tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18995873228819360642023-11-15T14:03:57.748-05:00Unsolved Murder of John E. Robinson. New Haven, CT 1990Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899587322881936064.post-66072120213803902882022-03-10T22:00:00.010-05:002022-03-12T22:21:42.767-05:00"32 Years Later, A Murder Resonates Anew" New Haven Independent 3/10/22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZUP3MIZMc_eOxYCthFmzv--MidDU8AfE4L_9Nh7UA29TGo5nqqkyRzWbRDqqxbT2trHFLl3yX8Mm3CyY6IOstGi88Sb9MiJ4e48rfh3RcAgGWLhTwxOhXrovv2C_4otav_xRd8R3RN6VjwBNxmTcAWwwxK1pmSiHhwf_i0xxmGrv4Yg_jDGBHqPTt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1287" data-original-width="1536" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZUP3MIZMc_eOxYCthFmzv--MidDU8AfE4L_9Nh7UA29TGo5nqqkyRzWbRDqqxbT2trHFLl3yX8Mm3CyY6IOstGi88Sb9MiJ4e48rfh3RcAgGWLhTwxOhXrovv2C_4otav_xRd8R3RN6VjwBNxmTcAWwwxK1pmSiHhwf_i0xxmGrv4Yg_jDGBHqPTt=w452-h380" width="452" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="/www.newhavenindependent.org/article/as_32_year_murder_anniversary_arrives_john_robinsons_memory_still_lives" target="_blank">32 Years Later, A Murder Resonates Anew</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">by Laura Glesby in <i>New Haven Independent</i> on March 10, 2022</span></p>Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899587322881936064.post-33595093083944971412022-03-09T22:00:00.010-05:002022-03-12T22:45:26.417-05:00Sold on Murder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4O4EudQakaqYlrLG7bfXHOGcXVVk8dUVXh7f5J4JRf75E3Zbh4vhCjCjzuZkiVV_FUYgLwm4GT6I8cujqoAU4ykFmVBOZJpdinBzVK4wIYOZOWbLgAoiZquvkFMD4amWhQK4l9plKAyJ4M38tljN8Mld7-tgemu7bPOaTDs3p2i3qJKwlWCGiL4rt=s938" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="938" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4O4EudQakaqYlrLG7bfXHOGcXVVk8dUVXh7f5J4JRf75E3Zbh4vhCjCjzuZkiVV_FUYgLwm4GT6I8cujqoAU4ykFmVBOZJpdinBzVK4wIYOZOWbLgAoiZquvkFMD4amWhQK4l9plKAyJ4M38tljN8Mld7-tgemu7bPOaTDs3p2i3qJKwlWCGiL4rt=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>John E. Robinson</b> (1965-1990) was the bassist and vocalist for the Connecticut punk/hardcore band, </span><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Sold on Murder</b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">. Their self-titled album has been re-released on </span><a href="https://stream.resonate.coop/artist/21387/release/sold-on-murder" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Resonate</a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899587322881936064.post-39908145348408112372021-12-19T01:56:00.008-05:002022-01-13T15:13:33.328-05:00"Stumped cops ask public to help solve murder''. New Haven Register. March 22, 1990.<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EsC6MMbw1P5JmnPqnlEmPYQQY0Bqr_jY/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">"Stumped cops ask public to help solve murder" by Michael Foley. <i>New Haven Register</i>. 3/22/1990</a></span> <span style="color: red;"><--- hyperlinked to full published article</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"Investigators have already interviewed dozens of people who knew Robinson, 24, but have been unable to find the trail that could lead them to the killer or killers"</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnPJ3rp4Npvfniq_nNGzLvTHe7iJi1_ZpwPILElylkNXCEV5WV82JXwNvEd_JWB5uCiCexenZKl_oIgfMHGh2sopPQvYjjPQPl9oGBaIQwkdiCWt0hOeOYCVTt0KPvP0K3Kpp86-PeQXJJupliNQR1GO8Li0yWW9VVW7Ghwdhaktws4ExBhmWpi1D_=s1596" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="1596" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnPJ3rp4Npvfniq_nNGzLvTHe7iJi1_ZpwPILElylkNXCEV5WV82JXwNvEd_JWB5uCiCexenZKl_oIgfMHGh2sopPQvYjjPQPl9oGBaIQwkdiCWt0hOeOYCVTt0KPvP0K3Kpp86-PeQXJJupliNQR1GO8Li0yWW9VVW7Ghwdhaktws4ExBhmWpi1D_=w599-h177" width="599" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Stumped cops ask public to help solve murder<u></u> <u></u></span></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1e;"><u></u><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New Haven Register (CT)<u></u> <u></u></span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><span style="font-size: medium;">March 22, 1990 <u></u> <u></u></span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">Author/Byline: </span></i></b><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">Michael Foley<u></u> <u></u></span></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Police investigators who have spent more than a week searching for a clue that could solve the murder of local musician <b>John Robinson</b> are now asking the public for help.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">"We are looking for people who knew the victim and have any information about the incident," Capt. Donald R. Beausejour said Wednesday.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Police with information can call detectives at 787-6304 or 787-6305. They can request confidentiality or remain anonymous, Beausejour said.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Investigators have already interviewed dozens of people who knew Robinson, 24, but have been unable to find the trail that could lead them to the killer or killers.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Robinson's body was found March 14 at about 8:15 a.m. in a small room on the second floor of a two-story Temple Street office building. Robinson's skull was crushed and the state medical examiner ruled that Robinson was killed by several blows to the head with a blunt instrument.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Robinson had rented the room and used it as a rehearsal space for his band, Sold on Murder. He was evicted from the building for non-payment of rent by apparently kept a key and continued to use the room.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Robinson, who was well-known throughout New Haven and was a fixture on the local alternative music scene, rented the room out for a small fee to other local bands who needed practice space. There is access to the room fro, 178 Temple St. or 928 Chapel St.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Beausejour said Robinson was last seen during the afternoon of March 12. Friends told investigators that Robinson was seen walking in the downtown area.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Robinson was probably killed that night in the room, Beausejour said. The exact time of death has not been determined.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Whoever killed Robinson apparently did not break into the room, police said. The lock was not broken and the assailant or assailants locked the door after killing Robinson.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Friends have speculated that it would have taken more than one assailant to kill Robinson. He was 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighed 215 pounds and was muscular.