharpe were both convicted in 1991 on federal conspiracy charges related to the two . Billy Sunday Birt has died in prison: Birt was a member of the notorious Dixie Mafia. "Today, our family moves farther away from a disastrous period in our lives by celebrating with our friends the re-establishment of long-suppressed relationships. Nix, Biloxi strip joint operator Mike Gillich, Jr., Georgia crime figure John Elbert Ransom and former Nix associate Sheri LaRa Sharpe were convicted in 1991 on federal conspiracy charges. HATTIESBURG, Mississippi -- Former Biloxi Mayor Pete Halat Jr., who was released from prison a year ago for participating in a 1987 murder plot against a Mississippi Gulf Coast judge and his wife, has left a halfway house in Hattiesburg this morning. The plan was to store the cash in the safety deposit box until it was time to buy Nix out of his legal troubles, but Halat became greedy and stole $100,000 from the box. And now, four people are awaiting sentencing in Federal District Court in Mississippi for their roles in planning the scheme or the deaths of the judge and his wife. Those events resulted in the 1991 convictions of Nix and Sheri LaRa Sharpe for fraud, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and related offenses. Bradford OKeefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi [], Copyright @ 2022, The Mississippi Link - Site Designed by No Regret Media, Mike Epsy: Statment of Candidacy for United States Senate, KATRINA: Jordan family reflects on unforgettable experience, Remembering Katrina: I didnt plan to evacuate, Amber Alert: Two year old Myra Lewis is missing, Cover Mississippi, kickoff campaign launches this Friday at Metro Mall, Mississippi Link Exclusive: Sgt. Vincent was a Circuit Court judge and Margaret was a city councilwoman with dreams of becoming mayor one day. Gillich died Saturday, April 28 of cancer, Gulfport attorney Chet Nicholson told The Sun-Herald, which reported he was 82. Each had. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Copyright @ 2022, The Mississippi Link - Site Designed by No Regret Media, Mike Epsy: Statment of Candidacy for United States Senate, KATRINA: Jordan family reflects on unforgettable experience, Remembering Katrina: I didnt plan to evacuate, Amber Alert: Two year old Myra Lewis is missing, Cover Mississippi, kickoff campaign launches this Friday at Metro Mall, Mississippi Link Exclusive: Sgt. This comment sums the whole deal upsave for Margaret Sherry IMHO, who paid with her life for her husbands prior legal associations. Sherry provided legal services to one member of the Dixie Mafia which has never been covered. . In hindsight Mississippi Mud is the literaryequivalentof a blog as it was published when events were still unfolding and before everything became known. [1] . Dunne said that Halat declined to be interviewed for the Court TV show. He gave numerous details about the crime, including that he bought the bullets at K-Mart. Harvey agreed last August to pay the $3 million back, less a 20 percent discount, and delivered an initial installment of $150,000 in Mississippi. The homeowner was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds early Tuesday morning. Includes Address (5) Phone (5) Email (4) See Results. Members were not united by heritage and had no known hierarchy or oath. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (User Agreement updated 1/1/21. Sherry was appointed a circuit judge in 1986. There was no obituary for him posted on the funeral homes website. The authorities said that in some cases the inmates would lure their correspondents into writing compromising letters and sending their own photos. His case was covered up for 36 years as a suicide due ti the corruption with in the Harrison County Sheriffs Department and my father working under Roy Hobbs at the time. Here is a list of some of the key players in the murders of Vincent and Margaret Sherry and where they are now: Pete Halat, one of six people convicted in the 1987 murders of Vincent and Margaret Sherry, had his claim rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals in December 2005. Cook was convicted for helping arrange the 1987 slayings. Allains attorney obtained in 1984 sworn statements by three male prostitutes who previously made allegations of homosexual activity with Allain, that their earlier allegations were invented. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement updated 7/1/2022). Lets visit with page 17 of Biloxi confidentialto flesh this part of the saga out and reinforce the point I made in my earlier post: Along Mississippis Gulf Coast from the early 60s to the late 80s, the clients in need of criminal defense who had the most money were often those whose gains had been ill-gotten through vice and corruption. The murders were set up by Biloxi striptease lounge owner Mike Gillich Jr., a friend to Halat and Sherry, and a longtime acquaintance of the Louisiana inmates. In 1985 he gave his active practice in private law to take the Govonors appointment for Judge. To those who have been unsupportive and always wanted to believe the worst, we refuse to wallow in your clouded judgment," Brandyn Halat Skeen said. He went to a halfway house in Hattiesburg and worked as a handyman at St. Thomas Catholic Church on the University