Caryl Chessman
Caryl Chessman
Caryl Whittier Chessmanwas a convicted robber, kidnapper and rapist who was sentenced to death for a series of crimes committed in January 1948 in the Los Angeles area. The "first modern American executed for a non-lethal kidnapping", Chessman was convicted under a loosely interpreted "Little Lindbergh law" – later repealed, but not retroactively – that defined kidnapping as a capital offense under certain circumstances. His case attracted worldwide attention, and helped propel the movement to abolish capital punishment in California...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCriminal
Date of Birth27 May 1921
CountryUnited States of America
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I am not generally regarded as a pleasant or socially minded fellow.
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