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Police have not found the murder weapon. Investigators determined that a drum set was in the room as of March 9, but was missing when the body was found. The drums have not been found.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Beausejour said he will ask the state to approve a reward.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Robinson's funeral will be held Saturday in Hutchinson, Kan. He was born in Wichita, Kan. A memorial service was held Saturday here, and more than 200 attended.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">--------</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">transcription end (c) Jackson Newspapers, 1990</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><br /></p></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899587322881936064.post-66152422804596211002021-12-18T15:28:00.000-05:002022-01-11T23:18:11.939-05:00"Musician's slaying sparks reward offer". New Haven Register. May 3, 1990<p><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m-6LHTn35qelnzWS57s0mkF--n1WSHIh/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;">"Musician's slaying sparks reward offer". New Haven Register. 5/3/1990</span></a>.</span> <--- hyperlinked to full published article</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"The state is offering a<b> $20,000 reward</b> to anyone who gives information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever killed musician John Robinson in March."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTZpkrQx3LUeIBDDetmIJc3KYh7cjYOeac73w-yuOM9XPAOTpY0GRIhMLehBFoD5nK2mnA5B76DNLzDm12v51PM-YGem7Z1s4LP1Tk6Eu6ftd2NcNxrIYFl6QGAQjCezBQLK9NY5E_pvp3xaJbc1YnbA8GivvjGIK7w-WdAy_H6FJhAjlnbRfWYPL5=s749" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="749" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTZpkrQx3LUeIBDDetmIJc3KYh7cjYOeac73w-yuOM9XPAOTpY0GRIhMLehBFoD5nK2mnA5B76DNLzDm12v51PM-YGem7Z1s4LP1Tk6Eu6ftd2NcNxrIYFl6QGAQjCezBQLK9NY5E_pvp3xaJbc1YnbA8GivvjGIK7w-WdAy_H6FJhAjlnbRfWYPL5=w400-h311" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span></span></span></b></p><a name='more'></a><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spotlight<u></u> <u></u></span></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1e;"><u></u><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New Haven Register (CT) <u></u> <u></u></span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><span style="font-size: medium;">May 3, 1990 <u></u> <u></u></span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">Column: </span></i></b><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">Spotlight</span></i><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">Musician's slaying sparks reward offer</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #4c5c5c; font-size: medium;">NEW HAVEN - The state is offering a $20,000 reward to anyone who gives information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever killed musician <b>John Robinson </b>in March. Robinson, 24, was found March 14 in a room at 178 Temple St. His skull had been crushed by a blunt instrument. Police said he had been dead for several days. He used the room as a practice space for his band, Sold on Murder. Police Cmdr. J. Thomas Butler said three detectives are working on the case full-time. Four people interviewed by police have since hired lawyers and are no long cooperating with police. Investigators are also searching for a man who is thought to know who killed Robinson. Butler said several clubs have been seized by police and are being tested for evidence at the state police forensics lab in Meriden. The request for a reward was submitted by New Haven State's Attorney Michael Dearington on March 26 and approved by Gov. William A. O'Neill on Wednesday.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></span><p></p>Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899587322881936064.post-72131275954852513202021-12-02T15:42:00.004-05:002022-01-12T11:54:30.629-05:00"Unsolved Mystery". New Haven Advocate. April 23, 1990.<p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/12OxbweCvHnV5dgCuOOmztY93k5LTV8Ov/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;">"Unsolved Mystery". New Haven Advocate. 4/23/1990.</span></a> <--- Hyperlinked to full published article.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"Results of the tests, conducted by the State Police Crime Lab in Meriden, could link suspects to the crime"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"Robinson was the victim of the only unsolved murder this year."</span></p><p></p><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN4Y3PEJngHSOkkb7tcYh5_OhlZPT2BjqODjoDrZXOj00T726SlmiqtkIdPiR9uKkl7l-gmmlZhL77zvMbrnB4NITcr0TbQe3PMK6WBnZ6-uDCTD7fCIT5jkQR6paDmTuGhlZUue8Bgxv5i9aseim_miRniFHRSWW4BwZgZowkrzBzWbhFq7338R8x=s724" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="724" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN4Y3PEJngHSOkkb7tcYh5_OhlZPT2BjqODjoDrZXOj00T726SlmiqtkIdPiR9uKkl7l-gmmlZhL77zvMbrnB4NITcr0TbQe3PMK6WBnZ6-uDCTD7fCIT5jkQR6paDmTuGhlZUue8Bgxv5i9aseim_miRniFHRSWW4BwZgZowkrzBzWbhFq7338R8x=w339-h336" width="339" /></a></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY0L9n3Ol6MFN1dDyujKvLpRZsLLasjlDA5dRhuNIZ8MyUUqATapk2kBaXM64Wq8EC7UIyCbHmaVzK4QzcV1MkOvo1u5cua6_48pRkPTEIvSsGQ9DkVokrdvOIqX1X3cU7_eSOY2yfUZN-6uaR0DRZJdsG2EahnnjkNscvKPCIAWUBj7RSgVw8jJxP=s701" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="701" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY0L9n3Ol6MFN1dDyujKvLpRZsLLasjlDA5dRhuNIZ8MyUUqATapk2kBaXM64Wq8EC7UIyCbHmaVzK4QzcV1MkOvo1u5cua6_48pRkPTEIvSsGQ9DkVokrdvOIqX1X3cU7_eSOY2yfUZN-6uaR0DRZJdsG2EahnnjkNscvKPCIAWUBj7RSgVw8jJxP=w339-h288" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>from New Haven Advocate, 4/23/1990</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Unsolved Mystery</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>New Haven Advocate (CT)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>April 23, 1990</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Staff</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Unsolved Mystery</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">New Haven Police are awaiting the test results of physical evidence in the John Robinson murder case (<i>Advocate</i>, April 2). Results of the tests, conducted by the State Police Crime Lab in Meriden could link suspects to the crime, says Det. Commander J. Thomas Butler. Robinson, a 24 year old musician for the band Sold on Murder, was found March 14 in a Temple Street office he was using for rehearsal space. Butler says police have narrowed the potential list of suspects and "are actively pursuing the case. We have two men assigned full-time to this," Robinson was the victim of the only unsolved murder this year. Butler says anyone with information about the murder should call him at 787-6294.