| Kevin Foster | |
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Mug shot of Kevin Foster |
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| Born | June 16, 1977 Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder, Attempted murder, Arson, Armed robbery[1] |
| Penalty | Death sentence |
| Status | Incarcerated at Union Correctional Institution |
Kevin Donald Foster (born Kevin Donald Bates; June 16, 1977) is an American murderer.
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Foster was the leader of the Young Lords of Chaos, a self-styled teen militia group.
On April 30, 1996, Foster and three of the group's members — Chris Black, Peter Magnotti and Derek Shields — went to the home of Riverdale High School music teacher Mark Schwebes at the behest of Black after Schwebes caught him and another boy preparing to tag the school hours earlier. Shields, who was in Schwebes' class, knocked on his door. When Schwebes answered, Foster shot him twice, killing him.
Foster was convicted of first-degree murder, and was sentenced to death; Magnotti was sentenced to 32 years in prison; Black and Shields were each sentenced to life in prison. Foster and his mother were later convicted of conspiracy to commit murder for planning retaliation murders against the members of the Lords of Chaos that testified against him in the original trial. His mother was given five years in prison, and he was given an additional sentence concurrent with his death penalty.[2] The case was the subject of a 2006 episode of Dateline NBC.[3] Foster is currently appealing his conviction citing inadequate defense.[4] The case was also the subject of a book, "Someone Has To Die Tonight" by Jim Greenhill.