Monsters Among Us: David Leroy Washington – executed for killing 3 people in Florida in September 1976

Victims
Rev. Daniel Pridgen [9/20/1976] (co-defendant, Johnnie Gary Mills)
Katrina Birk [9/23/1976]
Frank Meli [9/27/1976] (had 2 co-defendants, Nathaniel Taylor and Johnnie Gary Mills)

Find-A-Grave: Rev Daniel Pridgen

Kidnapped student is found dead
House Scene Of Second Grave
Kidnapped Student’s Death Termed ‘Cold Blooded Murder’
Student’s Death Was No Accident
Tearful slayer admits 3 murders
Judge condemns killer of 3
Inmate Is Refused New Murder Trial
Johnnie Gary Mills v State of Florida 1981
Graham Signs Death Warrant
Court Backs Four Death Sentences
Federal Judge Stays Killer’s Execution
Did Washington get legal help
Execution Warrant Is Signed
David Leroy Washington v State of Florida 1978 (conviction and sentence affirmed)
State of Florida v David Leroy Washington 1984
David Leroy Washington v Charles E Strickland 1982 (writ of habeas corpus)
Killer apologizes before his execution
Confessed murderer of 3 executed in Florida
Mass killer meets death in Florida
David Leroy Washington, a former choirboy who stabbed three…
Prisoner challenges daughter moments before his execution
Murderpedia: David Leroy Washington
David Leroy Washington – Florida Execution – July 13, 1984

Defendants
David Leroy Washington – convicted, sentenced to death, executed 7/13/1984
Johnnie Gary Mills – convicted of killing Rev. Daniel Pridgen and Frank Meli, sentenced to life in prison
Nathaniel Taylor – convicted of killing Frank Meli, sentenced to life in prison

David Leroy Washington

INMATE INFORMATION

DC Number: 058673
Name: TAYLOR, NATHANIEL
Race: BLACK
Sex: MALE
Hair Color: BLACK
Eye Color: BROWN
Height: 6’04”
Weight: 182 lbs.
Birth Date: 12/11/1954
Initial Receipt Date: 03/16/1977
Current Facility: LAKE CI
Current Custody: CLOSE
Current Release Date: SENTENCED TO LIFE

Aliases:
NATHANIEL TAYLOR
DOUGLAS WASHINGTON
DOUGLAS ALLEN WASHINGTON

INMATE INFORMATION

ID Photo

DC Number: 058248
Name: MILLS, JOHNNIE G
Race: BLACK
Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 05/17/1956
Initial Receipt Date: 02/09/1977
Current Facility: DADE C.I.
Current Custody: CLOSE
Current Release Date: SENTENCED TO LIFE

Monsters Among Us: Jay Kelly Pinkerton – Raped and killed 2 women; Executed 5/15/1986

Victims
Sarah Donn Lawrence, 30
Sherry Welch, 25

Find-A-Grave: Sarah Donn Lawrence
Mug Shot Monday! Jay Kelly Pinkerton, 1979
Town still chilled by brutal crime
Body of Evidence: The Sarah Donn Lawrence Murder (Part 1)
Body of Evidence: The Sarah Donn Lawrence Murder (Part 2)
Body of Evidence: The Sarah Donn Lawrence Murder (Part 3)
Body of Evidence: The Sarah Donn Lawrence Murder (Part 4)
Body of Evidence: The Sarah Donn Lawrence Murder (Part 5)
Rape-slayer Pinkerton put to death by TDC
Two-time murderer executed
Murderpedia: Jay Kelly Pinkerton

Jay Kelly Pinkerton

Deadly Duo: Gary Carl Simmons Jr. and Timothy Milano killed & dismembered Jeffrey Wolfe and raped his girlfriend; Simmons was executed and Milano was sentenced to life in prison

Jeffrey Wolfe

Texas man found dismembered in Miss.
Timothy John Milano v State of Mississippi 2001 (conviction and sentence affirmed)
Another Condemned Man Seeks Reprieve
Gruesome murder, rape case recalled: Gary ‘The Butcher’ Simmons scheduled to be executed June 20
Gary Carl Simmons Jr. #1299
Murderpedia: Gary Carl Simmons Jr.