</span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899587322881936064.post-80842798166702093832021-12-01T14:19:00.005-05:002022-01-16T14:57:34.046-05:00"Sold on Murder" New Haven Advocate. April 2, 1990.<p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O8LccrIKoS_aJxeoWqcW6nfv3ek-vVtx/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"> "Sold on Murder: The life and death of a rebel without a cause" by Howard Altman. April 2, 1990.</a></span> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><--- Hyperlinked to full published article.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"What makes the investigation so difficult, says Butler, is the fact that John Robinson was one of the best-known people in New Haven."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"... police sources are convinced that Robinson knew who murdered him."</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQDOzOH4hkbs2WVIRN6cDi5a6ADo-bf8wTgcsLGZyTd6nzqLlWjX3qH1PHm8wW30P2JC-y3ysR1AMpSqVRYRyYifMo292j4W_d78PSoD4q4tyWgzSRgifk1CNG0DgHz4ptuIE7NmknzoyKgLm3A1FrQ_VEEunOZDJ9LLEnS5oSqgtO5KMNn8RlXDYY=s781" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="781" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQDOzOH4hkbs2WVIRN6cDi5a6ADo-bf8wTgcsLGZyTd6nzqLlWjX3qH1PHm8wW30P2JC-y3ysR1AMpSqVRYRyYifMo292j4W_d78PSoD4q4tyWgzSRgifk1CNG0DgHz4ptuIE7NmknzoyKgLm3A1FrQ_VEEunOZDJ9LLEnS5oSqgtO5KMNn8RlXDYY=w220-h174" width="220" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigcddIvDXCUHLufn57803ZkndX9fdYIjK6ibz4bOHj1aoS85QllyosxVcrDO1svFmB0AUrpzr7qo2B8_xemWemQ8dI0vPz4BKX94Jvr1ctTy5LtEoxd-CwzkzSY6zkeLZGsZixM63raEIN-G71MF49gUYwF-jBXMfMT7f4wPtyqG4nBrXA55Nm7m7C=s778" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="John Evers Robinson" border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="761" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigcddIvDXCUHLufn57803ZkndX9fdYIjK6ibz4bOHj1aoS85QllyosxVcrDO1svFmB0AUrpzr7qo2B8_xemWemQ8dI0vPz4BKX94Jvr1ctTy5LtEoxd-CwzkzSY6zkeLZGsZixM63raEIN-G71MF49gUYwF-jBXMfMT7f4wPtyqG4nBrXA55Nm7m7C=w258-h263" title="John Evers Robinson" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>SOLD ON MURDER:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>The life and death of a</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>rebel without a cause</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">New Haven Advocate (CT)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">by Howard Altman</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">April 2, 1990</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They sat on the grass in twos and threes, crying and commiserating, remembering a lost friend.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In suits and neckties, jeans and tie-dyes, they came to the master's house of Davenport College to pay last respects to the man they called "Rokked" - a 24-year-old musician named <b>John Evers Robinson, </b>who on March 12 was murdered in the Temple Street office he<b> </b>was renting to practice his music and hone his dreams.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To date, the identity of his killer or killers is shrouded in mystery. The word on the streets is that Robinson, reputed to be a small-time pot seller, may have been putting together a few thousand dollars to make one final drug score (possibly involving cocaine) that would get him out of debt and pay for the production of a record. Robinson's friends say one of the most important things in his life was his band -- <b>Sold On Murder</b> -- and the songs he wrote and performed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">His friends are putting together a fund to product the album.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another theory is that Robinson was attacked by Nazi skinheads, possibly for racial motives, possibly to settle an old score involving a stolen cymbal.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Either way, police sources are convinced that Robinson knew who murdered him. There was no sign of forced entry at the studio and a set of keys to the rehearsal space was found at the scene.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Though New Haven Police are refusing to narrow down the motives in their investigation, one thing is certain. New Haven has lost, in the words of Chief Administrative Officer Douglas Rae - with whom Robinson lived for about a year - "the city's universal citizen."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sonny Boy Williamson crooning the blues blasted out of an upstairs window as mourners, mostly in their teens and early 20s, sat outside drinking beers, puffing cigarettes, wondering how something like this could happen to someone so young and wondering too who could take away such a promising life.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Inside, Robinson's parents Jerry Robinson and Frances Jackson discussed the tragic irony of their son's murder.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Robinson and Jackson had each devoted a large portion of their adult lives working to help kids in trouble. As assistant director of the Massachusetts Department of Social Services (DSS), Jerry Robinson is responsible for keeping children out of harm and investigating the increasing instances when that is simply not possible. Frances Jackson manages a youth service program in Kansas "to help find ways for kids to cope who are on the verge of dropping out of school."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">John Robinson's murder was exactly the type of thing his parents worked so hard to prevent happening to other children, But now, with John a victim of a wave of violence that is killing off the children nation-epidemic of kids dying. There is an increase in the daily violence and increasingly, children are becoming the victims. Ironically, "this has hit home."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"I wanted," said Frances Jackson, "to make John my own special project. I told him I was thinking of stopping my work [with troubled youth in Kansas] and making him my special project. But he told me not to consider it, that education is too important and that the kids here need me."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Though Frances Jackson said she never wanted her son to come to New Haven, she also knew there was nothing to do to stop him. Once John Robinson got an idea into his head, say those who knew him, there was no stopping him.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">John Robinson left his mother's home in Kansas in 1980 at the age of 14 to move in with his father, who had come to New Haven as a graduate student at the Yale University School of Public Health. According to one friend, John's mother called his father hours before John was to fly from Kansas to New Haven and said they would have to talk about John moving east. John's father, the friend said, told John's mother that it was an issue the two would have to discuss in near future. John's mother then said the future was at hand, and that John's father had a choice. Either pick him up at the airport in a few hours ow wait for John to hitchhike across country.