Harold McQueen, Jr.

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Harold McQueen, Jr. (July 25, 1952 – July 1, 1997) was the first criminal executed by the State of Kentucky after the reinstatement of capital punishment in the United States in 1976. McQueen was sentenced to death for shooting and killing an unarmed store clerk, Rebecca O'Hearn, while robbing the store in which she worked in Richmond on January 17, 1981.

On July 1, 1997, at 12:07 a.m., McQueen was executed by electrocution at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville. In addition to being the first person executed in Kentucky since 1962, McQueen as of October 2011 is also the last person executed in the state's electric chair and is the only person since 1976 executed in Kentucky involuntarily. McQueen's last words, spoken to his spiritual adviser, were "I love you, Father". During his execution, smoke was seen rising from the electrodes placed on his right ankle. He was declared dead eight minutes after the execution had begun.

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Harold McQueen, Jr.. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
Collins, Michael (1998-01-13). "Killer's last plea: Stay off drugs". The Cincinnati Post (E. W. Scripps Company). Archived from the original on 2004-01-27. Retrieved 2007-11-12.

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Name	McQueen, Harold, Jr.
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Short description	American murderer
Date of birth	July 25, 1952
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Date of death	July 1, 1997
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Harold McQueen, Jr.

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