John Edward Swindler
American murderer (1944–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Edward Swindler (May 12, 1944 – June 18, 1990) was an American murderer and suspected serial killer who was executed by the state of Arkansas for the 1976 murder of a Fort Smith police officer. He was also convicted of the murders of two teenagers in Columbia, South Carolina, and was charged but never convicted of another murder in Florida. Swindler was the first person to be executed by the state of Arkansas since 1964, and is the only person to have been executed in the electric chair in Arkansas since the reinstatement of capital punishment in 1976.[1]
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John Edward Swindler | |
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Born | (1944-05-12)May 12, 1944 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | June 18, 1990(1990-06-18) (aged 46) |
Cause of death | Execution by electrocution |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Arkansas Capital murder South Carolina Murder (2 counts) Kidnapping (2 counts) |
Criminal penalty | Arkansas Death (February 26, 1977) South Carolina Life imprisonment |
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Victims | 3–4 |
State(s) | South Carolina, Arkansas, and possibly Florida |
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