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  • NAME: Caryl Chessman
  • OCCUPATION: Criminal
  • BIRTH DATE: c. May 27, 1921
  • DEATH DATE: May 02, 1960
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: St. Joseph, Michigan
  • PLACE OF DEATH: San Quentin, California
  • AKA: Red-Light Bandit

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Caryl Chessman is best known for his controversial conviction for sex crimes and his execution in 1960.

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By the time she got through to the warden, the pellets had been dropped and any attempt to open the chamber or stop the process may have endangered other people.

After 12 years maintaining his innocence on Death Row, Caryl Chessman was finally executed at San Quentin prison.

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