Movies/Documentaries
Shattered: The Box

Defendants
Gary Carl Simmons Jr – convicted, sentenced to death; executed 6/20/2012
Timothy Milano – convicted, sentenced to LWOP

Gary Carl Simmons Jr

INMATE INFORMATION

Deadly Duo: Emmanuel Hammond and Maurice Porter kidnapped, raped and killed Julie Love

Julie Love

Find-A-Grave: Julie Ann Love
Murder of Julie Love
Julie Love case baffled Atlanta police for a year
Man found guilty in Julie Love murder
Hammond gets death for murder
Death Penalty Ordered for Convicted Killer
Emanuel Fitzgerald Hammond v Hilton Hall, Warden 2009 (habeas corpus denied)
High court rejects appeal by Julie Love’s killer
Judge declines to give Hammond stay of execution
Man convicted in 1988 killing set to die
Georgia executes man convicted of murder and rape
Man who killed Ga. teacher executed
Emmanuel Fitzgerald Hammond #1238
Delayed Justice for Julie Love

Movies/Documentaries
The Perfect Murder: Love and Death

Emmanuel Hammond

Defendants
Emmanuel Hammond – convicted, sentenced to death, executed 1/25/2011
William Maurice Porter – pled guilty, sentenced to consecutive life sentences
Janice Weldon – granted immunity for testimony

INMATE INFORMATION

NAME: PORTER, WILLIAM MAURICE
GDC ID: 0000577590

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

YOB: 1969
RACE: BLACK
GENDER: MALE
HEIGHT: 6’00”
WEIGHT: 208
EYE COLOR: BROWN
HAIR COLOR: BLACK
SCARS, MARKS, TATTOOS

INCARCERATION DETAILS

MAJOR OFFENSE: MURDER
MOST RECENT INSTITUTION: CENTRAL STATE PRISON
MAX POSSIBLE RELEASE DATE: LIFE

ACTUAL RELEASE DATE: CURRENTLY SERVING
CURRENT STATUS: ACTIVE
KNOWN ALIASES

A.K.A. PORTER,WILLIAM
A.K.A. PORTER,WILLIAM MAURICE

STATE OF GEORGIA – CURRENT SENTENCES

CASE NO: 258597
OFFENSE: RAPE
CONVICTION COUNTY: FULTON COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 07/12/1988
SENTENCE LENGTH: NOT AVAILABLE

CASE NO: 258597
OFFENSE: ARMED ROBBERY
CONVICTION COUNTY: FULTON COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 07/12/1988
SENTENCE LENGTH: NOT AVAILABLE

CASE NO: 258597
OFFENSE: MURDER
CONVICTION COUNTY: FULTON COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 07/12/1988
SENTENCE LENGTH: NOT AVAILABLE
STATE OF GEORGIA – PRIOR SENTENCES

STATE OF GEORGIA – INCARCERATION HISTORY

INCARCERATION BEGIN: 05/18/1990
INCARCERATION END: ACTIVE

Cindy Baillee murder 7/4/1982 Sequoyah County, OK *Lois Nadean Smith convicted, executed 2001;

Find-A-Grave: Cynthia Loucille “Cindi” Baillie
Lois Nadean Smith v Neville Massey 2000 (conviction and sentence affirmed)
Oklahoma News In Brie: Sallisaw (scroll to the right and up a bit)
Lois Nadean Smith #746
‘Mean Nadean’ becomes third woman executed this year
Woman executed for 1982 murder
Documentary aims camera at 1982 murder in Gans
Murderpedia: Lois Nadean Smith
Local man convicted of ‘80s murder arrested for holding woman hostage

Movies/Documentaries
Women on Death Row V
Deadly Women: Mommy’s Little Helpers

Defendants
Lois Nadean Smith – convicted, sentenced to death; executed 2001
James Gregory Smith – convicted, sentenced to life in prison, released in 2009

