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Charles Raymond Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) [2] was an American spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming between November 1957 and January 1958, when he was nineteen years old. [3] He killed ten of his victims between January 21 and January 29, 1958, the date of his arrest.
Feb 9, 2023 · Caril Ann Fugate, 14, and Charles Starkweather, 19, before the Nebraska killing spree. Starkweather implicated her in some of the murders. Courtesy of SHOWTIME
Starkweather was sentenced to death and executed in the electric chair on June 25, 1959. He insisted that although he had personally killed most of the victims, Fugate had murdered several as well. Although she continued to maintain her innocence, she was tried and convicted for her role in the murder spree.
Dec 11, 2023 · True crime author Harry N. MacLean, 80, was 15 when, according to legend, Charlie Starkweather and Caril Fugate together committed a string of murders in his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Jun 8, 2024 · Updated June 10, 2024. For two months starting in late 1957, 19-year-old Charles Starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate embarked on a killing spree across Nebraska and Wyoming that left 11 dead. He remains one of the most notorious spree killers in American history — and he was just a teenager.
Nov 8, 2014 · In January 1958, teenagers Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate went on a 10-victim killing spree that began in Nebraska and ended near Douglas, Wyo., after a high-speed chase through the middle of town. Starkweather was later executed in Nebraska, and Fugate was paroled after 18 years.
Nov 28, 2023 · Delving Into the Real Story of Charlie Starkweather, Spree Killer, Demon of the American '50s Harry N. MacLean knew there was likely more to the story than was known. But did he want to go down the old roads to Nebraska?
Jun 8, 2016 · Born in Lincoln, Nebraska on November 24, 1938, Charles Raymond “Charlie” Starkweather was a small-town rebel typical of the era. He identified with the silver screen defiance of James Dean—an actor whom he idolised. As a teen, Starkweather wore white T-shirts, jeans, and a biker jacket.
Aug 26, 2013 · Starkweather, 19 at the time of his arrest, had a youthful accomplice in 14-year-old Caril Fugate. His girlfriend and partner in crime, Fugate served 18 years in prison. At the time, she was the youngest female in America to be convicted of first-degree murder.
Starkweather is not only a chronicle of Charlie’s brief life and crimes, but also a skillful examination of the dark moment when a shocking murder spree in an unexpected place collided with a nascent national media—and changed America forever.
