Charles Starkweather

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Charles Starkweather was a 1950s American spree killer whose notorious murder rampage with his teenage girlfriend inspired numerous films and fictional characters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American criminal
person
spree killer
accomplice Caril Ann Fugate NERFINISHED
activeYears 1957-1958
apprehended 1958-01-29
birthName Charles Raymond Starkweather NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath execution by electric chair
convictedOf murder
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
crimeType spree killing
dateOfBirth 1938-11-24
dateOfDeath 1959-06-25
education Lincoln High School (dropped out)
era 1950s
ethnicity white American
executionMethod electric chair
familyName Starkweather NERFINISHED
firstMurderYear 1957
fullName Charles Raymond Starkweather NERFINISHED
givenName Charles
incarceratedIn Nebraska State Penitentiary NERFINISHED
inspiredWork Bruce Springsteen song "Nebraska" NERFINISHED
character Kit Carruthers
character Mickey Knox
film "Badlands" NERFINISHED
film "Natural Born Killers" NERFINISHED
film "Starkweather" (2004) NERFINISHED
lastMurderYear 1958
legalStatus executed
mannerOfDeath execution
mediaCoverage extensive national media attention in the United States
notableEvent 1958 murder spree in Nebraska and Wyoming
notableFor 1958 killing spree with teenage girlfriend
notableRelative Caril Ann Fugate (girlfriend) NERFINISHED
numberOfVictims 11
occupation garbage collector
partnerInCrime Caril Ann Fugate NERFINISHED
placeOfApprehension Douglas, Wyoming, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Lincoln, Nebraska, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Lincoln, Nebraska, United States NERFINISHED
sentencedTo death
sexOrGender male
stateOfExecution Nebraska NERFINISHED
triedAt Lancaster County District Court NERFINISHED
victimCountInNebraska 10
victimCountInWyoming 1

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Kit Carruthers in Badlands basedOn Charles Starkweather
subject surface form: Kit Carruthers
Gary Starkweather familyName Charles Starkweather
this entity surface form: Starkweather