Murder of Mollie Olgin

Mollie Olgin, a 19 year old woman, was murdered on June 22, 2012 in Portland, Texas' Violet Andrews Park when David Malcolm Strickland sexually assaulted her and her girlfriend Mary Kristene "Kris" Chapa, 18 years old, before shooting them both execution-style.[1] Olgin was pronounced dead at the scene and Chapa was taken to hospital in critical condition due to a bullet wound in her head.[2] Following intensive care and concerns that the bullet may have left her completely paralyzed,[3] Chapa regained mobility in the left side of her body.[4]

On September 28, 2016 a jury found Strickland guilty of capital murder and aggravated sexual assault. Since the prosecution did not seek the death penalty for Strickland, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Newcomb, Alyssa (July 2, 2012). "Texas Lesbian Couple: Survivor Remembers Night of Shooting". ABC News. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ Dahl, Julia (June 28, 2012). "Same-Sex Teen Couple Shot: Texas Rangers investigating shooting of Mollie Olgin and Mary Chapa". CBS News. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Leitsinger, Miranda (June 18, 2012). "Brother of lesbian teen shot in head: She's 'fighting'". MSNBC. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Bolles, Alexandra (September 28, 2016). "Verdict reached 4 years after deadly attack on TX lesbian teen couple". GLAAD. Retrieved July 16, 2017.


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