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|type of villain = Serial Killer | |type of villain = Serial Killer | ||
|goals = Get away with his crimes (failed) | |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}}{{Quote|He was the bad boy from Rosebud. Always has been.|Judge Ellen Roberts describes McDuff.}} | |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. | '''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. | ||
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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." | 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 | 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. | ||
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