Lyle May was sentenced to death by the State of North Carolina for the murders of a mother and her son. According to court documents Lyle May would stab to death Valerie Sue Riddle, 24, and her four year old son Mark Laird Jr. Lyle May was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
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Lyle May 2021 Information
| Offender Number: | 0580028 |
| Inmate Status: | ACTIVE |
| Gender: | MALE |
| Race: | WHITE |
| Ethnic Group: | EUROPEAN/N.AM./AUSTR |
| Birth Date: | 02/16/1978 |
| Age: | 43 |
| Current Location: | CENTRAL PRISON |
Lyle May More News
A former Brunswick man who moved to North Carolina in 1997 received two death sentences for the fatal stabbing of a woman and her 4-year-old son in Asheville, court officials said.
Lyle Clinton May, 20, was found guilty earlier this month of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Valerie Sue Riddle, 24, of Arden, N.C., and her son, Mark Laird Jr. May was sentenced Thursday in Buncombe County Superior Court.
May was accused of stabbing Riddle as her son watched, and then kicking and stabbing the boy until he died at an Asheville mobile home. Their bodies were found July 9, 1997, along a scenic highway.
May’s parents, Bernice and Patrick May of Brunswick, have said they knew their son had violent tendencies but that they never expected he would be charged with murder.
Bernice May described May’s life as being “one continuous roller-coaster ride since he was 16.”