Malaika Griffin

[Mike82]

I've been watching all the UM episodes on Tubi with my wife. I've tried my best not to spoil the usual cases we discuss here since I've seen every episode multiple times, or so I thought.

I was surprised to discover there were a few late season episodes I had completely missed, and the case of Malaika Griffin was one of them. She was wanted for the cold-blooded murder of Jason Horsley in 1999, shooting him from behind while he was looking into his truck.

I've had a similarly irrational neighbor before who believed they "owned" the street and didn't want anyone on their grass, though never to the point where I thought things might escalate into violence or illegal behavior. Based on everything I've read about the case, Griffin was also openly racist. It's just a sad story all around. You can add Jason's fiancée, Deborah Loiselle, to the list of people I immediately liked from the segment. She came across as genuine, both in expressing her grief and in telling her story.

My question is: how did Griffin manage to hide in plain sight for so many years? She was reportedly working at a biotechnology firm under an assumed name. You would think a position like that would involve background checks, especially since it wasn't a minimum-wage job. You'd also think her extremist /racist beliefs and impulsive behavior would have gotten her fired or exposed long before that.

Apparently I wasn't alone as there is very little discussion about this case since shortly after she was captured in 2005. At least she will never see the other side of the bars.

[Gelatinous Goo]

I guess you were too young or too occupied to have caught this case back in the 90's. It feels like many shows ran this story to death at the time. AMW also aired it more than once.

[Mike82]

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Goo

I guess you were too young or too occupied to have caught this case back in the 90's. It feels like many shows ran this story to death at the time. AMW also aired it more than once.

Definitely not too young (been watching UM since almost the beginning) but I remember the show was aired very sparingly (maybe once every 6-8 weeks) here in Canada during the Lifetime era since we didn't (and still don't) have that channel. I also stopped regularly watching AMW around 2000. Of course a certain major event in September 2001 might have taken over the news for a while......

I also found another segment (Robert Fisher) that I never saw before just last night. I thought it was Brad Bishop for the first half as the similarities of the two cases is uncanny.