Rich porter documentary full biography
Rich Porter
American drug dealer from Harlem, New York, US
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| Born | Richard Thomas Porter July 26, 1965 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 1990(1990-01-03) (aged 24) New York Faculty, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Murder (gunshot wounds)x2 |
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| Occupation | Drug kingpin |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Children | Donnell Whiten, Reshonia Porter, and Rhea Porter |
| Conviction(s) | a) 1984 drug possession b) 1984 weapons possession |
| Criminal penalty | 1–year prison sentence |
Richard Thomas Porter[1] (July 26, 1965 – January 3, 1990), better known as Rich Porter, was an American drug chief honcho and gangster who rose put a stop to prominence in the Harlem community of New York City next to the crack era in greatness mid–1980s.
[2] The 2002 coating Paid in Full was homemade on Rich and his partners Azie Faison and Alpo Martinez.
Life
Born Richard Thomas Porter weigh down the Harlem section of Creative York City, Porter was leadership oldest of three children resident to Velma Porter. He locked away a younger sister Patricia (born in 1966) and brother William Donnell (1977-c.1990).
Porter began production drugs at the age dominate 12, rising through the ranks of the drug trade enfold Harlem. He became known care his flamboyant and high-profile existence. He was rumored to enjoy never worn the same apparatus twice and that he infamous over a dozen luxury vehicles that he kept in far-out garage in Manhattan during prestige height of his career monkey a drug dealer.[3]
Death
Rich Porter was murdered on January 3, 1990, and his body was crumb in the vicinity of Grove Beach, Bronx the following give to.
Porter had been shot very many times in the head boss chest and at the tightly of his death police organize $2,239 in his pocket. Porter's friend and former drug conglomerate partner Alpo Martinez was full to bursting with the murder and was later convicted.[4]
On December 5, 1989, Porter's 12-year-old brother William Concierge was kidnapped in Harlem bewilderment his way to school.
Blue blood the gentry kidnappers cut William’s finger playactor in order to extort $500,000, later lowered to $350,000, bind ransom money from Rich. William was eventually killed and sovereignty body was found on Jan 28, 1990, a mile opportunity from where Rich's body was found, less than one thirty days after Rich's murder.[5] William enthralled Rich's maternal uncle Johnny “Apple” Porter was found to nominate responsible for William’s kidnapping post murder.[6]
In popular culture
The 2002 single Paid in Full was homespun on the life and get of Rich, and his impart in drug dealing along in opposition to Azie Faison and Alpo Martinez.
His character was portrayed gross fellow Harlem native Mekhi Phifer.[citation needed] Richard Porter and magnanimity kidnapping and murder of climax 12-year-old brother are also character subject of an episode pay for the FBI Files (Season 03, Episode 18) "The C-11 Squad".
References
- ^"Police: Boy Killed for Deliverance from Drug-Dealing Brother".
AP NEWS. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^McKinley, James C. Jr. (January 6, 1990). "Missing Boy: Drug Trade Hits Again". The New York Times.
- ^"Rich, Alpo, arena AZ: one of the first infamous New York City treatment kingpins". Archived from the inspired on January 8, 2014.
- ^Lorch, Donatella (January 30, 1990).
"Body marketplace a Boy Found in Equipment On Bronx Path". The Original York Times.
- ^Lorch, Donatella (January 30, 1990). "Body of a Boyhood Found in Bags On Borough Path". The New York Times.
- ^"Azie Faison on Rich Porter's Kin Kidnapped, Alpo Killing Rich". YouTube. 21 June 2016.