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He killed a literal baby. And now he wants to sue the state for damages?!

By Anna Slatz February 14, 2024

A trans-identified male currently serving a 55-year sentence for the murder of his infant stepdaughter has launched a lawsuit against the Chaplain at his prison after he was allegedly denied a hijab despite identifying as a Muslim woman. Autumn Cordellioné, previously known as Jonathan C. Richardson, is seeking $150,000 in damages.

As previously reported by Reduxx, Cordellioné was first arrested in 2001 after his 11-month-old stepdaughter died in his care while her mother was at work. The night of the infant’s death, Cordellioné had been visited by friends who later told police that he had been “acting strangely.”

Despite claiming the little girl was inside sleeping, Cordellioné had loud music playing in the home, and his guests noted that he appeared to have a fresh, bleeding tattoo of the child’s name carved into his arm.

Autumn Cordellioné as of August 2023. Photo Courtesy: Indiana Department of Corrections.

Later that night, after his friends left, Cordellioné went to his neighbor and asked him to call 911, claiming the child was unresponsive. When emergency personnel arrived, they were briefly able to resuscitate the girl, but she died shortly after being rushed to the hospital. 

Cordellioné was interviewed by police, who noted he was “calm and unemotional” during questioning, and his story about what happened to the baby changed dramatically over the course of the two interviews conducted.

At first, Cordellioné claimed he found the baby unresponsive after doing some household chores. But in the next interview, Cordellioné said the child was being “fussier than usual” and he attempted to throw her up in the air repeatedly in an effort to calm her down. He said her “head bopped forward and back up in a rough type of a manner,” and that the child continued to cry so he proceeded to shake her aggressively in an effort to calm her down.

During a failed appeals hearing, detectives from the case recounted how Cordellioné “physically showed” how he had manhandled the girl, getting up out of his chair and demonstrating the action in a rough manner.

An autopsy subsequently found that the baby had died of asphyxiation by manual strangulation. Cordellioné was booked awaiting a court hearing, and would later tell a prison official “all I know is I killed the little fucking bitch.”

Cordellioné was found guilty and sentenced to 55 years in prison for the horrific crime. He is currently incarcerated at the Branchville Correctional Facility, an institution for male offenders.

Last August, Cordellioné joined forces with the American Civil Liberties Union to sue the Indiana Department of Corrections, citing “discrimination” on the basis of his gender identity. That case is currently in progress.

But Reduxx has now learned that that Cordellioné has also launched a separate suit against the prison’s Chaplain, Tony Gray. Gray has been a Chaplain at the facility since 2014, and volunteered at the institution prior to being offered an official role.

Branchville Chaplain Tony Gray. Photo Source: Indiana Department of Corrections

In the lawsuit, filed on November 3, 2023, Cordellioné accuses Gray of violating his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment constitutional rights.

According to court records obtained by Reduxx, the incident of complaint took place in May of 2023 after Gray informed Cordellioné that he was not allowed to don a hijab outside of his cell. In response, Cordellioné said: “I wear the hijab in order to cover my head and ears for modesty purposes, as I am an Islamic practicing transwoman.”

At the time, Cordellioné’s registered religion was “Wiccan” and Gray pointed that out, to which Cordellioné replied that he was an “eclectic practitioner who is a member of the Theosophical Society in America.”

The Theosophical Society is headquartered in Chennai, India, and is considered an “esoteric new religious movement.” Founded in 1875, it describes itself as a “unsectarian body of seekers after Truth,” and its practitioners appear to dabble in the philosophy and beliefs of multiple religions simultaneously. One of its founders is Russian mystic Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, who stated in 1889 that “the purpose of establishing the Society was to prepare humanity for the reception of a World Teacher.”

Cordellioné is claiming that his equal protection rights were violated when he was barred from wearing a hijab outside of his cell, noting that male Muslims in the facility are allowed to wear kufis or taqiyah — a short, rounded brimless prayer cap.

“Islamic faith mandates the wearing of a kufi for males … Islamic faith also mandates females of the faith wear hijabs when outside the home and when not amongst men of their family. Tony Gray allows male Muslims to wear their sufis, but denies me, a transwoman, the same privilege.”

From the legal complaint filed by Cordellioné.

Cordellioné also alleges that Gray’s refusal to allow him to wear a hijab violated his eighth amendment rights against cruel and unusual punishment. In his argument, Cordellioné claims the he was subjected to “harassment and ridicule” by the Islamic community in his prison because he had not been allowed to wear a hijab.

