In at least the 3rd raid on 409 Aiken St in as many years, Buck was once again arrested for running a house of prostitution. He was once again fined and put on probation, but died before he even saw it out.
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In at least the 3rd raid on 409 Aiken St in as many years, Buck was once again arrested for running a house of prostitution. He was once again fined and put on probation, but died before he even saw it out.
"Vice Raid Nets Man, 56, Woman," Peoria Journal Star, Nov. 15 , 1967.
Marie preferred to have her husband Roy in jail rather than near her baby
When a black boy was slapped at a candy store, Richard's grandmother struck back
At age 15, Marie's son LeRoy — later Richard's father — was arrested for disorderly conduct
The block, in the red-light district, where Pryor was raised
Three years after he was born, World War II spurred Richard's parents to marry
LeRoy Pryor was discharged without honor from the US Army at the height of mobilization for WWII
The Pryor family diversified its operations, becoming proud owners of a tavern in the mid-40s
A black sergeant, flush with cash, was robbed on N. Washington Street — and Richard's father seems to have been the culprit
A Peoria grand jury indicted LeRoy Pryor for robbing a black soldier
The divorce papers of Richard Pryor's parents
The marriage of Richard's parents entered its final phase — the back-and-forth motions of divorce court
Richard's father and stepmother, on the town with some sharp-dressed friends
Richard's father and stepmother relaxing on Aiken Alley
The Club Lavon and Hotel Avion, once part of Peoria's vice circuit, were bombed and burned
When police raided the brothel of Richard's father and stepmother, Buck ran and Ann stayed
Buck avoided jail time by evading police during a raid
Buck arrested for 3rd time in as many years for running a brothel
In the year before his death, Buck was still getting arrested in vice squad raids
Buck died at the young age of 53