of Southern Mississippi campus. Those new to the area will be treated to a slice of the citys history many would just as soon forget. So I repeat: WHO STOLE NIXS $100,000? Their unlucky customers just get fleeced some more. This Biloxi, Mississippi based group of con artists known as the Dixie Mafia first emerged in the American South in the 1960s. They do say that the inquiry into who killed the Sherrys is continuing. Seemingly is a good word because after entering Angola prison Nix began running lonely hearts scams targeting gay men, which was pure evil genius as scamming people with something to hide (in this case being in the closet) minimized the risk the victim would complain to the authorities. Neither contained anything and both had last been gone into to be inventoried upon my grandmothers and great aunts deaths some years earlier. The echos of this Dixie Mafia inspired hit still reverberate across the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans to this day. Gillich turned government witness after being caught in taped telephone conversations urging his girlfriend, Frances Salisbury, to pay a trial witness to change his testimony. Sherry Sharpe . Martin Luther King, Jr. Rediscovering Lost Values. BILOXI (AP) Mike Gillich Jr., a former Biloxi striptease lounge owner who helped plot the 1987 Dixie Mafia murders of a judge and the judges wife, has died. It was high priced defense to say the least and one which came with results promised before the legal fee was paid. We are here for you and now, better than ever so sit back and enjoy Out of fear my father kept quite about my brothers murder and went along with the Police saying it was suicide until November 27. Nos. ? CARZOLI . ; lounge owner Mike Gillich Jr.; and John Ransom, an aging Georgia prison inmate. Experience the ultimate LED video display on the market! Biloxis Sherry murders will be featured on Court TV. Sherry was appointed a circuit judge in 1986. . While the sign in card listed both my father and Peter Halat as able to go into the box, Pete was the only person that ever signed into the box ( I know, I have a copy of the sign in sheet) which he did with some regularity, at times weekly until their deaths; one month after the murders, the box was closed. The case had frustrated investigators until two years ago. Gillich was the chief prosecution witness when Halat, Sherry's former law partner and three others were convicted in 1997. Hi Anite Lee UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHERI LARA SHARPE; THOMAS LESLIE HOLCOMB; PETER HALAT, JR.; AND KIRKSEY MCCORD NIX, JR. also known as J R, also known as Junior, also known as Kirk, Defendants-Appellants. From scam to murder Prosecutors said the Sherrys were. Thomas give me a call about 3PM today. The truth is going to be told. As for organized crime members in the South, United States Attorney George Phillips said in a recent interview, "We certainly hope this deals them a major blow, but I don't have any illusions that this is the end of the Dixie Mafia. ALSO KNOWN AS SAXON TALES SAXON CHRONICLES IN THE USA AND THE WARRIOR CHRONICLES AND SINCE. Mr. Nix, who admitted at the trial in November that he had authorized the scheme, denied involvement in the slayings. Nix is still alive today, and is imprisoned at the Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma. View the profiles of people named Sherri Sharpe. Last point: DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO STOLE NIXS $100,000? Halat was elected mayor 1989 and lost a re-election bid in 1993. There is only one way I know someone with the caseload of Mr. Sherry can get to be a Judge. Curious. Sherri Sharpe. Former Biloxi striptease lounge owner Mike Gillich was the chief prosecution witness when Halat and three others were convicted in 1997. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rediscovering Lost Values. They have come to see the trial of Kirksey McCord Nix Jr., a convicted killer; his former girlfriend Sheri LaRa Sharpe of St. Francisville, La. I know my dad knew his as I have heard his name mentioned before. BILOXI, Miss. That was a violation of a clause in his repayment deal. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement updated 7/1/2022). Please correct this fact! The house in o.s. 1993) (" Sharpe I"). I have never heard of him. Join Facebook to connect with Sherri Sharpe and others you may know. Vince was often the one who banked the money for Nix. See Photos. There is a good chance they had ties in Paducah, KY, back in the late 1950s and early 60s. BILOXI, Mississippi -- Mike Gillich Jr., a former Biloxi striptease lounge owner who helped plot the 1987 Dixie Mafia murders of a judge and the judge's wife, has died. Allain did not run for reelection in 1987., WOW it just so happens a well known cruising spot for gay men is right by his old crib. He found Vincents body in the den, and Margarets in the bedroom. View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA California San Joaquin County Escalon History. He pointed out Jeffery Dennis Bass to me in a Waffle House in Gulf Port, Then 4 months later on April 18, 2003- my father Lt. Dan Anderson was gunned down in his drive way and his death covered up as a suicide also to protect the Dixie Mafia and corruption still to this day going