“[Gray] should be aware, as Chaplain, the stigma and shame that is attributed to Islamic women when they go uncovered and without a hijab,” Cordellioné writes in his complaint. “Women are viewed as whores, tempters of men, and adulterators; by Islamic society both in and out of prison. I have been shunned, made a social pariah, and amongst my own religious community.”

He continues: “Without the support of the Islamic community, I will struggle and likely fail to achieve salvation for by [sic] Mohammed’s teachings a Muslim who knows of the teachings, yet strays from them, will never reach heaven.”

In his stated request for relief, Cordellioné is seeking the ability to wear his hijab in prison, as well as $150,000 in compensation.

Since filing, there has been some back-and-forth with the court surrounding Cordellioné’s financial situation, with the court requesting a nominal initial filing fee of $36.55, but Cordellioné claiming he does not have the money to pay it. If he cannot demonstrate deficiency in the time the court has specified, his case might be dismissed.

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Infant-Killer Sues to Wear His Hijab

We previously encountered convicted baby-killer Jonathan Richardson when the ACLU demanded we pay for his sex change operation. Now he wants $150,000 to reward him for being oppressed because the prison wouldn’t let him wear a hijab:

Autumn Cordellionè, also known as Jonathan C. Richardson, is serving her sentence at the all-male state prison Branchville Correctional Facility, where she is confined to only hearing her hijab in her immediate sleeping quarters, according to a civil lawsuit filed in November.

All you need to know about the liberal establishment media is that even the relatively reasonable New York Post will lie to your face by calling this guy “she.”

“[I] was told that male Muslims could wear their kufis everywhere they went, but I couldn’t wear my hijab a females religious head ware because I was a male residing in a male institution even though I am a transgender woman, except in my bed area,” Cordellionè alleged in the complaint.

Mr. Cordellionè says he has been oppressed by a prison chaplain.

The prison cleric had allegedly tried to order Cordellionè against wearing the religious scarf because her official religious beliefs were listed as “Wiccan,” a form of paganism whose followers practice witchcraft and nature worship.

Authorities have good reason to deny the maniac something he might use to strangle people:

Cordellionè, who was convicted of strangling her 11-month-old stepdaughter to death in 2001, fired back, stating she practices several religions and she is an “Islamic practicing transwoman” who uses the hijab to cover her head and ears for “modesty purposes.”

Hard to believe he would strangle a baby. He looks like such a nice girl:

If Cordellionè is to be acknowledged as a woman, then it follows everyone should have to pretend he is a devout Muslim too.

Cordellionè claimed the chaplain violated her 14th Amendment rights by singling her out against wearing her religious garb because of her status as a transgender woman.

Once again, the ACLU is championing his cause, demanding he be given money and allowed to wear his hijab.

She also claimed he violated her Eight Amendment rights against cruel and unusual punishment by subjecting her to “harassment and ridicule” by other Muslim prisoners.

Also, the poor guy was excluded by oversight from the Transsexual Violence Hall of Horrors. Let’s correct that now — even if he didn’t strike the transsexual pose until almost 20 years after he should have been executed:

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Beach Ball on the Danbury Branch por 3-Step Protection Photography Por Flickr: On a Friday evening in the Branchville section of Ridgefield, Metro-North's 40th Anniversary Beach Ball P32AC-DM 208 leads train 1860 toward Danbury. Video: youtu.be/eHuUHwCZ18Y

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A farmer, Roy Dillman, in Branchville, Indiana, USA

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A South Carolina man who is set to become the first inmate executed in the U.S. in 2025 says prosecutors convicted the wrong man, and that while he did deal drugs to the victim in the case, he didn't kill her. The young woman's family says he's a liar and that they've been "counting down the minutes" until he dies.

South Carolina plans to execute Marion Bowman Jr. on Friday for the Feb. 16, 2001, shooting death of 21-year-old Kandee Martin, who was killed five days before her son's second birthday. Police found Martin's bullet-ridden body in the trunk of her own car, which had been set on fire.

"I am so sorry for Kandee and her family, but I did not do it," Bowman wrote recently in a statement posted online. "Her family has suffered a loss that can not be undone ... I know this won’t bring them satisfaction, but this is my truth.

"I just don’t want to be executed or imprisoned for life for a crime that I didn’t commit," he wrote.

Kandee Martin's sister-in-law, Lisa Martin, told USA TODAY that her family hopes the execution will bring some closure.

"He gets to do so many things that Kandee doesn't get to do. He gets to speak to his family. I read that he got to hold a grandchild ... He's had 24 years to find God and he can to tie up his loose ends," Martin said. "We never got that opportunity. What was left of Kandee is in a coffin in the ground."

Here's what you need to know about the execution.

