March 21, 1946 - Kenneth McDuff
McDuff's case is notable for a catastrophic failure in the justice system: sentenced to death in 1966, he was released from prison in 1989 due to overcrowding, after which he killed again. The interval between his crimes and the institutional decisions that enabled further harm made him a reference point in debates about capital punishment, parole policy, and public safety in Texas.
"Kenneth Allen McDuff (March 21, 1946 – November 17, 1998) was an American serial killer from Texas. In 1966, McDuff and an accomplice kidnapped and murdered three teenagers who were visiting from California." — Wikipedia
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Kenneth Allen McDuff (March 21, 1946 – November 17, 1998) was an American serial killer from Texas. In 1966, McDuff and an accomplice kidnapped and murdered three teenagers who were visiting from California. He was given three death sentences for these crimes but avoided execution after the 1972 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Furman v. Georgia. He was resentenced to life and was paroled in 1989. Between October 1989 and March 1992, McDuff raped and murdered at least six women, receiving another death sentence and was later executed in 1998.
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