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Allen R. Schindler, Jr. (13 December 1969—27 October 1992) was a Radioman Third Class in the United States Navy who was murdered by one shipmate (who acted with the aid of an accomplice) on account of his sexual orientation. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...
December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...
October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 65 days remaining. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
The Radioman was also spelled radio-man and radio man. ...
Good conduct variation Petty Officer Third Class insignia Petty Officer Third Class is the fourth enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above Seaman and below Petty Officer Second Class, and is the lowest form of non-commissioned officer, equivalent to a Corporal in...
The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ...
Schindler was from Chicago Heights, Illinois and was serving as a radioman on the amphibious assault ship USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) in Sasebo, Japan. Chicago Heights is a city located in Cook County, Illinois. ...
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USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3), nicknamed Devil Dawg, was the third United States Navy Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship. ...
Sasebo (佐世保市; -shi) is a city located in Nagasaki, Japan. ...
While on transport from San Diego to Sasebo, Japan, The Belleu Wood made a brief stop in Pearl Harbor. There, Allen Schindler made a personal announcement on secured lines "Too cute to be straight". This put Allen Schindler on restrictive leave (unable to leave the ship; like prison) until a few months after arriving to Sasebo, Japan.
Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey who was a member of the Ship's weather department (OA Division, Operations Department) stomped Schindler to death in a toilet in a park in Sasebo, Nagasaki. Schindler's head was crushed, ribs broken, his penis cut, and laid in the bathroom floor until the S.P. (Shore Patrol) and the key witness to the incident (Jonathan W.) carried out Schindler's body to a nearby bridge called "Albuquerque Bridge". The key witness was the only key witness and incidently witness the murder in action while going to the restroom. He noticed Helvey jumping on Schindler's body while singing. Illuminated by the Albuquerque Bridge, Japanese volunteers place candle lit lanterns into the Sasebo River during the Obon festival. ...
After Schindler's body was held by the key witness, the medical team from the Sasebo Base announced his death. The medical examiner compared Schindler's injuries to those sustained by victims of fatal horse tramplings. According to the key witness, Schindler laid in the bathroom floor trying to breath, but blood gushed from his mouth. The key witness was requested to explain in detail to the military court what the crime scene looked like, but could not due to the fact that Schindler's mother and sister were present in the courtroom. The key witness knows of Schindler 2 days before Schindler's death and noted Schindler as a brother (shipmate) and as a kind man. A coroner is either the presiding officer of a special court, a medical officer or an officer of law responsible for investigating deaths, particularly those happening under unusual circumstances. ...
The conspiracy in this incident was that the captain had been visited by Allen Schindler. Allen Schindler had many times requested to be transfered out or to another location due to the fact that he was being threatened by other shipmates that he was homosexual. The captain denied Allen Schindler's request and kept his sexual orientation and his death a secret for months. It was not until a special team of 5 (Psychologist, 2 lawyers, counselor, and a corpsman) from Yokosuka incidentally met (while searching for the key witness) at a bar in Sasebo.
After the case and Helvy was convicted of murder, the captain who kept this incident quiet was demoted and transfered to Florida.
Helvey is now serving a life sentence in the military prison at the United States Disciplinary Barracks, although by statute, he is granted a clemency hearing every year. A view of the United States Disciplinary Barracks. ...
A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. ...
Helvey's accomplice, Charles Vins, was allowed to plea bargain and served only a 78-day sentence before receiving a general discharge from the Navy. A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant. ...
The events surrounding Schindler's death were the subject of a 20/20 episode and were portrayed in the 1997 TV film Any Mother's Son as well as President Clinton's passing of the bill of "Don't ask, Don't Tell". This article is about the television show. ...
See also
Barry Winchell (31 August 1977—6 July 1999) was a soldier in the United States Army, whose murder by fellow soldiers became a point of reference in the ongoing debate about the Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy enforced by the military regarding sexual orientation. ...
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