Harrison Herndon
Appearances
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
Tonight on Dateline. The real first memory I have is Janine telling me my father is no longer here.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
When we talk about, you know, his awesome 41st birthday party, it's all through the lens of almost this great Gatsby level of character.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
It really is that American rags to riches story. You know, you can work hard, you can get a good degree, you can build your own business, you can grow wealthy in America.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
My parents met in Brazil. They met under the statue of Christ, which I find to be pretty fantastic.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
Yes. She's like, I saw a tall, dark, and handsome man over there and decided to go say something. And as soon as I heard him speaking English, I had to go say something. So that's a pretty cool story.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
Yeah, it was like on TV, it was like everywhere. And I think my mother and my grandmother did a very good job of trying to shield me from like the horrificness of my dad's murder, frankly. Yeah.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
This is not the story of a negative. This is not the story of a murder and how a family was destroyed. This is a story of Lance Herndon created a path of entrepreneurship for African-Americans that maybe wasn't there. And look how we're continuing this.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
There's a whole other world out there where you can be a very successful entrepreneur, and I'm happy to tell that story. I can be vengeful, I can look in Deanna, I can be upset, or I can say, Lance may be the man that I am today, and I am so proud and happy to be here.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
Thank you. Seeing Lance and making Lance proud is the most important thing for what I do in my life. It really is.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
And I remember, what do you mean dad's not here anymore? I think as a kid, it's very hard to understand that things are gone forever.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
Being taken around the house by my father, being able to see his walk-in mainframe computer, being able to take car rides in the Volvo and the Jaguar. I remember watching Top Gun. That was his favorite show to play for me.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
He had a new Lotus Esprit at the time, which was supposed to be one of the most fantastic Lotuses you could own.
Dateline NBC
The Killer Among Them
He was my father, and he's a guidepost for how I want to live my life.