Pictures of serial killers after execution
Fugate maintained she was a hostage during the entire killing spree and did not have a part in the murders.
Fugate was given a life sentence but was paroled after 17 and a half years. That’s the kind of yellow son of a bitch he is.”Īlthough Starkweather and Fugate killed 11 people, Starkweather was given the death penalty for just his first murder, that of the service station attendant. Sheriff Earl Heflin later stated “He thought he was bleeding to death. One of the shards of glass cut Starkweather who began bleeding, and he surrendered. Starkweather led the deputy sheriff on a high-speed chase until a bullet shattered his windshield. The scene was noticed by a deputy sheriff who came to investigate, which led Fugate to fleeing the vehicle, identifying Starkweather, and claiming he was going to kill her. A passing motorist stopped to help and Starkweather threatened him with a rifle. However, the newly stolen car featured a push-pedal emergency brake which Starkweather was unfamiliar with and the car stalled. Ward’s vehicle was easily recognizable, Starkweather and Fugate killed a sleeping motorist to steal his car. Ward arrived home, they shot and killed him, filled his car with jewelry stolen from the house, and fled the state.Īs Mr. Ward and her maid to death, and snapped the neck of the family’s dog. King was shot to death as well, though Fugate and Starkweather both claimed the other had shot her Starkweather admitted to shooting Jensen.ĭriving Jensen’s stolen car, their next stop was a wealthy area of Lincoln, Nebraska. Jensen was shot in the back of the head, then Starkweather attempted to rape King, though he was unable to.
The pair abandoned their vehicle after becoming stuck in mud, but were quickly picked up by two teenagers, Robert Jensen and Carol King. Starkweather and Fugate then drove to the home of an elderly family friend. Fugate’s grandmother became suspicious and called the police to investigate, but the couple had left the home shortly before the police arrived. When Fugate returned, the couple hid the bodies behind the house and continued to live in the home for 6 days. Next he killed their 2-year-old daughter by strangling and stabbing her.
Her parents demanded he leave so he shot and killed both of them. Less than two months later, Starkweather visited Fugate’s house while she was absent. Starkweather later stated this murder changed him, making him feel as though he could kill without guilt or repercussions. Fugate admitted after the couple’s capture that she didn’t believe Starkweather but played along out of fear. He confessed to Fugate that he had robbed the man but another had shot him. A year later, Starkweather robbed and killed a service station attendant who had refused to sell Starkweather a stuffed animal on credit. Starkweather was 18 when he met his future girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, who was 13 at the time. Psychologists who interviewed him suggested he could have suffered brain damage that was not easily detectable.Ĭorwin told detectives the pressure in his head led to what he called ``tunnel vision″ that after a few days led to his need to commit violence.20-year-old Charles Starkweather is executed in the electric chair for murder In prison, he confessed to the three 1987 murders.Ĭorwin’s parents testified that he suffered two severe cuts to his head when he was a child. I just ask and hope that sometime down the line that you can forgive me.″Ĭorwin was paroled after serving nine years of a 40-year sentence for aggravated rape, and was later sentenced to 99 years for raping a college student and slashing her throat. I regret what happened and I want you to know that I’m sorry. ``I want to express my sorrow and regrets from the deepest part of my heart,″ he said. HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) _ A serial killer who blamed uncontrollable ``pressures in my head″ for his crimes was executed by injection Monday for murdering three women during a nine-month period of 1987.ĭaniel Lee Corwin, 40, of Temple, was condemned under the state’s serial killer statute for raping, strangling and stabbing two women, and fatally stabbing a third as her 3-year-old daughter watched.Ĭorwin spent much of a lengthy final statement addressing six family members of his victims, who watched from a few feet away.