The Richardson Family Murders Timeline: from Forbidden Romance to Jasmine's Complete 2016 Release
By Chloe Bennett
In the predawn darkness of April 23, 2006, Steinke walked toward the Richardson residence armed with a tactical folding knife. Jasmine unlocked the basement door to let him inside. Hearing footsteps, Debra Richardson descended the stairs to investigate the noise. Steinke ambushed her in the darkness, stabbing her repeatedly while Debra screamed for her husband. Marc Richardson ran downstairs to defend his wife, attempting to fight off Steinke with a baseball bat. Outmatched in the close-quarters struggle, Marc was overpowered, sustaining fatal stab wounds to his chest and neck.
Upstairs, eight-year-old Tyler Richardson woke to the screams and hid beneath his blankets. While Steinke initially attacked the parents, trial testimony established that Jasmine entered her younger brother's bedroom. Tyler pleaded for his life, asking Jasmine why she was hurting him. Steinke joined Jasmine in the bedroom, where Tyler's throat was slashed to eliminate any surviving witnesses to the crime. Within forty minutes, the entire immediate family was dead. Jasmine collected a bag of personal belongings, stole a digital camera, and fled with Steinke in a waiting vehicle driven by a friend.
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