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It would not be long before John Robinson became a fixture in town - a fixture say his many friends and acquaintances, they still see in every corner of New Haven. Robinson, according to those who knew him, had a way of disarming strangers and making them his friends.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"When John first came here to stay with me," said his father at the memorial service, "he knew everyone in the university housing unit where we were living by the end of his first week there."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A gifted child, Robinson applied for and was accepted to Hamden Hall Country Day School a private school in Hamden. It was here that he met Rae, they the school's soccer coach. Observing Robinson playing soccer, says Rae, offered a good insight into who John was and what made him tick. Rae's observations dovetail nicely with who John's friends say what the real John Robinson.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">[Photo black & white: caption : Victim Robinson: 'The city's universal citizen.']</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Though one of the biggest boys on the team and a natural leader, Rae says Robinson was hardly a great player. Like many other areas in his life, Robinson could not conform with the structure required to succeed in team sports.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"John was a radical," says Rae. "He was a kid who did the difficult [things] brilliantly and the easy things not at all or badly. He was a very bright kid, but his common-sense judgment was a little shaky.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Robinson, says Rae, had no shortages of opinions and was able to defend his thoughts as well as anybody. "He was one of the hardest guys in town to win an argument from." says Rae.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hamden Hall, he adds, was the perfect educational setting for someone like John Robinson.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"He was a kid who took the message of a progressive education at face value," says Rae. "He questioned every assumption, tried out either variant or eventuality and attacked every evil in a way that took us at our word. The best and worse features of his life reflected that."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As a child in Kansas, says his mother, John's relatives used to call him "the Senator" for his ability to make a point. His great-grandmother called him the "Golden Boy" for his talent and creativity. He wanted to be a lawyer or a surgeon. He won a singing contest at school when he was 10 and he wrote poetry. He has a fascination for science that led to a fascination for art. One science project, dealing with ecology and pollution, turned into an art project. Collecting junk from roadside ditches to illustrate how humans have trashed the environment. John saved his findings and turned them into sculpture.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">But, like Doug Rae, Frances Jackson says what made John special eventually worked against him.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"One of the horrible things when you have this type of personality," says Jackson, "is that they take care of everyone else's needs and not take care of their own."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In 1983, when Robinson's father moved to Boston to take the DSS job, Rae asked John to move in so he could finish his schooling. "We took in a few kids over the years, " says Rae.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">One thing Rae noticed about Robinson was the young man's living habits. "He was an incredible slob," says Rae with a grimace. "He was in many ways gifted intellectually, but he was also very unworldly and naive."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Though Rae was less than impressed by Robinson's bass playing, he was amazed at the wide circle of people John called his friends. From Yale professors to street people, Rae says Robinson was able to reach out to people from different lifestyles that would otherwise pass each other in the street without even exchanging hellos.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Robinson's wide circle of friends included Yale students, to whom he hung out with, played music for and sold pot to, and the punks, skinheads, street people and scene-makers who hung out on Broadway.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Through firmly ensconced as New Haven's unofficial universal citizen, John Robinsons, say some of his friends, wanted out of the scene. By the summer of 1989, says Sol Fussiner, a close friend, Robinson started thinking about moving out of New Haven.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"He was thinking about moving away from New Haven with the band," says Fussiner. "He wanted to do something with the band, but was frustrated because the people in the band were too attached to New Haven. He thought they should break with all those attachments and move on."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Robinson never did make it out. Doug Rae says he suspected John was getting involved with the wrong people, but never really showed signs, at least while living with the Raes, of wandering over the edge Robinson prided himself on pushing forward. Robinson's friends say he was acting "a little strange" in the last months of his life but, because he kept his personal thoughts and concerns so close to his vest, nobody knew exactly what was going on.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"The last time I talked to him," says Francis Jackson, "was about a week and a half before he was murdered. He was talking about going back to school, about changing his life. He was interested in all the legislation that would have to be written with all the barriers coming down all over the world. Then he started talking about his music. I knew he was in transition."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Rae says Robinson lived for a while with Rae's mother, then in an apartment, then with a succession of friends and acquaintances. His life became nomadic at best. And Robinson, say his friends, left behind a string of debts and, in some cases, hard feelings.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">One friend, who used to be closer but grew distance because Robinson owed him money, says that despite all the problems, he still loved John.