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{{Villain_Infobox

|~~Image~~ = Kenneth_McDuff.jpg

|image = Kenneth_McDuff.jpg

|fullname = Kenneth Allen McDuff

|alias = The Broomstick Killer The Broomstick Murderer

|alias = The Broomstick Killer The Broomstick Murderer The Bad Boy from Rosebud

|origin = Rosebud, Texas, U.S.

|occupation =

|type of villain = Serial Killer

|goals = Get away with his crimes (failed)

|crimes = [[Murder]] Rape [[Torture]] Burglary [[Kidnapping]]

|crimes = [[Murder]] [[Rape]] [[Torture]] Burglary [[Kidnapping]] [[Xenophobia]]

|hobby = Killing and raping people Bragging about his crimes}}'''Kenneth Allen McDuff''' (March 21st, 1946 – November 17th, 1998) was an American serial killer. He was convicted in 1966 of [[murder]]ing 16-year-old Edna Sullivan; her boyfriend, 17-year-old Robert Brand; and Brand's cousin, 15-year-old Mark Dunnam, who was visiting from California. They were all strangers whom McDuff abducted after noticing Sullivan; she was repeatedly raped before having her neck broken with a broomstick; for this reason, McDuff gained the moniker '''The Broomstick Killer'''. McDuff was given three death sentences that were reduced to life imprisonment consequently to the 1972 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ''Furman v. Georgia''. He was paroled in 1989.

|hobby = Killing and raping people Bragging about his crimes}}{{Quote|He was the bad boy from Rosebud. Always has been.|Judge Ellen Roberts describes McDuff.}}

'''Kenneth Allen McDuff''' (March 21st, 1946 – November 17th, 1998) was an American serial killer. He was convicted in 1966 of [[murder]]ing 16-year-old Edna Sullivan; her boyfriend, 17-year-old Robert Brand; and Brand's cousin, 15-year-old Mark Dunnam, who was visiting from California. They were all strangers whom McDuff abducted after noticing Sullivan; she was repeatedly raped before having her neck broken with a broomstick; for this reason, McDuff gained the moniker '''The Broomstick Killer'''. McDuff was given three death sentences that were reduced to life imprisonment consequently to the 1972 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ''Furman v. Georgia''. He was paroled in 1989.

McDuff was given a new death sentence and executed for a murder committed after his release, and is suspected to have been responsible for many other killings.

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McDuff received three death sentences in Texas's electric chair; Green was released after 11 years. McDuff's death sentences were commuted to a life sentence, and he hired a lawyer, who amassed a dossier of various evidence that claimed to show that Green was the real killer. Some members of the parole board were impressed by the dossier. During a one-on-one interview with a board member, McDuff offered him a bribe to secure a favorable decision on the parole application. He was given a two-year sentence for trying to bribe the official. It proved meaningless, as board members thought McDuff could still "contribute to society" and decided to grant him a parole. He was released in 1989.

After being released, he got a job at a gas station making $4 an hour while taking a class at Texas State Technical College in Waco. Within three days of his release, he is widely believed to have begun killing again. The body of 31-year-old Sarafia Parker was discovered on October 14, 1989, in Temple, a town 48 miles south of Waco along the I-35 corridor. McDuff was not charged with this crime. However, he was soon returned to prison on a parole violation for making death threats to an African American youth in Rosebud.

McDuff was indicted on one count of capital murder for Northrup's murder in McLennan County, Texas, on June 26, 1992. He was found guilty. In Texas, juries determine whether or not an individual convicted of capital murder receives life imprisonment or the death penalty. Journalist Gary Cartwright expressed the hope he would be executed, saying: "If there has ever been a good argument for the death penalty, it's Kenneth McDuff."

On February 18, 1993, the jury, in a special punishment hearing, opted to sentence him to death. Following a number of delays while appeals were heard, the Western District Court denied ''habeas corpus'' relief and rescheduled the execution date for November 17, 1998. As he was denied authorization for another, he gave up Reed's burial location a few weeks before his execution.