INMATE INFORMATION

Offender: James G. Smith
OK DOC#: 131102
Status: ACTIVE

Appearance
Gender: Male
Race: White
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Weight: 150 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Alias
Greg Smiht
IDs
OK DOC#: 131102
Birth Date: 4/28/1964

Monsters Among Us: Rosendo Rodriguez raped and killed Joanna Rogers and Summer Baldwin then stuffed their bodies in suitcases; Sentenced to death

Victims
Joanna Kathryn Rogers, 16 [5/4/2004]
Summer Lee Baldwin, 29 [9/13/2005]

Find-A-Grave: Joanna Kathryn Rogers
Find-A-Grave: Summer Lee Baldwin
Mother Agonizes Over Missing Teen
Six year anniversary of the disappearance of Joanna Rogers
Baldwin possibly alive when stuffed in suitcase, put in Lubbock Dumpster
Rosendo Rodriguez Guilty on Two Counts Of Capital Murder
Rosendo Rodriguez Moved to Tears During Punishment Testimony
They pieced together a puzzle, and a disturbing picture emerged
Rosendo Rodriguez III v State of Texas 2011 (conviction and sentence affirmed)
Judge recommends ‘Suitcase Killer’ Rodriguez’s latest appeal be denied
Man condemned for killing Lubbock woman loses federal appeal
Rosendo Rodriguez III – Texas Death Row
TX – Summer Baldwin, 29, raped & murdered, Lubbock, 13 Sept 2005
Texas executes Lubbock “suitcase killer”
Texas ‘suitcase killer’ executed after using last words to speak against death penalty

Movies/Documentaries
Forensic Files: Seeing Red
Solved: Gone But Not Forgotten

INMATE INFORMATION

Name Rodriguez III, Rosendo
TDCJ Number 999534
Date of Birth 03/26/1980
Date Received 05/14/2008
Age (when Received) 28
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) 12th Grade
Date of Offense 09/13/2005
Age (at the time of Offense) 25
County Lubbock
Race Hispanic
Gender Male
Hair Color Black
Height 5 ft 08 in
Weight 198
Eye Color Brown
Native County Wichita
Native State TX
Prior Occupation
Food Service, Office Clerk.

Prior Prison Record
None

Summary of Incident
On 09/13/2005 in Lubbock County, Texas, a 29 year old white female body was found deceased in a suitcase. The subject had sexually assaulted the victim and then caused death by striking the victim with or against a hard object and then choking the victim. This also resulted in the death of the victim’s 5 week old fetus. The subject was arrested by the Lubbock Police Department.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
29 year old white female.

Final Statement: “Stop the death penalty. Do it to save my brothers in death row.” [No, he could not be bothered to express remorse or say something nice to the victims’ loved ones. But, then again, I do not believe he had any remorse for his heinous crimes.]

Monsters Among Us: George Joseph Cvek was executed for the murder of Catherine “Kitty” Pappas *The Aspirin Bandit*

Catherine “Kitty” Pappas

‘Aspirin Bandit’ Admits Slaying
Catherine ‘Kitty’ Pappas: A Crime To Remember (GREAT article)
The aspirin bandit
Tramp Rapist Executed for Slaying N.Y. Woman
Murderpedia: George Joseph Cvek
Find-A-Grave: George Joseph Cvek
Crime Flashback
Excerpt from “World Encyclopedia of 20th Century Murder”

Books
George Cvek Strangler of Women (eBook)

Movies/Documentaries
A Crime To Remember: The Gentleman Killer

George Joseph Cvek

Deadly Duo: Steven Keith Hatch & Glen Burton Ake

Victims
Dr. Richard Douglass, 43 [10/15/1979] Okarche, OK
Marilyn Sue Douglass, 36 [10/15/1979] Okarche, OK
Brooks Douglass, 16 [survived] [10/15/1979] Okarche, OK
Leslie Douglass, 12 [survived] [10/15/1979] Okarche, OK
Dale Kokenes, 35 [11/2/1979] Lumberton, TX
Yerby Land III, 27 [11/2/1979] Lumberton, TX
Dale & Pat Cameron [robbed them, did not hurt them]

