Episode 487: Basil Abdul Faruq and Jamal Abdul Faruq
On April 16, 1990, brothers Basil (8) and Jamal (7) Abdul’Faruq were dropped off at their mother’s apartment in Richmond, Virginia. Around 2:30 p.m. they went outside to play while their mother slept after a night shift. When she woke and couldn’t find them, she looked for 45 minutes before calling the police. A search of the apartment complex and nearby woods found nothing. Three days later, on April 19, a worker at the Shoosmith landfill in Chesterfield County found a body. One child is deceased, the other is still missing. No suspects have been publicly named, and no arrests have been made. The case is active and unsolved in both Richmond and Chesterfield County. Investigators have not determined who took the boys, how they were transported, or why one boy was killed and the other kidnapped but they believe it’s possible the other brother is still alive…
Anyone with information about this case is urged to call 1-800-THE-LOST, the Richmond City Police Department (Virginia) at 804-646-5100 or the Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.
Sources for this episode:
https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/05/grace.coldcase.brothers/index.html
https://coreysobell.medium.com/stolen-brothers-who-took-basil-and-jamal-ff576194a689
https://childfindofamerica.org/jamal-abdulfaruq/
https://www.solvethecase.org/case/1990-23/basil-abdulfaruq
https://charleyproject.org/case/jamal-abdulfaruq
https://www.12onyourside.com/story/12326143/20-years-later-abduction-case-stirs-emotions/