[[Category:Modern Villains]]

[[Category:Serial Killer]]

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[[Category:Bully]]

[[Category:Xenophobes]]

[[Category:One-Man Army]]

[[Category:Addicts]]

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 {{Villain_Infobox
-|Image = Kenneth_McDuff.jpg
+|image = Kenneth_McDuff.jpg
 |fullname = Kenneth Allen McDuff
-|alias = The Broomstick Killer<br>The Broomstick Murderer
+|alias = The Broomstick Killer<br>The Broomstick Murderer<br>The Bad Boy from Rosebud
 |origin = Rosebud, Texas, U.S.
 |occupation =
 |type of villain = Serial Killer
 |goals = Get away with his crimes (failed)
-|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Rape<br>[[Torture]]<br>Burglary<br>[[Kidnapping]]
+|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Burglary<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]
-|hobby = Killing and raping people<br>Bragging about his crimes}}'''Kenneth Allen McDuff''' (March 21<sup>st</sup>, 1946 – November 17<sup>th</sup>, 1998) was an American serial killer. He was convicted in 1966 of [[murder]]ing 16-year-old Edna Sullivan; her boyfriend, 17-year-old Robert Brand; and Brand's cousin, 15-year-old Mark Dunnam, who was visiting from California. They were all strangers whom McDuff abducted after noticing Sullivan; she was repeatedly raped before having her neck broken with a broomstick; for this reason, McDuff gained the moniker '''The Broomstick Killer'''. McDuff was given three death sentences that were reduced to life imprisonment consequently to the 1972 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ''Furman v. Georgia''. He was paroled in 1989.
+|hobby = Killing and raping people<br>Bragging about his crimes}}{{Quote|He was the bad boy from Rosebud. Always has been.|Judge Ellen Roberts describes McDuff.}}
+'''Kenneth Allen McDuff''' (March 21<sup>st</sup>, 1946 – November 17<sup>th</sup>, 1998) was an American serial killer. He was convicted in 1966 of [[murder]]ing 16-year-old Edna Sullivan; her boyfriend, 17-year-old Robert Brand; and Brand's cousin, 15-year-old Mark Dunnam, who was visiting from California. They were all strangers whom McDuff abducted after noticing Sullivan; she was repeatedly raped before having her neck broken with a broomstick; for this reason, McDuff gained the moniker '''The Broomstick Killer'''. McDuff was given three death sentences that were reduced to life imprisonment consequently to the 1972 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ''Furman v. Georgia''. He was paroled in 1989.
 McDuff was given a new death sentence and executed for a murder committed after his release, and is suspected to have been responsible for many other killings.
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 McDuff received three death sentences in Texas's electric chair; Green was released after 11 years. McDuff's death sentences were commuted to a life sentence, and he hired a lawyer, who amassed a dossier of various evidence that claimed to show that Green was the real killer. Some members of the parole board were impressed by the dossier. During a one-on-one interview with a board member, McDuff offered him a bribe to secure a favorable decision on the parole application. He was given a two-year sentence for trying to bribe the official. It proved meaningless, as board members thought McDuff could still "contribute to society" and decided to grant him a parole. He was released in 1989.
+After being released, he got a job at a gas station making $4 an hour while taking a class at Texas State Technical College in Waco. Within three days of his release, he is widely believed to have begun killing again. The body of 31-year-old Sarafia Parker was discovered on October 14, 1989, in Temple, a town 48 miles south of Waco along the I-35 corridor. McDuff was not charged with this crime. However, he was soon returned to prison on a parole violation for making death threats to an African American youth in Rosebud.
+McDuff was indicted on one count of capital murder for Northrup's murder in McLennan County, Texas, on June 26, 1992. He was found guilty. In Texas, juries determine whether or not an individual convicted of capital murder receives life imprisonment or the death penalty. Journalist Gary Cartwright expressed the hope he would be executed, saying: "If there has ever been a good argument for the death penalty, it's Kenneth McDuff."
+On February 18, 1993, the jury, in a special punishment hearing, opted to sentence him to death. Following a number of delays while appeals were heard, the Western District Court denied ''habeas corpus'' relief and rescheduled the execution date for November 17, 1998. As he was denied authorization for another, he gave up Reed's burial location a few weeks before his execution.
 [[Category:Modern Villains]]
 [[Category:Serial Killer]]
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 [[Category:Abusers]]
 [[Category:Bully]]
+[[Category:Xenophobes]]
+[[Category:One-Man Army]]
+[[Category:Addicts]]
+[[Category:Liars]]