Criminal penalty Probation Criminal status Deceased | Name Robert Sandifer | |
Born March 12, 1983 (1983-03-12) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Occupation Black Disciples gang member Parents Lorina Sandifer, Robert Akins Similar People David Barksdale, Dantrell Davis, Larry Hoover, Tim Hardaway | ||
Criminal charge Murder, Drug possession Died September 1, 1994 (aged 11) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Robert "Yummy" Sandifer (March 12, 1983 — September 1, 1994) was an American street gang member from Chicago, Illinois. Sandifer's murder by fellow gang members in Chicago garnered national attention, resulting in him appearing on the cover of TIME magazine in September 1994. Nicknamed Yummy because of his love of cookies, standing 4 ft 6 in (137 cm) Sandifer was a young member of the street gang the Black Disciples (BD). After committing murder, arson and armed robbery, he was murdered by his own fellow gang members who feared he could become an informant, and that he was attracting too much attention towards their activities. Coverage of Sandifer's death and retrospectives on his short, violent life were widely published in the American media. Sandifer became a symbol of the gang problem in American inner cities, the failure of social safety nets, and the shortcomings of the juvenile justice system.
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