On November 4, in Milwaukee, prosecutors say 54-year-old landlord Kevin Duane Griffin fatally shot his tenant, then later murdered a woman who witnessed the killing—and left her young child alone on the street.
According to a criminal complaint, Griffin went to confront his tenant, 39-year-old Terrance Wilder, over eviction matters and claimed he saw Wilder “in the middle of a drug deal.” He told investigators he “just lost it,” then shot Wilder in his upstairs bedroom. Law enforcement later found Wilder’s body, face-up on the bed with a single gunshot wound to his chest.
Also in the room at the time was A’nya Raymond, 31, who had her young, non-verbal son with her. Prosecutors say that after killing Wilder, Griffin forced Raymond and her child into his car, saying later she was “just in the wrong place at the wrong time.” During the drive, Raymond reportedly reached into her purse and pulled out a knife and mace in self-defense. Griffin admitted to striking her, saying, “I was like, ‘F— it,’ and I shot her too,” the complaint reads.
After shooting her, Griffin allegedly dumped Raymond’s body in an alley near 41st Street and Hampton Avenue. He then disposed of his gun near some train tracks by a school, according to court papers.
Griffin told police he returned with Raymond’s son, drove him to another location in her car, and told the boy to wait for his mother. Hours later, officers found the child wandering near 9th and Keefe, shoeless and with dried blood on his clothing.
Court records also show that Wilder had made repeated complaints to the city about poor conditions in the apartment he rented from Griffin — including two months without hot water, leaky faucets, a clogged drain, and a broken back door. City inspectors reportedly ordered repairs, but many issues were never fixed.
Griffin is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, and possession of a firearm by a felon. He made his first court appearance on November 16, where his bond was set at $500,000. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for November 26.
Now, Raymond’s family is left grappling with grief and shock. Her mother, Misty Raymond, mourned her daughter’s death: “She’ll never see her oldest daughter graduate college, she’ll never see her youngest son grow up … because he’s autistic. … I was not supposed to bury her — she was supposed to bury me.” Meanwhile, Wilder’s family says he was not violent and didn’t deserve what happened.