What was Marion Bowman convicted of?

A jury convicted Bowman of murdering Martin, whom Bowman described as a longtime friend and sometimes sexual partner who bought crack cocaine from him. Prosecutors argued that Martin owed Bowman money for drugs and cited several witnesses who said they heard him swearing to kill the young woman.

On Feb. 17, 2001, police found Martin's body. She had been shot once in the chest and once in the head on a dark country road. Her killer put her body in the trunk of her car and lit the car on fire, court records show.

The day she was killed, Bowman − who was 20 years old − said that he sold Martin drugs several times throughout the day but that later on she was "buying on credit." He said the two had sex and that afterward he saw her drive off in her car with his cousin, also a dealer.

That cousin became the star witness in Bowman's murder trial as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors for a reduced sentence. Bowman argues that jurors never heard that his cousin had confessed to killing Martin to a cellmate and that prosecutors ignored evidence that pointed to his cousin's and another man's guilt.

"I have done some things in life I regret," Bowman wrote. "I regret the role I had in dealing to Kandee and know that her addiction probably led to her death. But I did not do this."

Who was Kandee Martin?

The daughter of a rebar contractor and a stay-at-home mom, Kandee grew up in the tiny town of Branchville in rural South Carolina, about halfway between Charleston and Columbia. The town had limited employment options and was so small, Martin recalls that her graduating high school had just 21 students.

Kandee wanted something more and talked often of making it to Charleston and starting a career.

"She was a small town girl whose dream was to get out of the small town and just make something of her life," Martin said.

Before Kandee could get out of Branchville, she got pregnant with a baby boy who was both unexpected and a welcome blessing. "She went from being just a young single girl to being someone's mom, and to her, that was the coolest thing ever," Martin said.

"When I close my I eyes, I can still hear those two giggling with each other," Martin said.

When and where will Marion Bowman be executed?

Bowman's execution is set to happen at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina.

What execution method is being used?

Bowman will be killed by a lethal injection of pentobarbital.

Bowman's attorneys have been arguing that there's a "veil of secrecy" surrounding the drug, saying in court documents that the state has refused to turn over basic details, like the pentobarbital's expiration date and how it's stored. They've also raised questions about the drug's purity and quality after a second dose was given to South Carolina inmate Richard Moore 11 minutes after his execution began in November.

In court filings, the state argued that Bowman could have chosen a firing squad or electric chair for his execution, but he opted to die by lethal injection for Martin's "gruesome murder."

Lindsey Vann, one of Bowman's attorneys, said he chose lethal injection despite the unanswered questions because the firing squad and electric chair are "barbaric and unconstitutional." If Bowman hadn't chosen from among the three, the default method would have been the electric chair.

More about Marion Bowman

Bowman grew up in a rural area in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, about halfway between Charleston and Columbia.

He had an absent father and his mother became ill when Bowman was a teenager, making him the man of the house, Vann told USA TODAY. "He's just a really loyal person from his earliest years, and unfortunately, that got him into the drug trade in the area," she said.

"My family was poor, but we got by," Bowman recently wrote in his online testimonial. "I didn’t finish high school. I worked at some manual labor jobs but could never make ends meet."

So, he turned to selling crack cocaine, at first to support his mother and sister, and eventually his wife and stepchildren, Vann said.

After he was imprisoned, Bowman's wife gave birth to the couple's baby daughter, who has since had a baby daughter of her own and made Bowman a grandfather. He also has three step-grandchildren he considers his own. Despite the circumstances, he says they're all close.

Vann said that Bowman has matured while in prison, developed a deep faith in God and became a bit of a writer, penning a poem titled "While I Breathe I Hope." It reads, in part: "Doors continue to close, slamming with a resounding bang ... With my hope gone, do I cease to breathe? I'm still breathing, so this I know. While I breathe, I hope."

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Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) support group in-person meetup on 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 6-7:30 at Bethel Public Library. Light refreshments provided.

RSVP to emily @ newhope-therapy.com

Bethel Library is within easy walking distance of the Metro-North Danbury branch. Stops are Danbury, Bethel, Redding, Branchville, Cannondale, Wilton, Merrit 7, South Norwalk, Stamford, Harlem, and Grand Central. Additional connections within Connecticut available via South Norwalk and Stamford station. Ticket info.

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The book signing was so great! Thank you everyone who came out to support the book, writers and artists!! #scarecrowcontest #branchville #book #kidsbook #illustration #teddy and thank you @agnes_debuys_rizzo and jeanne heinke for including me in this process! :D https://www.instagram.com/p/B3lGShJnBhD/?igshid=1utj8zrvrtbj5

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