Find-A-Grave: Rev Richard Bary Douglass
Find-A-Grave: Marilyn Sue Lacy Douglass
Find-A-Grave: Yerby Land, III
2 Booked in Slaying of Pastor, Wife
Slain minister’s home auctioned to aid orphan children
Innocent Pleas Made In Murders
Steven Keith Hatch v State of Oklahoma
Victim may witness execution
Lawmaker sees killer of parents executed
Murderpedia: Steven Keith Hatch
Murderpedia: Glen Burton Ake
No Reprieve
30-year anniversary
of brutal crime spree
A Buddhist Whom Many Tried to Save Is Executed
Infamous killer Glen Burton Ake dies in prison hospital

Movies/Documentaries
Heaven’s Rain
Dateline: The Haunting

Defendants

Steven Keith Hatch – convicted; executed 8/9/1996
Glen Burton Ake – convicted; originally sentenced to death; resentenced to 2 life sentences + 400 years [died in prison 4/23/2011]

Monsters Among Us: Gary Tison, along with his sons and another inmate Randy Greenawalt, escaped from the Arizona State Prison, killing 7

Victims
Sgt James Stiner, 65 [9/18/1967 Coolidge, AZ prison guard]
Marine Sgt John F. Lyons, 24 [7/31/1978 Quartzsite, AZ]
Donnelda Lyons, 23 [7/31/1978 Quartzsite, AZ]
Christopher, 22 months [7/31/1978 Quartzsite, AZ]
Theresa Tyson, 15 [7/31/1978 Quartzsite, AZ]
James Judge, Jr., 26 [8/9/1978 Chimney Rock, CO]
Margene Judge, 24 [8/9/1978 Chimney Rock, CO]

Find-A-Grave: Sgt James Stiner
Find-A-Grave: Sgt John F. Lyons
Find-A-Grave: Mrs Donnelda Kay “Donna” Chadwick Lyons
Find-A-Grave: Christopher Lyons
Find-A-Grave: Theresa Jo “Terri” Tyson
Find-A-Grave: James S. Judge Jr.
Find-A-Grave: Jeanette Margene Davis Judge
ADC Remembers Jim Stiner
Officer Down Memorial Page: Sergeant James Stiner
Killers escape prison sparking massive manhunt
Search for cons becomes statewide effort
Arizona killer flees into desert
Escaped prisoner’s body found
The story of Gary Tison’s fateful final escape — from those who were there
Raymond and Ricky Tison v State of Arizona 1987 (convictions and sentences affirmed)
Finally, in Arizona, the Murderer of Theresa Tyson May Die.
Anything for Dad
Tison gang, on lam, terrorized state for 13 days 25 years ago
Surviving Villains
Ricky Wayne Tison and Raymond Curtis Tison, Petitioners v. ARIZONA.
Wikipedia: Tison v Arizona
Ricky Tison recaptured
Murderpedia: Gary Gene Tison
Murderpedia: Randy Greenawalt
Member of infamous Tison gang in line for execution in Arizona
Killer of 4 executed in Arizona
Find-A-Grave: Donald Joe “Donny” Tison
Find-A-Grave: Gary Gene Tison
Find-A-Grave: Randall “Randy” Greenawalt
Wikipedia: A Killer in the Family
Wikipedia: Last Rampage

Books
Last Rampage: The Escape of Gary Tison

Movies/Documentaries
A Killer in the Family
Evil Kill: Road Kill
The Last Rampage

Defendants
Gary Gene Tison – convicted of murder of Jim Stiner (prison guard); sentenced to 2 consecutive life sentences; died in prison escape
Randall “Randy” Greenawalt – convicted, sentenced to death; executed 1/23/1997 [1974 murder of a truck driver (possible serial killer) 25-years-to life in prison]
Donald Tison – died in shootout
Ricky Wayne Tison – convicted, sentenced to death; resentenced to LWOP
Raymond Tison – convicted, sentenced to death; resentenced to LWOP

INMATE INFORMATION

Last Name: TISON
First Name: RAYMOND
Middle Inital: C
Birth Date: 10/31/1959
Gender: MALE
Height (inches): 68
Weight: 150
Hair Color: BROWN
Eye Color: GREEN

