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{{Short description|1991 murder}}
⚫ '''Christian Haley Prince''' (1971-17 February 1991) was a ] student whose murder in ] highlighted racial and class tensions between ].
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⚫ '''Christian Haley Prince''' (July 8, 1971 – February 17, 1991) was a ] student whose murder in ], Connecticut, highlighted racial and class tensions between ].


==Incident==
Prince, the son of Edward and Sally Prince of ], was a fourth-generation Yale alumnus, a member of the class of 1993 in his sophomore year, in ].
Prince, the son of Edward and Sally Prince of ], was a fourth-generation Yale student, a member of the class of 1993 in his sophomore year, in ]. The evening of February 16, 1991, after having dined at ] and attending a party at Sterling-Sheffield-Strathcona Hall, Prince left his friends and began walking to his off-campus apartment on Whitney Avenue to rest for lacrosse practice the next day.<ref name="Paciorek"/> Prince was found lying on the steps of ] on ], dead of a bullet wound to the heart, in the early morning hours of February 17.<ref name="Paciorek"/><ref name="nytimes"/> He was the first Yale student killed on campus since the murder of Gary Stein during a robbery near ] in 1974.<ref name="Paciorek">{{cite web |last1=Paciorek |first1=Andrew |title=The murder that changed it all |url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2001/02/16/the-murder-that-changed-it-all/ |website=Yale Daily News |accessdate=June 2, 2019 |language=en |date=February 16, 2001}}</ref>


His death stunned the campus, and more than 1,000 people attended his funeral in ], where Prince's brother Ted, a Yale graduate, gave the eulogy.<ref name="Paciorek" /> There was a short term significant decline in applications to Yale which was directly attributed to the murder.<ref name="Paciorek" /> Yale's president, ], resigned the following year after a contentious six-year term filled with myriad problems, including badly deteriorated ] relations highlighted by Prince's murder.{{Citation needed|reason=None of the current citations even mention Schmidt's troubles|date=June 2019}}
Having dined at ] and attended a party at ], he left his friends behind and was going to his off-campus apartment on Whitney Avenue to rest up for lacrosse practice the next day.


After the murder of Christian Prince, university administrators spent millions of dollars on security infrastructure.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Leonhardt |first=David |author-link=David Leonhardt |title=On, or Off? |magazine=Yale Alumni Magazine |date=November 1994 |url=http://archives.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/94_11/on_off.html |accessdate=6 November 2014}}</ref> Emergency phones and improved lighting were installed; the university police department's size was expanded and a new security force was founded.<ref name="Baron">{{cite web |last1=Baron |first1=Matt |title=In hindsight, a tragic death prompted a paradigm shift |url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2004/02/05/in-hindsight-a-tragic-death-prompted-a-paradigm-shift/ |website=Yale Daily News |accessdate=June 2, 2019 |language=en |date=February 5, 2004}}</ref>
He was killed on the steps of ] on ], the first Yale student killed on campus since the ] during a robbery near ] in 1974.


⚫ ==Arrest and trial==
His death stunned the campus, and more than 1,000 mourners attended his funeral in ], where Prince's brother Ted, also a Yale graduate, gave the eulogy. There was a short term significant decline in applications to Yale which was directly attributed to the murder.
⚫ In May 1991, James Duncan Fleming was arrested for Prince's murder on a tip from Randy Fleming, a non-related friend of James Fleming.


Randy Fleming was questioned by police and made these claims under oath:
After his killing Yale reevaluated and improved its campus security. Emergency phones and improved lighting were installed; the university police department's size was expanded and a new security force was founded.
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⚫ He and James wanted money to attend a rap performance and James suggested they "stick up a ]."<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/28/nyregion/son-of-privilege-son-of-pain-random-death-at-yale-s-gates.html?pagewanted=all|title=Son of Privilege, Son of Pain: Random Death At Yale's Gates|last=Nordheimer|first=Jon|date=28 June 1992|work=The New York Times|page=23|accessdate=20 March 2011}}</ref> James Fleming spotted Prince walking home and demanded his money at gunpoint. Prince handed over his wallet, whereupon James Fleming ] him, said "I ought to shoot this cracker", and then fired his gun, fatally wounding Prince. James Fleming then dropped the wallet in his haste to escape.
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⚫ A year later, at James Fleming's trial, Randy Fleming recanted his original statements, claiming that the police had forced him to lie. The jury convicted James Fleming on conspiracy to rob Prince, acquitted him on the charge of first-degree murder, and failed to return a verdict on charges of felony murder and attempted robbery.<ref name="nytimes"/> A second jury acquitted James Fleming on the latter two charges in March 1993, and Fleming was sentenced to nine years in prison.<ref name="Paciorek" />
In 1995 the Office of New Haven and State Affairs has served as a liaison with the city, working for cooperation on security and other measures.


