Basil was born in Richmond, Virginia, the eldest son of Everett Abdul' Faruq and Tambar Ellis. He and his 7-year-old brother, Jamal, were the best of buddies, and they did everything together. On April 16, 1990, after visiting with their father, their stepmother took them home. She had just dropped 8-year-old, Basil, and his 7-year-old brother at their mother's apartment, when they begged their mother to let them go outside to play. It was spring break, and the boys wanted to join the other kids in their Richmond neighborhood. Their mother was tired after working the night shift at the nearby DuPont factory, and she didn't worry about the boys playing outside as they often did. They knew not to go into someone's house without permission and walked to school on their own every day. She said they could go out to play, and it was the last time she would see her children. She took a two-hour nap, then went outside to call the boys in for dinner. After calling and searching the apartment complex, a nearby playground and convenience store, she started to panic and called the police. A massive search began involving search dogs, law enforcement officers, surveilance helicopters and volunteers who canvassed the neighborhood. Three agonizing days later, little Basil was found deceased in a Chesterfield County landfill located approximately five miles from their home. His little brother was never found, but they are together in now in heaven.
Basil was born in Richmond, Virginia, the eldest son of Everett Abdul' Faruq and Tambar Ellis. He and his 7-year-old brother, Jamal, were the best of buddies, and they did everything together. On April 16, 1990, after visiting with their father, their stepmother took them home. She had just dropped 8-year-old, Basil, and his 7-year-old brother at their mother's apartment, when they begged their mother to let them go outside to play. It was spring break, and the boys wanted to join the other kids in their Richmond neighborhood. Their mother was tired after working the night shift at the nearby DuPont factory, and she didn't worry about the boys playing outside as they often did. They knew not to go into someone's house without permission and walked to school on their own every day. She said they could go out to play, and it was the last time she would see her children. She took a two-hour nap, then went outside to call the boys in for dinner. After calling and searching the apartment complex, a nearby playground and convenience store, she started to panic and called the police. A massive search began involving search dogs, law enforcement officers, surveilance helicopters and volunteers who canvassed the neighborhood. Three agonizing days later, little Basil was found deceased in a Chesterfield County landfill located approximately five miles from their home. His little brother was never found, but they are together in now in heaven.
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