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Robert Alton Harris (January 15, 1953 – April 21, 1992) was an American car thief, burglar, kidnapper and murderer who was executed at San Quentin State Prison in 1992 for the 1978 murders of two teenage boys in San Diego. His execution was the first in the state of California since 1967.
24 de dic. de 2022 · Robert Alton Harris fue condenado a muerte en 1979 por asesinar a dos chicos de 16 años para robarles el auto y utilizarlo en el asalto a un banco. Entre ese año y 1992 sorteó...
Robert Alton Harris was the first person executed in California in 25 years, in 1992. He and his brother abducted and killed two teenage boys in 1978, and also robbed a bank.
22 de abr. de 1992 · We, the 48 official witnesses to the execution of Robert Harris, soon learned what the delay was about. But inside the gas chamber, the antihero of this drama seemed puzzled.
21 de abr. de 1992 · SAN QUENTIN — In the life history of Robert Alton Harris, two facts stand out: The murders that put him on Death Row were heartless, and he seemed destined to die strapped down in an execution...
29 de sept. de 2010 · Robert Alton Harris, who killed two teens outside a Jack in the Box in 1978, was the first person executed in California in 24 years in 1992. His case involved a series of legal challenges and a long night of drama in the gas chamber.
21 de abr. de 1992 · Robert Alton Harris, a double murderer, was the first person to be executed in California in 25 years in 1992. He received five stays of execution and challenged the constitutionality of the gas chamber, but was eventually put to death after a dramatic last-minute ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.