Commitment Information 24 record(s)
Commit# Sentence yy/mm/dd Sentence County Court Cause# Offense Date Sentence Status Crime Crime Info Felony Class Ruling Verified
B01 LIFE MARICOPA 0009299 08/01/1978 IMPOSED MURDER N/A OTHER N YES
B02 LIFE MARICOPA 0009299 08/01/1978 IMPOSED MURDER N/A OTHER N YES
B03 LIFE MARICOPA 0009299 08/01/1978 IMPOSED MURDER N/A OTHER Y YES
B04 LIFE MARICOPA 0009299 08/01/1978 IMPOSED MURDER N/A OTHER N YES
C01 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C02 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C03 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C04 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C05 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C06 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C07 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C08 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C09 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C10 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C11 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C12 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C13 LIFE PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
C18 5 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D PINAL 0007979 07/30/1978 IMPOSED AIDING PRISONER ESCAPE N/A OTHER N YES
D01 LIFE PINAL 0008007 08/11/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
D02 LIFE PINAL 0008007 08/11/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
D03 LIFE PINAL 0008007 08/11/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
D04 LIFE PINAL 0008007 08/11/1978 IMPOSED ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON N/A OTHER N YES
D09 5 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D PINAL 0008007 08/11/1978 IMPOSED THEFT VEHICLE N/A OTHER N YES
D10 5 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D PINAL 0008007 08/11/1978 IMPOSED FLIGHT FROM LAW VEHICLE N/A OTHER N YES

Sentence Information 24 record(s)
Commit# Sentence yy/mm/dd Admit Date Consec/ Concur Release Date(s) Supervision End Sentence Expiration Flat Maximum
B01 LIFE 07/17/1992 Concurrent: U 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B02 LIFE 07/17/1992 Concurrent: B01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B03 LIFE 07/17/1992 Consecutive: B02 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B04 LIFE 07/17/1992 Consecutive: B02 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C01 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: B01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C02 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C03 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C02 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C04 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C03 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C05 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C04 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C06 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C05 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C07 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C06 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C08 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C07 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C09 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C08 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C10 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C09 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C11 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C10 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C12 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C11 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C13 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C12 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C18 5 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D 01/22/1979 Consecutive: C13 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
D01 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
D02 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: C01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
D03 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: D02 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
D04 LIFE 01/22/1979 Concurrent: D03 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
D09 5 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D 01/22/1979 Consecutive: D01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
D10 5 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D 01/22/1979 Consecutive: D01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
Disciplinary Infractions 2 record(s)

INMATE INFORMATION

Last Name: TISON
First Name: RICKY
Middle Initial: W
Birth Date: 12/07/1958
Gender: MALE
Height (inches): 71
Weight: 165
Hair Color: BLACK
Eye Color: HAZEL

Commitment Information 1 record(s)
Commit# Sentence yy/mm/dd Sentence County Court Cause# Offense Date Sentence Status Crime Crime Info Felony Class Ruling Verified
D02 4 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D PINAL 0008125 11/29/1978 IMPOSED ESCAPE FIRST DEGREE ND/NR CL4 N YES

Sentence Information 26 record(s)
Commit# Sentence yy/mm/dd Admit Date Consec/ Concur Release Date(s) Supervision End Sentence Expiration Flat Maximum
B01 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: A01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B02 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: A01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B03 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B02 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B04 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B03 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B05 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B04 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B06 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B05 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B07 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B06 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B08 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B07 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B09 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B08 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B10 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B09 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B11 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B10 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B12 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B11 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B13 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B12 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
B18 5 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D 01/26/1979 Consecutive: B01 11/25/2012 11/25/2013
B19 5 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D 01/26/1979 Consecutive: B01 11/25/2012 11/25/2013
C01 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B02 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C02 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: B02 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C03 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: C02 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C04 LIFE 01/26/1979 Concurrent: C03 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C09 5 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D 01/26/1979 Consecutive: C01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
C10 5 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D 01/26/1979 Consecutive: C01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
D02 4 Y/ 0 M/ 0 D 04/30/1979 Concurrent: C02 04/29/1983
E01 LIFE 07/10/1992 Concurrent: U 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
E02 LIFE 07/10/1992 Concurrent: U01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
E03 LIFE 07/10/1992 Consecutive: E01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999
E04 LIFE 07/10/1992 Consecutive: E01 12/31/9999 12/31/9999 12/31/9999