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"That's the part about this that really sucks," says the friend. "I really miss him."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">John Nutcher, Sold on Murder's drummer and one of Robinson's closest friends, says he hardly heard from or saw John in the weeks leading to his death. "I usually talked to him every day," says Nutcher, "but in the weeks before his death, he was acting a little strange. I almost never heard from him."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The band, says Nutcher, was in the process of recording and mixing 14 or 15 songs for an album. John composed the music for most of the songs and wrote about half the lyrics. Robinson, says Nutcher, wrote about personal politics and relationships. Typical of the theme of Robinson's music is a piece called "Divest," a reggae-and ska-influenced song dealing with apartheid in South Africa.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"John was a very opinionated person," says Nutcher. "He was very articulate, very intelligent and was determined to be around a lot of people. His songs reflect that."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Band members, says Nutcher, were trying to get a loan of three or four thousand dollars to finish the album and where [sic] getting ready for a gig at New York City's famous punk club, CBGB, when they found the news about Robinson being found dead in the rehearsal space.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"My first reaction was that the skinheads did it," Nutcher says. "They were outraged at him because they believed he had something to do with a cymbal stolen from a skinhead band called Skeletal Ambitions. But there was no proof that John had anything to do with it."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Nutcher says he thinks it unlikely that Robinson was killed by skinheads, either for racial motives or as revenge for the allegedly stolen band equipment. More likely, he says. are the rumors that Robinson was killed in a robbery attempt because he was carrying a large amount of money to be used to buy drugs to pay for the album.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">According to New Haven police Commander J. Thomas Butler, head of the department's detective unit, police are not ruling out any scenarios. What makes the investigation so difficult, says Butler, is the fact that John Robinson was one of the best-known people in New Haven.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"This is the type of case," says Butler, "Where the victim's lifestyle was so expansive that the investigation has to be just as expansive."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So far, says Butler, detectives have interviewed nearly 100 people. They have been assisted by Yale officials, city administrators and the Broadway-area business community, all of whom had contact with John Robinson and his friends and acquaintances.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"He knew more people that I do." says Butler. "This is the most expansive case I have observed in my six months in charge of detectives, and one of the most expansive cases in recent memory."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">While he feels strongly that the killer or killers are still in New Haven and that he is "comfortable" with the progress of the investigation, Butler has nevertheless asked for outside help in the form of reward money from the state. It is now up to Gov. William O' Neill, says Butler, to offer a reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever killed Robinson.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Police can trace Robinson alive until around noon March 12. While Butler refuses to discuss potential motives or specifics of the crime he did tell the Advocate that one skinhead, whom sources say goes by the name of Nathan, turned over to police a blunt instrument, said to be a sawed-off baseball bat, for analysis. Butler also revealed that though robber is considered as a potential motive, a "small amount" of money was found on Robinson by officers investigating the murder scene, an "unkempt, two-room office/studio at 178 Temple Street leased to John."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Though investigators discovered many fingerprints, the large number of people who knew John makes it difficult for police to narrow down the prints to possible suspects. "John knew so many people." says Butler, "it is hard to say who should have been and should not have been in the room."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Butler says the investigation is considered a "high priority" by police and that the department is confident that the murder mystery will be solved.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">No matter who killed John Robinson, or why, New Haven, say many of his friends, will never be the same place.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"I am thinking about getting out of here," says Danielle Kane, who met Robinson six years ago when she was 15. "New Haven will never be what it was when John was alive. I think a lot of his friends are thinking about getting out of here."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(One way friends and band members are trying to cope with the tragedy of Robinson's death is by raising money to finish the album. A fund has been established and donations can be sent , payable to SOM Records, P.O. Box 1496, New Haven, CT 06506.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Though he had many troubles in his life and he often brought heartache and pain to those who knew and loved him, John Robinson was a comfort and a strength and someone who marched to his own drummer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"The extent of waste, of lost possibilities," says Doug Rae, "is nearly record-breaking, and certainly heartbreaking."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span>Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899587322881936064.post-44434606172497347482021-11-21T01:40:00.000-05:002022-01-11T23:16:12.148-05:00"Friends say goodbye to beloved 'Rokked'". New Haven Register. March 18, 1990.<p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XrlrZTNCe7ACQDhmxDRX0v590bG9vsLm/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">"<b>Friends say goodbye to beloved 'Rokked</b>'" by Paula Brackenbury. March 18, 1990. <i>New Haven Register</i>.</span></a> <--- hyperlinked to full published photo and article</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"About 200 friends of <b>John Evers Robinson</b>, attending a memorial service at a Yale University chapel Saturday, hugged and openly wept for the man they affectionally called 'Rokked,' who died violently last week at the hands of an unknown assailant."