on. [], This month marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife, Margaret, whose deaths at the hands of the so-called Dixie Mafia exposed the lawlessness and corruption that had overtaken Mississippis Gulf Coast in the 1980s. Biloxi's Tale of Murder, Extortion and Racy Photos Angola Calling Dixie Mafia Kirksey McCord Nix Jr Wikipedia: Pete Halat United States of America v Sheri LaRa Sharpe 1999 (conviction and sentence affirmed) Figure in Coast judge's slaying dies Find-A-Grave: Thomas Leslie Holcomb Find-A-Grave: John Elbert Ransom. After convictions in both Sherry trials, Nix was transferred to a maximum-security federal prison in Florence, Colo. Jeffrey Walker sentenced for fraud scheme, Funeral held for states first black female Republican mayor. Never mind that the Kenner Convention and Visitors Bureau can be looted by Aaron Broussard cronies and its tradevendorsstiffed without one peep from the local DA but by gosh if you owe a casino, the DA can throw your ass in jail collecting a hefty fee in the process. Sheri LaRa Sharpe was released June 13, 2002, from a federal prison in Tallahassee, Fla., after serving five years for obstruction of justice. Several seemingly promising leads led the authorities to mob figures who refused to talk. Email me at jcamhi@sunherald.com. When money came up missing, Halat blamed Sherry, who had by then left their Biloxi law practice for his Circuit Court judgeship. It took thorough investigative work and Mike Gillich Jr. telling all to take Halat down. Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi confirmed Gillich's death. But he isnt named in the indictments. John Ransom, Kirksey McCord Nix Jr., Sheri LaRa Sharpe, and former Biloxi mayor Pete Halat. Family friend and coast restaurateur Bobby Mahoney said Halat's wife, daughter and two sons picked up the former mayor. After convictions in both Sherry trials, Nix was transferred to a maximum-security federal prison in Florence, Colorado. Mrs Sposito I have been interested in your mother and fathers case for some time now. We now have access to an enormous amount of additional research information One of his first steps was to interview an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola who had been linked to the Dixie Mafia, Bobby Joe Fabian. But due to my fathers involvement in all this I was stopped seeking information. Sherri Sharpe. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. When is a good time for you? Fabian, who had congestive heart failure and other health problems, died in June of 2012 in the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. John Elbert Ransom, a Nix associate from Georgia, was released from a federal prison in Georgia on Nov. 7, 2003. Bobby was predeceased by his mother Lucille( Lucy) and father Adolph Leroy Faubion ( Dock) Bobby is survived by a son Bobby Ray Faubion and three granchildren also brothers Donald. ), cert. Mike Gillich Jr., a former owner of striptease lounges in Biloxi who became a government witness, was released from prison in July 2000 after serving nine years for his role in the conspiracy. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sheri Lara Sharpe; Thomas Leslie Holcomb; Peter Halat, Jr.; and Kirksey McCord Nix, Jr., also known as J R, also known as Junior, also known as Kirk, Defendants-Appellants. As he was making his getaway from Corso's home, Corso . Aaron Broussards ghost is alive and well at Kenner City Hall, BREAKING: Louisiana Ethics Board files charges against, a link to an extensive account of the murders and history of theDixieMafiososthat felt free to greenlit a sitting Circuit Court Judge written for TRU TV and for those with some time to kill is also a must read, after a life of crime that culminated in the hit on Italian Mobster Frank Corso, Sir James over at the T-P wrote a column yesterday, John Harvey, a car dealer from Mississippi, who owes $1.5 million to Harrahs, https://gofundme.com/murdered-in-mississippi, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, Please Support Journalism in the Public Interest, Other Voices | Tom Callaghan: DeSantis Stars; Pelosi Exceeds; Trump Irrelevant, Other Voices | Tom Callaghan: Still Catholic Despite the New York Times. We have a lot to live up to! How does one go from vice representing attorney to appointed Judge. []. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. From Wikipedia. Please e-mail m also [emailprotected]. Former Biloxi Mayor Pete Halat, now free from prison, still says he had no part in a murder plot that led to him spending almost 16 years in federal prison. I dont have any tolerance for those who get in bed with the Mafia at the expense of the rest of the community. Please e-mail me at [emailprotected] or visit me on facebook- Murdered in Mississippi. You claim to be related to a lot of people. My brother & my daddy were murdered by a member of the Dixie Mafia. o. Prosecutors say events leading to the Sherrys deaths began at the Angola prison, which sits on 18,000 acres of farmland surrounded on three sides by the Mississippi River. The governments been on a wild goose chase, attorney Jim Rose, who represents Nix, said in his opening statement. The biggest loser snared by this unholy alliance in New Orleans is John Harvey, a car dealer from Mississippi, who owes $1.5 million to Harrahs. