Carlton Gary
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Carlton Michael Gary (September 24, 1950 – March 15, 2018)[1] was an American serial killer who murdered three elderly women in Columbus, Georgia, and one in Syracuse, New York, between 1975 and 1978, though he is suspected of at least four more killings. Gary was arrested in December 1978 for an armed robbery and sentenced to 21 years in prison. He escaped from custody in 1983 and was caught a year later. Evidence was found linking him to the earlier murders and he was convicted and sentenced to death in August 1986. He was executed by lethal injection on March 15, 2018.
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Born | Carlton Michael Gary (1950-09-24)September 24, 1950 Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | March 15, 2018(2018-03-15) (aged 67) Jackson, Georgia, U.S. |
Cause of death | Executed via lethal injection |
Other names | Carl Michaels Michael David The Stocking Strangler |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Armed robbery (February 22 & March 29, 1979) Escape (August 10, 1979) Sexual assault, murder & property damage (August 26, 1986) |
Criminal penalty | 21 years term imprisonment (1979) Death (August 27, 1986) |
Escaped | March 15, 1983 |
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Victims | 4–8+ |
Span of crimes | July 1970 – April 19, 1978 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | New York and Georgia |
Date apprehended | December 1978 May 3, 1984 |
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