"They Were Driving around Looking for Someone to Kill" Details of the Grisly Murder of a 60-year-old Woman in a Hate Crime by 2 Black Teens Finally Revealed

The case against a teen charged in connection with a December 2016 homicide in Virginia Beach is moving forward.



Maurice Boney Jr., 19, and 18-year-old Nicholas Cates are accused of killing 60-year-old Christine Bender in front of her home on Dec. 4. Boney and Cates have both been charged with murder.



In court on Friday, the charges against Boney were certified to a grand jury.



A police detective testified Friday that he interviewed Boney a week after the murder. Boney told police that morning, he was hanging out with Cates. He said Cates wanted to take a drive and “find somebody to kill.”



The two drove onto Campion around 2 a.m. on Dec. 4, and saw Bender standing outside her home smoking a cigarette. Cates was driving and reportedly told Boney “that’s the one,” talking about Bender.



They pulled up to the curb, and Cates reportedly asked Bender for a light. As she was approaching, they put on latex gloves and Boney says he handed Cates a .45 caliber. When Bender got her lighter back, Boney says Cates shot her five to seven times in the back.



She died in her front yard.