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. BILOXI, Mississippi -- Mike Gillich Jr., a former Biloxi striptease lounge owner who helped plot the 1987 Dixie Mafia murders of a judge and the judge's wife, has died. Id like to add that in response to Mr Spositos last comment on my prior post linked above I emailed him with my office phone number but I did not receive a reply or phone call. (AP) _ Former Biloxi . Both Gillich and Salisbury were charged with bribery of a witness. The Sherrys were shot to death on Sept. 14, 1987, in their North Biloxi home. Not a day behind bars. Citizens for a Better Kenner busts Mayor Yenni and his shit house executive pay plan. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. Linehan,. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Reward offered. By the way Governor Allain denied and provided evidence that he did not pay for cross dressing black underage boys to have sex with him. So it was not surprising that the community of 48,000 became a haven for the Dixie Mafia after its origin three decades ago. The story that unfolded over the next ten years turned out to be more complicated than anyone would have first imagined, with big money at stake, prominent individuals working with career criminals to pull behind-the-scenes scams. a 12-year sentence for manslaughter at a Hardwick, Ga., prison. We can now extend to other conditions that may be part of your everyday lives and help you on a broad level if that is what you need. In the television interview, Mr. Fabian also charged that Mr. Nix's longtime lawyer, Mayor Pete Halat of Biloxi, was the banker for the extortion scheme, and that it began to fall apart when $500,000 of the money was found to be missing. Mike Gillich, the alleged "underworld boss" of Biloxi, Mississippi, aided Nix in his various schemes. But he was convicted along with the others: Mike Gillich Jr., 61, who operates Biloxi's three strip clubs; John Ransom, 64, a reputed enforcer for the mob, and Sheri Lara Sharpe, 36, who worked as a legal aide. Yesterday, Sun Herald reporter Anita Lee did a subsequent event update of those still living that were involved in the murder conspiracy involving Circuit Court Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife Margaret way back in 1987. I am also 17th great granddaughter of St. Thomas Moore. Halat denies any criminal involvement and says the case is flimsy, based on the lies of a convicted killer. After serving nine years of his sentence, Gillich was released in July of 2000. Halat was elected mayor 1989 and lost a re-election bid in 1993. According to court testimony, Halat knew about the murder plot against the Sherrys and failed to notify law enforcement. SHERI LARA SHARPE A. This story was originally published January 17, 2023 7:00 AM. I have so much information I was unaware I had until I went through my dads things.. The prosecutors indicated in trial statements that Mr. Halat was the target of a continuing investigation into the scheme, but they have refused to talk about any inquiry related to him when questioned outside the courtroom. Glen Joseph Cook, 71, a former police officer and strip-club owner, was released from prison in 2012. Was due to . He was a man of Croatian descent who started out life in a large, poor family before building his wealth as an entrepreneur along The Strip in Biloxi, the Dixie Mafias home base. Simpson trial and other cases for Vanity Fair magazine. I was told by Cold Case Unit in MS. they was 99.9 % sure my brother was murdered by member of Dixie Mafia.. Margaret Sherry - 1987. wife of Vincent Sherry; Russell Raymond Ervin - 1990. Halat and. Marcus Wright speaks, Timeless counsel from our revered Dr. Rev. Thats when a state prison inmate, Bobby Joe Fabian, testified before a federal grand jury that he and fellow inmates bilked homosexuals by advertising for pen pals in gay magazines. Harvey had been spotted committing the most serious of sins gambling at another companys casino. Alongside Mike Gillich, Sheri LaRa Sharpe, and Dixie Mafia hitman John Ransom (who supplied the gun), Nix was convicted in 1991 for plotting the 1987 murder-for-hire killings of Vincent and. where Bobby Joe Fabian and another guy kidnapped and shot a state trooper and the town night LEO. Mr. Nix, the authorities say, has maintained tight control over the mob's operations in Louisiana and Mississippi despite spending two decades in prison for killing a grocer. One access was with Lara Sharpe who borrowed money on at least one occasion and told Nix who decided she did not need to enter the box. Gillich was convicted in 1991 of conspiring to kill Circuit Court Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife, former Biloxi councilwoman Margaret Sherry. He, John Ransom, Kirksey McCord Nix Jr. a Dixie Mafia figure who was serving life in a Louisiana prison during the plotting and Nixs girlfriend, Sheri LaRa Sharpe, were convicted in 1991 on a federal conspiracy charge. The libel suit was dismissed in August 1987. Each had. Those were in fact the kinds of clients on which the Halat & Sherry law firm had seemed to thrive. I appreciate every honest person who has or will help me in seeking justice for the unsolved murders of my family. 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