John Arthur Spenkelink (March 29, 1949 – May 25, 1979) was an American convicted murderer. He was executed in 1979, the first convicted criminal to be...
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Spenkelink is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Spenkelink (1949–1979), American murderer and robber Mark Spenkelink (born...
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the reinstatement, after Gary Gilmore (who died by firing squad) and John Spenkelink (executed in the electric chair). Bishop had spent twenty years of...
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Sims – Lethal injection on February 23, 2000 (aged 58) for murder. John Spenkelink – Electric chair on May 25, 1979, (aged 30). Gerald Stano – Electric...
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was the second person to be executed in Florida since 1976, after John Spenkelink. Prior to his execution, he spent ten years and three months on death...
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Prosser (1907–1952), actor John Spenkelink (1949–1979), convicted murderer Robin Stille (1961–1996), actress Mark St. John (1956–2007), guitarist Miiko...
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Tracht gained national attention when he mocked convicted murderer John Spenkelink, who was due to be executed in "Old Sparky," the Florida State Prison...
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detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries. 1979 – John Spenkelink, a convicted murderer, is executed in Florida; he is the first person...
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day as fellow death row inmate John Spenkelink. The execution was planned to be a double execution, and he and Spenkelink would have been the first inmates...
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Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. On May 25, 1979, in Florida, John Spenkelink became the first person to be electrocuted after the Gregg v. Georgia...
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