THE DARK SIDE OF FLORIDA
Jerry Barr
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Full Name: Jerry Barr
Aliases: "Jerry Nixon," "Jerry Brockton"
Date of birth: March 30, 1955
Conviction: 2nd-degree murder
County: Orange
City: Orlando
Current Location: Released
Date of crime: July 3, 1985
Release date: February 7, 2006
Victim(s): Venus Rumph
Aliases: "Jerry Nixon," "Jerry Brockton"
Date of birth: March 30, 1955
Conviction: 2nd-degree murder
County: Orange
City: Orlando
Current Location: Released
Date of crime: July 3, 1985
Release date: February 7, 2006
Victim(s): Venus Rumph
Jerry Barr, 30, was arrested for the fatal shooting of an Orlando man who he had fought with the night before. Police issued a warrant for the arrest of Jerry Barr on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the death of Venus Rumph, 37, on July 3, 1985. Venus died on July 12, nine days later, in the hospital.
The shooting took place near a restaurant called Sister Reed’s and close to the Christian Service Center’s Daily Bread program site, which serves lunches for the needy. A line of people had formed outside the Daily Bread center waiting for it to open when the shooting occurred. Witnesses said that the argument was about a woman. Apparently, Venus did not know her, so it looked as if Jerry was picking on the wrong guy. The woman was not mentioned by name so police couldn’t find out who she was to ask her what the argument was about.
Venus, who lived alone in an upstairs apartment at 217 S. Parramore Avenue in Orlando was shot with a .24-caliber autmotica at about 10:30 a.m. He was approached by Jerry at about 1 a.m. in the street outside his home. The pair argued, and the man left after the argument, but returned later that day and shot Venus in front of his doorway. Venus ran from the scene and approached a witness for help. He handed the witness a brown-stained piece of paper with the name Jerry Brockton on it before collapsing 1½ blocks from where he was shot. Apparently, Brockton and Barr are the same man.
The shooting took place near a restaurant called Sister Reed’s and close to the Christian Service Center’s Daily Bread program site, which serves lunches for the needy. A line of people had formed outside the Daily Bread center waiting for it to open when the shooting occurred. Witnesses said that the argument was about a woman. Apparently, Venus did not know her, so it looked as if Jerry was picking on the wrong guy. The woman was not mentioned by name so police couldn’t find out who she was to ask her what the argument was about.
Venus, who lived alone in an upstairs apartment at 217 S. Parramore Avenue in Orlando was shot with a .24-caliber autmotica at about 10:30 a.m. He was approached by Jerry at about 1 a.m. in the street outside his home. The pair argued, and the man left after the argument, but returned later that day and shot Venus in front of his doorway. Venus ran from the scene and approached a witness for help. He handed the witness a brown-stained piece of paper with the name Jerry Brockton on it before collapsing 1½ blocks from where he was shot. Apparently, Brockton and Barr are the same man.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
