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Jose Luis Razo Jr. (born c. 1968) was a student at Harvard University who was convicted of multiple accounts of armed robbery in 1989, for crimes committed while on vacation from Harvard. The press called him "The Harvard Homeboy." Razo grew up in La Habra, California, where he had been an altar boy, the Boys Club's boy of the year, a top student at his Roman Catholic high school, and an outstanding football player. More than 60 colleges and universities pursued him during his senior of high school in 1984. Razo selected Harvard University, and after his Freshman year, he lived in Kirkland House, the 'jock' house, and was a B+ student. However, Razo was not able to return after his sophomore year because in July of that summer, he confessed to police that he had committed a string of armed robberies in California and Florida, while on break from Harvard. The police had labelled the unknown criminal the 'ski mask bandit' but after it became known that Razo was responsible for the crimes, the press immediately labelled him "the Harvard Hold-up Man" or "the Harvard Homeboy". Prior to his confession, Razo had not been a suspect in these crimes. On July 9, 1987, he walked into the police station in his hometown, claiming to know something about an unsolved murder. After it became clear that he knew nothing about the slaying, Razo almost casually stated: "By the way, I've done some armed robberies." ==The Crimes== Razo's crime spree began during his first winter vacation from Harvard. The day after Christmas in 1985 he robbed a dairy. From then on, he committed at least one robbery every time he returned home on vacation. Wearing a ski mask and holding a long-barrel revolver, the young scholar held up at least 10 and as many as 15 grocery stores and fast-food restaurants in Southern California. He also admitted to committing an armed robbery in Florida when he went there for spring vacation with classmates. Razo estimated that he had stolen about $30,000 and spent most of it on gifts for his family. He bought them new furniture, a television set, a security door and window bars, a new roof for the house, clothes and other gifts. He spent some of the money on drugs as well. The crimes seem to have been driven by a desire to prove to his friends back home that Harvard had not made him soft. According to his sister, Leticia Razo, as his time at Harvard progressed, her brother moved increasingly close to his old cholo friends. "He started walking different, standing different," she said. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jose Luis Razo, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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