Monsters Among Us: Darius Kimbrough raped and killed Denise Collins; He was executed 11/12/2013

From Kimbrough’s appeal: Kimbrough was convicted of first-degree murder on July 1, 1994, and was sentenced to death on December 9, 1994.   His conviction and sentence were affirmed by this Court on direct appeal.   The relevant facts as taken from the opinion on direct appeal are:  Kimbrough was convicted of first-degree murder, burglary of a dwelling with a battery therein, and sexual battery with great force and was sentenced to death consistent with a jury recommendation of eleven to one.   The victim, Denise Collins, was found nude and semi-conscious in her bathroom by paramedics;  she was covered with blood.   The sliding glass door to her second floor apartment was partially open, and there were some ladder impressions under the balcony.   Collins was rushed to the hospital, where she died soon thereafter.

The officers took semen evidence from the bedsheets, took blood evidence from the victim, and found pubic hairs in the bed and in a towel.   The samples were sealed in a bag and sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement lab for analysis.

A resident of the apartment complex-Lee-told officers that he had twice seen a man in the vicinity of the apartment and had seen a ladder on the apartment’s balcony.   Officers were unsuccessful in searching for the man, but later Lee identified Kimbrough from a picture lineup.   A workman in the complex-Stone-identified Kimbrough as a man who had watched him putting away a ladder in the complex around the time of the murder.

The DNA evidence showed that the semen taken from the bedsheets was compatible with Kimbrough’s, and some of the pubic hairs matched his.   There were, however, additional pubic hairs from another unidentified black man and a caucasian male.   The DNA evidence indicated that the blood samples taken from the bed matched Kimbrough’s.

In Loving Memory of Denise Collins
Darius Mark Kimbrough v State of Florida 1997
Darius Mark Kimbrough v State of Florida 2004
Man serving time for 1991 murder to be executed on Tuesday
Darius Kimbrough, convicted of raping and killing Orlando woman Denise Collins, scheduled to be executed
Darius Kimbrough, who killed Orange County woman, is executed
Darius Mark Kimbrough #1353
Murderpedia: Darius Mark Kimbrough

Movies/Documentaries
Nightmare Next Door: Left for Dead

INMATE INFORMATION

DC Number: 374123
Name: KIMBROUGH, DARIUS
Race: BLACK
Sex: MALE
Hair Color: BLACK
Eye Color: BROWN
Height: 5’09”
Weight: 237 lbs.
Birth Date: 12/04/1972
Custody: MAXIMUM
Release Date: DECEASED

Note: This offender meets the criteria for designation as a sexual offender under s. 944.606 F.S., or s. 944.607 F.S., or both, and may be on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Sexual Offender/Predator web site.

Aliases:
DARIUS KIMBROUGH
DARIUS MARQUTTA KIMBROUGH
JEFFREY KIMBROUGH

Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
03/09/1992 BURGLARY ASSAULT ANY PERSON 12/15/1993 ORANGE 9202630 10Y 6M 0D
03/09/1992 SEX BAT/INJURY NOT LIKELY 12/15/1993 ORANGE 9202630 10Y 6M 0D
10/03/1991 1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT. 12/09/1994 ORANGE 9210868 DEATH SENTENCE
10/03/1991 BURGLARY ASSAULT ANY PERSON 12/09/1994 ORANGE 9210868 SENTENCED TO LIFE
10/03/1991 SEX BAT/ WPN. OR FORCE 12/09/1994 ORANGE 9210868 SENTENCED TO LIFE

Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.

Detainers: (Further information may be obtained by contacting the detaining agency)
Detainer Date Agency Type Date Canceled
12/15/1993 093 ORLANDO MIDTOWN NTFY/P&P

Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody 12/19/1994
Date Out-of-Custody 11/12/2013