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Left inset: Kevin Griffin (Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office). Center inset: Terrance Wilder (The New Pitts Mortuary). Right inset: A’nya Raymond (GoFundMe). Background: The Milwaukee residence where landlord Kevin Griffin allegedly murdered Terrance Wilder before killing A’nya Raymond after she witnessed the slaying (WISN).
In Wisconsin, a landlord attempting to evict a tenant ended up fatally shooting him, claiming he “lost it” after allegedly witnessing a drug transaction, according to police reports. Following the incident, the landlord reportedly took a mother and her child hostage, ultimately killing her as well after she saw the initial shooting, authorities state.
Kevin Griffin, 54, from Milwaukee, confessed during an interview with investigators, revealing his actions with chilling nonchalance: “I was like f— it. I shot her too,” as per a criminal complaint that Law&Crime managed to obtain.
Griffin allegedly remarked that A’nya Raymond, the mother who was killed, was “just in the wrong place at the wrong time” when the tragic events unfolded. He had been in the process of trying to evict his tenant, Terrance Wilder, on November 4, at the property he was leasing. Griffin cited ongoing issues with the “paperwork” that were complicating the eviction process, according to the complaint.
According to the complaint, Griffin confronted Wilder about leaving the residence’s backdoors open, leading to an argument.
The document states that Griffin observed Wilder “in the middle of a drug deal” and in a moment of anger, reacted violently. Griffin admitted, “I mean, I should have thought rationally but I just went off in anger, man, and just lost it,” reflecting on his inability to control his temper during the incident.
After killing Wilder, Griffin told police that he saw Raymond in the residence with her son and he ordered them to go get in his Mercedes outside, authorities said. “[Raymond] told Griffin that she had nothing to do … with any of this and she told him that ‘she was not going to say anything’ but Griffin did not believe her,” the complaint says.
Raymond allegedly pleaded with Griffin as he ordered the mother and her child into his car, telling him she could “go somewhere and kick it” and keep quiet. Griffin didn’t care and left with Raymond and her child in the Mercedes, cops say.
“While they were driving … [Raymond] reached into her purse and pulled out a knife and mace,” according to the complaint. “I hit her and then I was like f— it,” Griffin allegedly recalled telling the mother before shooting her eight times, with her child in the backseat watching the slaying unfold.
Griffin admitted to dumping Raymond’s body in an alley near the residence, according to the complaint, and then allegedly “ditched” his firearm near some train tracks by a school. Griffin said that he took Raymond’s son back to his house and put him in her car before driving it to a separate location.
“He left the child and told the child to wait there for his mother to come get him,” the complaint says. Raymond’s son was later found “wandering with apparent blood on his clothes and shoeless,” the complaint adds.
Police received a report about the Wilder shooting on Nov. 5 and responded to the residence at 4824 North 42nd Street in Milwaukee. Raymond’s body was discovered in the nearby alley; Wilder was found inside the home days later on Nov. 9 “on his bed, lying face up,” according to the complaint, during the execution of a search warrant.
Since Griffin was the landlord, he was questioned about what happened and allegedly admitted to being “the person who shot and killed both” individuals.
“It’s been my nightmare,” said Wilder’s mother, Demertha Wilder, in an interview with local ABC affiliate WISN. “My hell,” she said.
Raymond’s mother, Renay Raymond, describes her death in a GoFundMe description as “the worst news any parent could get” — saying, “My daughter was found shot dead and left in an alley. My heart and head is so heavy with grief.”
Griffin was arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon, first-degree reckless homicide by use of a dangerous weapon, and felon in possession of a firearm.
City records obtained by WISN show that Wilder complained to the Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services about the apartment he was renting from Griffin in August after not having hot water for two months. An inspector reportedly ordered Griffin to fix a number of leaky faucets, a clogged drain and a back door. He was also allegedly asked to install a railing, according to WISN, but records show that none of the problems were ever fixed.
“Do you believe this was retaliation for that?” a WISN reporter asked Wilder’s mother, to which she replied, “Yes, I do.”
Griffin is currently being held on a $500,000 bond. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Nov. 26.