</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8LuBJdjp9byZ0Nzb2VI7hmqEIddMzljD16k0kw0NsZnbB_POshNIp2xEsvVGYhCwYCsXQ0b5QM2xMGQBMFVLeZuFDugNlO8ZO3zySPW6NDOsP8Sks1gFZGBkbxfNSGTwKMQwcV7A-Xu75lEBrW2u8NrMiZ1_LnvC35rpI1bfVVTyorO5GOG54Jd4h=s778" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="778" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8LuBJdjp9byZ0Nzb2VI7hmqEIddMzljD16k0kw0NsZnbB_POshNIp2xEsvVGYhCwYCsXQ0b5QM2xMGQBMFVLeZuFDugNlO8ZO3zySPW6NDOsP8Sks1gFZGBkbxfNSGTwKMQwcV7A-Xu75lEBrW2u8NrMiZ1_LnvC35rpI1bfVVTyorO5GOG54Jd4h=w640-h552" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">A friend lost<u></u> <u></u></span></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1e;"><u></u><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New Haven Register (CT)<u></u> <u></u></span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><span style="font-size: medium;">March 18, 1990 <u></u> <u></u></span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">Author/Byline: </span></i></b><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">Chris Volpe</span></i><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Friends of murder victim <b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">John Robinson</span></b> mourned on the steps of Dwight Chapel Saturday. Robinson's body was found Wednesday in a downtown office. See Page A3 (color photo)<u></u> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Friends bid goodbye to beloved 'Rokked'<u></u> <u></u></span></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #1e1e1e;"><u></u><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New Haven Register (CT<u></u> <u></u></span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><span style="font-size: medium;">March 18, 1990 <u></u> <u></u></span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">Author/Byline: </span></i></b><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">Paula Brackenbury<u></u> <u></u></span></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><u></u><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><u></u></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">About 200 friends of <b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">John Evers Robinson</span></b>, attending a memorial service at a Yale University chapel Saturday, hugged and openly wept for the man they affectionately called "Rokked," who died violently last week at the hands of an unknown assailant.<br /><br />"John's friends were the texture of his life. He had the ability to touch a very rich assortment of lives. We are all shocked and saddened by his absence. We need him to help us deal with our grief," said Bob Osborne, who coached Robinson in the New Haven Youth Soccer League about eight years ago.<br /><br />"New Haven had three famous rocks - East Rock, West Rock and Rokked," (a symbol for his involvement in rock music pronounced rockhead), said Ben Fussiner, who referred to Robinson as his brother, teacher and protector.<br /><br />Robinson, 24, was found dead Wednesday in a room in an office building at 178 Temple St., where he had been staying and rehearsing. His skull had been crushed by several blows from a blunt instrument, according to the state medical examiner.<br /><br />"J.R. had a gift of making you love him whether you wanted to or not," Osborne said.<br /><br />A vase of flowers nestled in front of a red guitar served as a somber reminder of Robinson's love and close relationship with his music. Robinson played guitar for an underground rock band named Sold on Murder.<br /><br />As guitarists Josh Gubitz and Claude Cahn, both of New Haven, played "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd, and sang the wishful lyrics to their departed friend, loud sobs could be heard throughout the small chapel with few dry eyes left in the crowd.<br /><br />Struggling with the words and fighting back the tears, Anna Myer of Boston said she had come to "dance with John today." Moving gracefully to the music of Bach, Myer performed an emotional ballet.<br /><br />"John danced to the often frenzied rhythms of life daily. He swept us along with his emotions. We're still waiting for his smile. We're still stunned and angered by his absence," Osborne said.<br /><br />"Many might have done more to help John be as kind to his own future as he was to ours. The city of New Haven needs to build a more peaceful city which means more responsibility for all of us," said Douglas Rae, the city's chief administrative officer.<br /><br />Mayor John C. Daniels led the people in prayer. "On behalf of the entire city, we mourn his death with you," Daniels said.<br /><br />Robinson's mother, from Wichita, Kan., speaking briefly to the group, said she finally learned the meaning of real love after meeting the people of New Haven, who deeply cared about her son.<u></u> </span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899587322881936064.post-81512289957553913762021-11-07T01:26:00.001-04:002022-01-12T11:51:08.876-05:00"Bludgeoned man expected death". New Haven Register. March 16, 1990. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qmeqwvcjr-Ehm-Oi2n6tqOaWybPBCmTq/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"></a><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qmeqwvcjr-Ehm-Oi2n6tqOaWybPBCmTq/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">"Bludgeoned man expected death" by Michael Foley. <i>New Haven Register</i>. 3/16/1990</span></a> <--- hyperlinked to full published article</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">"John Robinson, 24 once told a friend that people should not be surprised if he met a violent end. Young men die violently all the time in New Haven, Robinson said. Since he was a young black man, he thought the odds were good that he would become a victim. It turns out that he was right."</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAYwvjsYg_oZL3ey_ALe58WmE0iEDaWXcVoP3cKBNMZEsIpUNS9unl1zYLeh3Jl2dwEHwAgqNsm1waYbANtgL70ixfGOqc6mJJkSUDdkNDWRdIhOjCq-Jk2qjXXL97YgtquorVnfETaO324T1tCR7jcRjnQN5sQFOKJiYwxE55Md_PyJa_AArm4Ye2=s486" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="412" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAYwvjsYg_oZL3ey_ALe58WmE0iEDaWXcVoP3cKBNMZEsIpUNS9unl1zYLeh3Jl2dwEHwAgqNsm1waYbANtgL70ixfGOqc6mJJkSUDdkNDWRdIhOjCq-Jk2qjXXL97YgtquorVnfETaO324T1tCR7jcRjnQN5sQFOKJiYwxE55Md_PyJa_AArm4Ye2=s320" width="271" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bludgeoned man expected death</span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New Haven Register (CT)<u></u> <u></u></span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c;"><span style="font-size: medium;">March 16, 1990 <u></u> <u></u></span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">Author/Byline: </span></i></b><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">Michael Foley<u></u> <u></u></span></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;"><b>John Robinson</b>, 24, once told a friend that people should not be surprised if he met a violent end.