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...

Spenkelink is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Spenkelink (1949–1979), American murderer and robber Mark Spenkelink (born...

the reinstatement, after Gary Gilmore (who died by firing squad) and John Spenkelink (executed in the electric chair). Bishop had spent twenty years of...

Sims – Lethal injection on February 23, 2000 (aged 58) for murder. John Spenkelink – Electric chair on May 25, 1979, (aged 30). Gerald Stano – Electric...

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...

Prosser (1907–1952), actor John Spenkelink (1949–1979), convicted murderer Robin Stille (1961–1996), actress Mark St. John (1956–2007), guitarist Miiko...

Tracht gained national attention when he mocked convicted murderer John Spenkelink, who was due to be executed in "Old Sparky," the Florida State Prison...

detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries. 1979 – John Spenkelink, a convicted murderer, is executed in Florida; he is the first person...

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...

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...