THE DARK SIDE OF NEBRASKA
Walter Bradford
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Full Name: Walter Lee Bradford
DOB: October 6, 1957
Charge: 1st degree murder
County: Lancaster
City: Lincoln
Current Status: Lincoln Correctional Center
Partner in Crime: Brian Perkins
Date of Crime: December 2, 1982
Victim: Gordon Robert Eno
DOB: October 6, 1957
Charge: 1st degree murder
County: Lancaster
City: Lincoln
Current Status: Lincoln Correctional Center
Partner in Crime: Brian Perkins
Date of Crime: December 2, 1982
Victim: Gordon Robert Eno
Brian Keith Perkins and Walter Bradford were convicted of first-degree murder as the result of their participation in the December 2, 1982, robbery-murder of Gordon Robert Eno.
The record shows that Brian lived with Benita Bradford at a house rented from Gordon Eno at 2268 S Street in Lincoln. On December 2, 1982, the rent was several months in arrears, and Benita had been served with an eviction notice. Benita decided that she would pay the rent due and telephoned Gordon around 5 PM on December 2, and told him to come by the house that evening and pick up the rent.
When Benita told Brian that she intended to pay the rent, he decided to rob Gordon of the rent money. Brian asked Benita for a scarf and a knife. As Gordon approached the front door, Brian left the house through the back door. While the rent was being paid, Brian hid in the bushes along the side of the house.
While Gordon was still at the residence, Walter Bradford arrived. He had been drinking and wanted to talk to Gordon about the possibility of getting a job. An argument developed between Gordon and Walter as they stood on the front porch of the house, whereupon Gordon walked away. As Gordon was walking to his car, Walter jumped Gordon from behind. Gordon pushed Walter to the ground, at which time Brian joined in and attacked Gordon. Gordon was knocked to the ground and a struggle between the three followed. Brian grabbed Gordon and told him this was a robbery. Brian held Gordon, and Walter wanted his briefcase hoping to find the rent money.
Brian claimed Walter stabbed Gordon while Brian was searching for the briefcase. However, an eyewitness testified that Gordon was first assaulted with a knife by a man wearing a red scarf. Brian admitted that he was the one wearing a red scarf, a fact corroborated by Benita. After Gordon was stabbed, Brian claimed Walter forced him to help put Gordon into Gordon's car under threat of personal harm if Brian did not cooperate. However, from the time of the supposed threat until the time Gordon was fatally stabbed, Brian had several opportunities to escape but chose not to.
Brian and Walter put Gordon into Gordon's car and drove to a rural area northwest of Lincoln. Walter pulled Gordon out of the car and with Brian's help, dragged him into a ditch, where Walter proceeded to stab Gordon while Brian watched. They left Gordon in the ditch and returned to Lincoln in Gordon's car. Both had blood on their clothes.
Later that evening, Brian threw liquid bleach on the bushes and yard area at the S Street residence, and later drove to Gordon's parked car and doused both the interior and exterior with bleach. The knife used in the assault was left in the kitchen sink in Benita's mother's home.
The record shows that Brian lived with Benita Bradford at a house rented from Gordon Eno at 2268 S Street in Lincoln. On December 2, 1982, the rent was several months in arrears, and Benita had been served with an eviction notice. Benita decided that she would pay the rent due and telephoned Gordon around 5 PM on December 2, and told him to come by the house that evening and pick up the rent.
When Benita told Brian that she intended to pay the rent, he decided to rob Gordon of the rent money. Brian asked Benita for a scarf and a knife. As Gordon approached the front door, Brian left the house through the back door. While the rent was being paid, Brian hid in the bushes along the side of the house.
While Gordon was still at the residence, Walter Bradford arrived. He had been drinking and wanted to talk to Gordon about the possibility of getting a job. An argument developed between Gordon and Walter as they stood on the front porch of the house, whereupon Gordon walked away. As Gordon was walking to his car, Walter jumped Gordon from behind. Gordon pushed Walter to the ground, at which time Brian joined in and attacked Gordon. Gordon was knocked to the ground and a struggle between the three followed. Brian grabbed Gordon and told him this was a robbery. Brian held Gordon, and Walter wanted his briefcase hoping to find the rent money.
Brian claimed Walter stabbed Gordon while Brian was searching for the briefcase. However, an eyewitness testified that Gordon was first assaulted with a knife by a man wearing a red scarf. Brian admitted that he was the one wearing a red scarf, a fact corroborated by Benita. After Gordon was stabbed, Brian claimed Walter forced him to help put Gordon into Gordon's car under threat of personal harm if Brian did not cooperate. However, from the time of the supposed threat until the time Gordon was fatally stabbed, Brian had several opportunities to escape but chose not to.
Brian and Walter put Gordon into Gordon's car and drove to a rural area northwest of Lincoln. Walter pulled Gordon out of the car and with Brian's help, dragged him into a ditch, where Walter proceeded to stab Gordon while Brian watched. They left Gordon in the ditch and returned to Lincoln in Gordon's car. Both had blood on their clothes.
Later that evening, Brian threw liquid bleach on the bushes and yard area at the S Street residence, and later drove to Gordon's parked car and doused both the interior and exterior with bleach. The knife used in the assault was left in the kitchen sink in Benita's mother's home.
Source: Justia US Law