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">Young men die violently all the time in New Haven, Robinson said. Since he was a young black man, he thought the odds were good that he would become a victim.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">It turns out that he was right.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">His body was found downtown Wednesday morning, inside a locked upstairs room in an office building at 178 Temple St. His skull had been crushed by several blows from a blunt instrument, according to the state medical examiner.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;">"He always said he was going to die young," said Jim Munson, Robinson's former roommate. "He just figured it was a matter of time before he ended up in jail or dead."</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4c5c5c; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Robinson played guitar for an underground rock band, and even the name of the band reflected a dark view of life - <b>Sold on Murder</b>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Robinson's death was the city's fifth homicide of the year; six homicides had been recorded at this time last year.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Police estimated that Robinson's body had been in the room for several days. Employees in the building called police when they came to work Wednesday and noticed a strong odor.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Robinson's parents were called to New Haven after his death. His mother came from Kansas and arrived Thursday, and his father is expected to arrive from Boston today. A memorial service will take place Saturday at 12:15 p.m. in the Dwight Hall chapel at Yale University.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Several of Robinson's friends said Wednesday that whoever killed him took away a person who had dozens of friends and couldn't walk down the street without seeing a friendly face.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"He got along with everyone," Munson said as he stood outside the Lake Place apartment where Robinson lived for 10 months. He moved out a few weeks ago and was apparently staying in the room at 178 Temple St. and rehearsing there.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Others who have known Robinson for years said he often left them confused. He was a brilliant young man, they said, a National Merit Scholar at Hamden Hall in the mid-1980s, someone who could have mapped out a successful future.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">But Robinson wanted to follow a path that veered in a different direction. His definition of success was different from most people's.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">He was sort of an anti-achievement person who followed his own drummer," said Douglas Rae, the city's Chief Administrative Officer, who was Robinson's soccer coach at Hamden Hall.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bob Osborne, who coached Robinson in the New Haven Youth Soccer League about eight years ago, said the last time he saw Robinson was in the fall.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"He had the capacity to drift in and out of people's lives," Osborne said. "He had a hard time getting centered. He was talented by somehow it never all got put together."</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After deciding against college, even though Rae said he could have gone to an Ivy League school, Robinson set off on a path that led him to downtown New Haven, where he would come to count Yalies, drug dealers and street people as his friends. He would also pick up a nickname - "Rokked," a variation of "Rockhead."</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Robinson worked as a deliveryman for Ashley's Ice Cream in Hamden. He had managed the Ashley's store on York Street last year and ran the Ashley's booth at the Tase of New haven Festival for the last two years.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ashley's owner, Joe Amatruda, said Robinson was like family.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"I trusted my business and personal things to him," Amatruda said. "He never really showed his emotions. I think he kept a lot of things inside."</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Robinson was a musician who played hardcore, a fast, jarring music that reflects frustration and anger. In the few clubs where hardcore bands play, Robinson was a fixture in his black military jacket.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jimmy Martin, who plays in a band called Malachi Krunch, had known Robinson since ninth grade at Hamden Hall.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"He was a really good person," Martin said. "He had this weird glow around him, like nothing could touch him."</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Martin was once of the last people to see Robinson alive. They were at the Performance Studio on Chapel Street on Sunday to see a local band called Dum Dum Boys.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">No one saw him Monday and Tuesday, which was strange.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Robinson's girlfriend began making frantic calls, asking people whether they had seen him.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Martin said he could not figure out why someone would want to kill his friend. He said Robinson had enemies, including several "skinheads" who liked to disrupt the few shows that Sold on Murder put on.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"He had a lot of enemies. He stepped on people's feet to get what he wanted," Martin said.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Most of his friends took it in stride. If he didn't pay his share of the rent at the apartments he lived temporarily, his friends didn't hold it against him. But they were often glad to see him move on.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Friends said Robinson directed his energy toward work and the future of his band.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The band was recording an album at the time of his death, and several songs are on tape.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"Beth (Robinson's girlfriend) and I were talking," Munson said. "We want to get some money together and put the album out."</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Joy Ensign, also a former roommate, said she will miss seeing Robinson around. She could always count on him to make her laugh or not feel so bad about whatever was bothering her. "It won't be New Haven without him," Ensign said.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4c5c5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Caption</b>: PHOTO Robinson (black and white photo)</span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899587322881936064.post-49182187008297480642021-11-06T14:05:00.000-04:002022-01-11T23:15:32.416-05:00"Teen shot on downtown" New Haven Register. March 15, 1990.