Walter Moody
Walter L. Moody, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 24, 1935 Rex, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 83) Holman Correctional Facility in Escambia County, Alabama |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Other names | Roy Moody |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Spouse(s) | Hazel Moody (unknown – 1972) Susan McBride |
| Criminal penalty | Death (February 13, 1997) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Judge Robert S. Vance, Sr. Robert E. Robinson |
| Date | December 16–18, 1989 |
Walter Leroy Moody, Jr. (March 24, 1935 – April 19, 2018) was an American convicted murderer. He was sentenced to death in Alabama for the 1989 letter bomb murder of Robert S. Vance, a US federal judge serving on the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.[1]
After an extensive investigation, Moody and his second wife, Susan McBride, were arrested on July 13, 1990. McBride was released on $250,000 bail within a week and later testified against Moody.[2]
Moody was executed by lethal injection on April 19, 2018 in Escambia County, Alabama at the age of 83.[3] He became the oldest death row inmate to be executed in modern United States history.[2]
References
- ↑ Smothers, Ronald (14 July 1990). "Focus of Bombing Inquiry Is Held Without Bail on Separate Charge". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Alabama Executes Serial Bomber Walter Leroy Moody, 83". NPR. April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Alabama Executes Mail Bomber, 83, the Oldest Inmate Put to Death in Modern Era". The New York Times. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.