SUSPICIOUS… BUT ANYONE WITH INFORMATION… SHOULD GIVE THEM A CALL. IT’S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE 38-YEAR OLD RALPH JEAN MARIE WENT MISSING IN BARRE. AND NOW, ADVOCATES SAY MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIND HIM. NBC5’S KRYSTIN RAE WENT TO A DEMONSTRATION IN BATTERY PARK THIS AFTERNOON… AND TELLS US WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO SOLVE THIS CASE. DEMONSTRATORS ARE DEMANDING THAT RALPH-JEAN MARIE’S FACE…NOT BE FORGOTTEN. <SOT: ORGANIZER, THE BLACK PERSPECTIVE> “justice for ralph, is justice for humanity.” IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR, JEAN- MARIE WENT MISSING FROM THE HOLLOW-INN MOTEL IN BARRE- CITY,. HE HASN’T BEEN SEEN SINCE. <SOT: ORGANIZER, THE BLACK PERSPECTIVE> “we are no strangers to foul play, we are no strangers to discrimination, but still by now I hoped we knew better.” EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE BARRE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THEY ARE “BRINGING THE INVESTIGATION BACK TO THEIR FOREFRONT” AND “ARE HOPING SOMEONE WITH MORE INFORMATION WILL COME, FORWARD.” BUT ACTIVISTS AND MEMBERS OF THE BLACK PERSPECTIVE ARE SAYING, AT THIS POINT, THAT’S JUST NOT ENOUGH. <SOT: LEE MORRIGAN, SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST> “so we have people that have gotten away with murder, and the chief is expecting for someone to come in and admit that they murdered ralph?” THEY HAVE OTHER SUGGESTIONS <SOT: LEE MORRIGAN, SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST> “to me that means, maybe its time to call in some outside help.” THEY WANT THE FBI, AND VERMONT STATE POLICE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH. “search barre city police dept…. “we’re going to comment that we demand that they release the security footage, and we’re going to demand that they call in the FBI.” ááthis is a nat of one of the advocates asking the people who were there today to search the barre city police fb page and ask for justice, I would show them asking and then the crowd typing on their phonesáá ACTIVISTS SAY, THEY ARE NOT GIVING UP. AND WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR ANSWERS ABOUT… RALPH- JEAN MARIE’S CASE. <SOT: LEE MORRGICAN, SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST> “im going
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Demonstrators hope their fight continues the conversation around missing man, Ralph Jean-Marie
Updated: 11:39 PM EDT Apr 18, 2021
It’s been over a year since 38-year-old Barre city resident, Ralph Jean-Marie went missing. Now, activists are asking that more be done to find him. A demonstration over the weekend was held asking for justice for Ralph Jean-Marie. Activists plan to hold demonstrations until he is found, hoping his face, does not go forgotten. Saying, “Justice for Ralph, is justice for humanity.” In April 2020, Jean-Marie went missing from the Hollow-Inn Motel in Barre City. He has not been seen since. Earlier this week, Barre City police announced they are bringing the investigation back to their forefront and are hoping someone with information will come forward. But people, including members of the Black perspective, are saying at this point that’s just not enough. “So we have people that have gotten away with murder, and the chief is expecting for someone to come in and admit that they murdered Ralph?” questioned Lee Morrigan, social justice activist. They have other suggestions and would like to see the FBI and Vermont State Police involved in the search. “I’m going to ask everybody to bring the fight for Ralph into your daily lives, talk to your friends, your families, your neighbors,” said Lee Morrigan. Demonstrators over the weekend are hoping the conversation, leads to justice, for Ralph Jean-Marie.
It’s been over a year since 38-year-old Barre city resident, Ralph Jean-Marie went missing. Now, activists are asking that more be done to find him.
A demonstration over the weekend was held asking for justice for Ralph Jean-Marie. Activists plan to hold demonstrations until he is found, hoping his face, does not go forgotten. Saying, “Justice for Ralph, is justice for humanity.”
In April 2020, Jean-Marie went missing from the Hollow-Inn Motel in Barre City. He has not been seen since. Earlier this week, Barre City police announced they are bringing the investigation back to their forefront and are hoping someone with information will come forward. But people, including members of the Black perspective, are saying at this point that’s just not enough.
“So we have people that have gotten away with murder, and the chief is expecting for someone to come in and admit that they murdered Ralph?” questioned Lee Morrigan, social justice activist.
They have other suggestions and would like to see the FBI and Vermont State Police involved in the search.
“I’m going to ask everybody to bring the fight for Ralph into your daily lives, talk to your friends, your families, your neighbors,” said Lee Morrigan.
Demonstrators over the weekend are hoping the conversation, leads to justice, for Ralph Jean-Marie.
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