<p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e3I_h284PhRHfZP4bdt3TsNoOJi188t8/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"> "Teen shot on downtown." by Michael Foley and John Mongillo, Jr. New Haven Register. 3/15/1990</span></a> <--- hyperlinked to copy of published article.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"In an unrelated case, the body of a 24-year-old man with a crushed skill was found Wednesday morning in a small office at 178 Temple Street. The body had been locked in the office for several days."</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibwa8HSw5SyErBBmMZwG6iXomiSfLAIgnzYiJL8OuC6_9fZhDZFy_UyHCAbj2UpRFYtyeX5JRWUQoKxH8vPYTmJfnEjyr4To6LdWYAORJImuvyj1yon1_Ee1rKThQu4KCnustCznQUl_YPk-t5tvs3bVTTvhZ-JiMH_6KJB8ndpKELeXY9RfY2Bitd=s617" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="617" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibwa8HSw5SyErBBmMZwG6iXomiSfLAIgnzYiJL8OuC6_9fZhDZFy_UyHCAbj2UpRFYtyeX5JRWUQoKxH8vPYTmJfnEjyr4To6LdWYAORJImuvyj1yon1_Ee1rKThQu4KCnustCznQUl_YPk-t5tvs3bVTTvhZ-JiMH_6KJB8ndpKELeXY9RfY2Bitd=w491-h290" width="491" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899587322881936064.post-20264142738009253042021-11-01T14:38:00.001-04:002022-01-11T23:49:27.208-05:00John E. Robinson Obituary. New Haven Register. March 17, 1990<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xuoqk_nKpL2aHsqUrsZZjhj4-EXnL1ew/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">"John E. Robinson, found dead in office". New Haven Register. 3/17/1990</a>. <-- hyperlinked to copy of art</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"Mr. Robinson was born in Witchita, May 10, 1965. a son of Jerold Robinson of Boston and Frances Calloway Johnson of Wichita. He lived in New Haven for the past 12 years and attended Southern Connecticut State University."</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6abnW3EKkXG3nTztCuhO4v1LGP51iCPNbah8tS1U6NT1S-G6FG-73kRbnRvb1hpaN3PWyD2WkgIBAJuHgm0kFLojmtlSyHhIMenHdUSsAfpfG3oXImCBbhONCHC32CLJ6TGo5j1MxpxZyneDnuFofoYwXvwdh9VORNmVcgctteAH1H6sOS3J69wPh=s757" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="329" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6abnW3EKkXG3nTztCuhO4v1LGP51iCPNbah8tS1U6NT1S-G6FG-73kRbnRvb1hpaN3PWyD2WkgIBAJuHgm0kFLojmtlSyHhIMenHdUSsAfpfG3oXImCBbhONCHC32CLJ6TGo5j1MxpxZyneDnuFofoYwXvwdh9VORNmVcgctteAH1H6sOS3J69wPh=w278-h640" width="278" /></a></div><span><b><a name='more'></a></b></span><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">John E. Robinson, found dead in office<br /></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;">New Haven Register (CT)<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">March 17, 1990 Author: Staff</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A memorial service will be held today for <b>John Evers Robinson</b>, 24, of 171 Lake Place, who was found dead on March 14, 1990, in an office building on Temple Street. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The service will take place at 12:15 p.m. in Dwight Chapel, Yale University. Burial will be in Wichita, Kan., on March 24. Beecher & Bennett, 2300 Whitney Ave., Hamden, is in charge of local arrangements. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mr. Robinson was born in Wichita, May 10, 1965, a son of Jerold Robinson of Boston and Frances Calloway Johnson of Wichita. he lived in New Haven for the past 12 years and attended Souther Connecticut State University. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mr. Robinson was a self-employed musician-composer. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In addition to his parents, he is survived by six brothers and sisters. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Memorial contributions may be made to the Youth Development Program, 2120 E. 13th St., Wichita, Kan. 67214.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899587322881936064.post-66539506962506946532021-11-01T14:11:00.000-04:002022-01-11T23:17:21.923-05:00Death Index. New Haven Register. March 17, 1990<p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xuoqk_nKpL2aHsqUrsZZjhj4-EXnL1ew/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Death Index. New Haven Register. 3/17/1990</span></a> <----Hyperlinked to physical copy of publication</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"John E. Robinson, New Haven"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr_PvTR1xWaGPDBVbaGV9RoO8NELRHjj93j8O7bPwtHMXC7Y9yV8ed6oP4qq5FS9Xdnqd_mh8yiHjqpeBzlk8OHXeiGhmBVToRIYk87EBaALD-HI6b4J_iQeTFDeZDC8eNmufFpGun220IfzdPr_6rW8iYAZKmMt6ugu6B_lfoKLwlddAziqKzSURc=s748" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="748" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr_PvTR1xWaGPDBVbaGV9RoO8NELRHjj93j8O7bPwtHMXC7Y9yV8ed6oP4qq5FS9Xdnqd_mh8yiHjqpeBzlk8OHXeiGhmBVToRIYk87EBaALD-HI6b4J_iQeTFDeZDC8eNmufFpGun220IfzdPr_6rW8iYAZKmMt6ugu6B_lfoKLwlddAziqKzSURc=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">OBITUARIES</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">New Haven Register (CT)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 17, 1990</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>DEATHS</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Arvidson, John the Rev.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Winnipeg, Canada</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gerdes, Helen S.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <i>West Haven</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Illick, Russell S.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Orange City, FL</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jordon, Harold M.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Woodbridge</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">King, Mary P.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Guilford</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pulaski, Esther S.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Bristol</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Robinson, John E.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <i><b>New Haven</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sanchez, Jesus M.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <i>Clinton</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tierney, John J.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <i>West Haven</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wilkinson, Herbert T.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <i>Mount Kisco, N.Y.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Friends and family of John Evers Robinson (1965-1990)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16772733194381240699noreply@blogger.com0