People named Melanie Richey

Melanie Kaye Richey was a native of Peoria, Illinois, but spent much of her life in South Carolina. She was born to Steven and Debra Richey of Evans and she had one sister, Amanda Joy Richey. Her grandparents were Orville and Lorena Hopper of Austin, Indiana and Matty Zellars of Sullivan, Indiana. Melanie was by all accounts a wonderful young girl. She attended the New Christian Covenant Center church in South Carolina, played saxophone in the school band and was even a member of the Future Business Leaders of America club. An article, Growing up in danger, even said that she was the type of person who helped a blind student through school halls to class. In preparation for her birthday, on July 11th she began writing invitations to her upcoming "sweet 16" party and had plans to take "glamor" photos at the local mall. Later, she sneaked out of her bedroom after midnight on July 12th to attend a local party that got severely out of hand. Fifteen year old Melanie was tragically murdered in Georgia and her body, which was found a month later, was buried in South Carolina. Read about the details of her death from the trial and the disposition of the defendants STATE v. KELSEY June 1998. **Warning: Graphic depiction of her death** Her story was featured on "Murder At Scary Bridge #228". Synopsis: In the summer of 1994, a group of unsupervised teens were up to no good. Some shenanigans were typical, others were not....like building bombs. A vulnerable young lady had the misfortune of crossing their paths that evening, which had a heartbreaking end. See Melanie K Richey: Obituary. UPDATE: As of April of 2024, Joseph Kelsey was denied parole and is still in jail for Melanie's murder. He was 16 years old at the time of her death. Two older boys accused of the murder have been on parole for years.

Melanie J Richey of TX was born circa 1960. Melanie Richey was married to Brian A. Richey on May 28, 1990 in Tarrant County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melanie J. (Boles) Richey.

Melanie A Richey of TX was born circa 1967. Melanie Richey was married to John C. Richey on March 19, 1983 in Tarrant County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melanie A. (Sundeen) Richey.