⚫ ==References==
⚫ ==Arrest and trial==
⚫ In May 1991, James Duncan Fleming was arrested for Prince's murder on a tip from one of his friends, Randy Fleming (no relation).


===Citations===
⚫ Randy Fleming later said that he and James wanted money to attend a rap performance and James suggested they "stick up a ]." James Fleming spotted Prince walking home and demanded his money at gunpoint. Prince had handed over his wallet, whereupon James Fleming pistol-whipped him, said "I ought to shoot this cracker", and killed him. Fleming then dropped the wallet in his haste to get away.
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⚫ A year later, at James Fleming's trial, Randy Fleming recanted his original statements, claiming that the police had forced him to lie. The jury convicted James Fleming on conspiracy to rob Prince, acquitted him on the charge of first-degree murder, and failed to return a verdict on charges of felony murder and attempted robbery. A second jury acquitted James Fleming on the latter two charges in March 1993, and Fleming was sentenced to a nine-year prison sentence.
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⚫ * {{cite book |title=Dead Opposite: The Lives and Loss of Two American Boys |first=Geoffrey |last=Douglas |publisher=Henry Holt & Co |year=1994 |isbn=0-8050-2686-X |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/deadoppositelive0000doug }}
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⚫ *''Dead Opposite: The Lives and Loss of Two American Boys'', Geoffrey Douglas, Henry Holt & Co, 1994, ISBN 0-8050-2686-X


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Latest revision as of 03:45, 3 May 2024

1991 murder
Christian Prince
BornChristian Haley Prince
(1971-07-18)July 18, 1971
Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
DiedFebruary 17, 1991(1991-02-17) (aged 19)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Cause of deathShooting
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
NationalityAmerican

Christian Haley Prince (July 8, 1971 – February 17, 1991) was a Yale University student whose murder in New Haven, Connecticut, highlighted racial and class tensions between town and gown.

Incident

Prince, the son of Edward and Sally Prince of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was a fourth-generation Yale student, a member of the class of 1993 in his sophomore year, in Pierson College. The evening of February 16, 1991, after having dined at Mory's and attending a party at Sterling-Sheffield-Strathcona Hall, Prince left his friends and began walking to his off-campus apartment on Whitney Avenue to rest for lacrosse practice the next day. Prince was found lying on the steps of St. Mary's Church, New Haven on Hillhouse Avenue, dead of a bullet wound to the heart, in the early morning hours of February 17. He was the first Yale student killed on campus since the murder of Gary Stein during a robbery near Grove Street Cemetery in 1974.

His death stunned the campus, and more than 1,000 people attended his funeral in Washington, D.C., where Prince's brother Ted, a Yale graduate, gave the eulogy. There was a short term significant decline in applications to Yale which was directly attributed to the murder. Yale's president, Benno Schmidt, resigned the following year after a contentious six-year term filled with myriad problems, including badly deteriorated town-gown relations highlighted by Prince's murder.

After the murder of Christian Prince, university administrators spent millions of dollars on security infrastructure. Emergency phones and improved lighting were installed; the university police department's size was expanded and a new security force was founded.

Arrest and trial

In May 1991, James Duncan Fleming was arrested for Prince's murder on a tip from Randy Fleming, a non-related friend of James Fleming.

Randy Fleming was questioned by police and made these claims under oath:

He and James wanted money to attend a rap performance and James suggested they "stick up a cracker." James Fleming spotted Prince walking home and demanded his money at gunpoint. Prince handed over his wallet, whereupon James Fleming pistol-whipped him, said "I ought to shoot this cracker", and then fired his gun, fatally wounding Prince. James Fleming then dropped the wallet in his haste to escape.

A year later, at James Fleming's trial, Randy Fleming recanted his original statements, claiming that the police had forced him to lie. The jury convicted James Fleming on conspiracy to rob Prince, acquitted him on the charge of first-degree murder, and failed to return a verdict on charges of felony murder and attempted robbery. A second jury acquitted James Fleming on the latter two charges in March 1993, and Fleming was sentenced to nine years in prison.

References

Citations

  1. ^ Paciorek, Andrew (February 16, 2001). "The murder that changed it all". Yale Daily News. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Nordheimer, Jon (28 June 1992). "Son of Privilege, Son of Pain: Random Death At Yale's Gates". The New York Times. p. 23. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  3. Leonhardt, David (November 1994). "On, or Off?". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  4. Baron, Matt (February 5, 2004). "In hindsight, a tragic death prompted a paradigm shift". Yale Daily News. Retrieved June 2, 2019.

Bibliography

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