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Aug. 16, 1988
Kevin Roby, 23, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for raping and murdering his sister, who he initially claimed had been kidnapped by three men dressed as Ninja warriors.
Roby was convicted in May at a non-jury trial by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Altman of one count each of murder and sodomy, and two counts of rape.
Deputy Dist. Atty. R. Wayne Walker said Roby first told police he saw three men dressed as Japanese Ninja warriors carry off his sister, Velmalin Hill, 25, from his mother’s home in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 1987. The following day, homicide investigators asked Roby, who was then a witness, to walk them through the kidnapping crime scene. During the walk-through, detectives found the sister’s body covered with dog food in a large trash can.
Local News in Brief : Life for Murder of Sister
A Los Angeles man was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole for raping and murdering his sister, who he initially claimed had been kidnaped in by three men dressed as Ninja warriors.
Lloyd Avery II was no saint but he did not deserve to die the way that he did.
Lloyd Avery II (June 21, 1969 – September 4, 2005) was an American actor. He appeared in John Singleton's Oscar-nominated film Boyz n the Hood (1991) as one of the Bloods who murdered high school football star Ricky Baker (played by Morris Chestnut) and was later killed by Doughboy (played by Ice Cube) in retaliation.
In 2005, Avery was convicted of double homicide, and was sentenced to life in prison. He was murdered at Pelican Bay State Prison.
In 2001 Avery was arrested and charged with a double homicide for shooting two random people. The victims were Annette Lewis and Percy Branch, who were killed on July 1, 1999. He was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first degree murder.
On September 4, 2005, Avery was murdered in Crescent City, California, at the age of 36. He was strangled as part of a Satanic ritual conducted by his Pelican Bay State Prison cellmate Kevin Roby.
Lloyd Avery II - Wikipedia
Aug 12, 2024
A Los Angeles man who raped his sisters, murdering one of them, and who allegedly went on to kill an actor inside his prison cell, is now suspected of attempting to kill a corrections officer at an Inland Empire facility.
At approximately 8:30 p.m. Aug. 11, a barefoot Kevin Gerald Roby, 60, exited his housing unit at Chino's California Institution for Men. He was wearing only his boxers and ignored officers’ orders to stop.
Roby continued walking onto the prison yard, where he yelled that he would "kill anyone" and then pulled out a homemade weapon from his shorts, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported Monday.
CDCR officers formed a line around Roby. "Without warning or provocation," however, Roby ran toward some of them, the state agency reported.
Officers used physical force and chemical agents to restrain Roby, but the armed inmate was able to stab one of them on the side of his head before the alleged chaos was quelled.
The wounded officer was immediately sent to a local medical facility for treatment and was since released.
Lloyd Avery and Roby eventually became cellmates at Pelican Bay State Prison and it ended with violence. Media reports indicate the former actor was strangled by Roby on Sept. 4, 2004, as part of a satanic ritual.
After strangling him, Roby placed Avery on a cell bunk and covered him with blankets. It's not clear what time he died.
Discovery of Avery's corpse was not immediate. It's alleged that the killing was not uncovered until Roby painted his cell walls with Avery's blood, drew a pentagram on the floor and placed the dead man's body in the middle.
The case was referred to the Del Norte County District Attorney, which on Dec. 21, 2009, declined to prosecute and referred it back to CDCR, according to CDCR spokesperson Mary Xjimenez.
Court documents filed after the killing show Roby objected to being placed in cells with Christian inmates due to his satanic worship that he said would put them in danger. Roby alleged that in Aug. 2005, he attempted to warn a Pelican Bay State Prison officer about his aversion to Christianity. An inmate ended up stabbing Roby, who survived.
Satanist Who Raped, Murdered Sister & Killed Actor Stabs Guard: CDCR
Kevin Gerald Roby, of LA, walked into the prison yard in his boxers and threatened to "kill anyone" before lunging for a guard.
Current Status: Following the 2024 attempted homicide, he was moved to restricted housing and flagged for transfer to a high-security institution. He continues to be held under maximum security with no legal pathway to the outside world
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