John Spenkelink
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Cases
- John Spenkelink execution — first involuntary post-Furman execution in the United StatesNamed suspectConvicted
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John Spenkelink born in Le Mars, Iowa
John Spenkelink execution — first involuntary post-Furman execution in the United StatesSpenkelink escapes from California prison
John Spenkelink execution — first involuntary post-Furman execution in the United StatesSpenkelink convicted of first-degree murder
John Spenkelink execution — first involuntary post-Furman execution in the United StatesSpenkelink tried for first-degree murder
John Spenkelink execution — first involuntary post-Furman execution in the United StatesSpenkelink sentenced to death
John Spenkelink execution — first involuntary post-Furman execution in the United StatesJoseph Szymankiewicz murdered at hotel in Tallahassee—shot and beaten by Spenkelink
John Spenkelink execution — first involuntary post-Furman execution in the United StatesJoseph Szymankiewicz last seen alive, picked up by Spenkelink as hitchhiker in Tallahassee
John Spenkelink execution — first involuntary post-Furman execution in the United StatesSpenkelink arrested for murder of Szymankiewicz
John Spenkelink execution — first involuntary post-Furman execution in the United StatesSpenkelink executed by electric chair at Florida State Prison in Starke
John Spenkelink execution — first involuntary post-Furman execution in the United States