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Robert "Yummy" Sandifer is an 11-year-old criminal who was part of the street gang The Black Disciples.
Sandifer's passion for criminal activity stemmed from his tragic life. Both of his parents were lengthy fugitives. His mother, Lorina Sandifer, was an illegal prostitute who had over 30 arrests for her activity. His father, Robert Akins, was in prison for a felony gun charge, and was distant from his son's life. When he was around his parents, they abused him greatly. He was later relocated in 1987 to his grandmother's residence.
Sandifer quit attending school at the age of eight and began roaming around the streets committing crime. He started building criminal activity at the age of 10 where he committed armed robbery on several properties. In 1993, he secretly joined the Black Disciples and ran away from his grandmother's home, where his whereabouts remained unknown until his death in 1994.
On August 28, 1994, Sandifer opened fire with a pistol on several children, critically injuring many of them. He managed to successfully murder one child, 14-year-old girl Shavon Dean. However given his criminal capability, his fellow gang members feared that he was a gang informant, which led to gang members Cragg and Derrick Hardaway to shoot and successfully kill Sandifer on September 1, 1994. Sandifer was only 11 years old. The brothers were later arrested and found guilty of Snadifer's murder.
Trivia
- Sandifer loved eating cookies, which is where he got the nickname "Yummy".
- His height was 4'6" (137 cm).
- A 2010 graphic novel by Greg Neri titled Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty, is a semi-biography based on the life and criminal activity of Sandifer.