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Stephen Morin
Victims 4–48 Like most transient killers, the exact number and scope of Morin's crimes, will most likely never be known , On His cross country crime spree , it was said ha may have had as many as 50 victims, many victims were never linked to Morin a Sociopath drifter who used several aliases .. Morin was executed in Texas in 1985
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Stephen Morin
1982 mugshot
Born
Stephen Peter Morin
February 19, 1951
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died March 13, 1985 (aged 34)
Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas, U.S.
Cause of death Execution by lethal injection
Conviction(s) Capital murder
Criminal penalty Death
Details
Victims 4–48
Span of crimes
November, 1969–December 11, 1981
Country United States
State(s) Nevada, Colorado, Texas (others suspected)
Date apprehended
December 12, 1981
Stephen Peter Morin (February 19, 1951 – March 13, 1985) was an American serial killer responsible for at least forty murders of young girls and women and 7 men in the 1970s and early 1980s. Since Morin led a transient lifestyle and constantly moved around the country, the exact number of his victims is uncertain, but he is suspected of a total 48 violent crimes across the USA. In the early 1980s, he was pursued by the federal authorities. Morin had created multiple aliases. These names included Rich Clark, Robert Fred Generoso, Thomas David Hones, Ray Constantino and Constatine. The court found Morin sane and sentenced him to death by lethal injection. In 1985, he was executed at the Huntsville Unit.
Early life
Little is known about Morin's childhood. He was born on February 19, 1951, in Providence, Rhode Island, into a poor family. He dropped out of school early, and in his teenage years, Morin began to use narcotics and delved into the criminal lifestyle.
In the mid-1960s, Morin was arrested in Florida for car theft. He was convicted and spent some time in an institution for juvenile delinquents. Freed in 1968, Morin left Florida and wandered around the country. For the majority of the 1970s, he resided in Northern California, specifically in the San Francisco Bay Area, constantly changing his places of residence and using various pseudonyms while committing crimes. For some time, he lived in San Francisco, where he worked as a car mechanic and builder.
Murders
In the 1970s, Morin became addicted to drugs and led a transient lifestyle. In 1976, in San Francisco, Morin attacked a 14-year-old girl, abducting and then raping her. After this crime, he was put on a federal wanted list. During this period, he committed a series of murders of girls and young women in different states. In January 1980, he tried to abduct 19-year-old Susan Bilot in Las Vegas, Nevada. She survived by dodging him twice.
In June 1980, he abducted 20-year-old Cheryl Ann Daniel from Las Vegas, whose corpse was found in Utah six months later. Near Daniel's body, a wallet belonging to Morin was found, which allowed the investigators to connect these killings back to him. In the fall of 1981, he found himself in Colorado, where he killed 23-year-old Sheila Whalen in Golden. After Whalen's murder, Morin moved to Texas, attacking 21-year-old Janna Bruce in Corpus Christi, whose strangled body was found on December 2nd.
On December 11, 1981, Morin attempted to abduct 21-year-old Carrie Ann Scott while attempting to steal her car. Initially, he said that he'd had no intentions to kill her, but claimed to have been overcome with something, and subsequently shot her in the parking lot of Maggie's Restaurant in San Antonio. After that, he abducted Margy Mayfield and held her hostage for 10+ hours in a car.
Arrest
Following Scott's murder, the motel in San Antonio where Morin had been staying for the past few days, was surrounded by the SAPD's SWAT team and searched. During the search, 32-year-old Sarah Clark, his accomplice, was arrested, and 23-year-old Pamela Jackson, another victim abducted on November 30th, was rescued. Several false IDs, credit cards and social security cards were found, leading to suspicions that Morin committed other murders in a multitude of states.
On the afternoon of December 12th, Stephen Morin was arrested at a bus station in Austin. At the time of his arrest, he surrendered without resistance. Upon arrival in Austin, Morin had released Mayfield. Despite his peaceful surrender, Morin refused to cooperate with investigators and claimed to be innocent.
Trials
Morin was charged with the murders of Carrie Ann Scott and Janna Bruce, since there was a lot of evidence supporting his guilt in those cases. After withdrawing his appeals and pleading guilty, he was convicted and sentenced to death in February 1984. Later on, he was additionally convicted of killing Daniel, before being extradited to Colorado on charges of killing Sheila Whalen, for whose killing he was also sentenced to death at the end of 1984. Morin was also supposed to be later extradited to Utah to stand trial for other killings he supposedly committed there, but for reasons unknown, this never occurred. In total, Stephen Morin was investigated for 48 violent murders committed in the states of Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas, New York and California. In Nevada alone, Morin was tested for involvement in 8 murders.
Imprisonment
After his conviction, Morin converted to Christianity. His execution date was scheduled for March 1985. Shortly before this, the convicted stated that he did not want to appeal for a new trial or postpone the execution, which conflicted with his lawyer David Goldstein, who filed a petition for a forensic examination on his client, since he showed signs of mental retardation. The application, however, was rejected.
Execution
Morin was executed by lethal injection on the afternoon of March 13, 1985, at the Huntsville Unit in Texas, in the presence of his victims' relatives and his girlfriend. On the day of his execution, for his last meal, Morin ordered steak, baked potatoes, butter, green pea salad, banana pudding and coffee. His final words were the following:
"Father, forgive these people for they know not what they do. Forgive them as you have forgiven me and I have forgiven them. Lord Jesus, I commit my soul to you."
Before his execution, Morin was described as being in a happy mood. Due to his history of drug abuse, the execution technicians were forced to probe both of Morin's arms and legs with needles for nearly 45 minutes before they found a suitable vein, a first-time occurrence at that time. He was pronounced dead at 12:55 AM, becoming the sixth man to be executed by lethal injection in Texas since the method was introduced in 1982. In fact, The Supreme Court legalized the death penalty in 1976, which made Morin the sixth Texan to be executed ever since.
Victims 4–48 Like most transient killers, the exact number and scope of Morin's crimes, will most likely never be known , On His cross country crime spree , it was said ha may have had as many as 50 victims, many victims were never linked to Morin a Sociopath drifter who used several aliases .. Morin was executed in Texas in 1985
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stephen Morin
1982 mugshot
Born
Stephen Peter Morin
February 19, 1951
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died March 13, 1985 (aged 34)
Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas, U.S.
Cause of death Execution by lethal injection
Conviction(s) Capital murder
Criminal penalty Death
Details
Victims 4–48
Span of crimes
November, 1969–December 11, 1981
Country United States
State(s) Nevada, Colorado, Texas (others suspected)
Date apprehended
December 12, 1981
Stephen Peter Morin (February 19, 1951 – March 13, 1985) was an American serial killer responsible for at least forty murders of young girls and women and 7 men in the 1970s and early 1980s. Since Morin led a transient lifestyle and constantly moved around the country, the exact number of his victims is uncertain, but he is suspected of a total 48 violent crimes across the USA. In the early 1980s, he was pursued by the federal authorities. Morin had created multiple aliases. These names included Rich Clark, Robert Fred Generoso, Thomas David Hones, Ray Constantino and Constatine. The court found Morin sane and sentenced him to death by lethal injection. In 1985, he was executed at the Huntsville Unit.
Early life
Little is known about Morin's childhood. He was born on February 19, 1951, in Providence, Rhode Island, into a poor family. He dropped out of school early, and in his teenage years, Morin began to use narcotics and delved into the criminal lifestyle.
In the mid-1960s, Morin was arrested in Florida for car theft. He was convicted and spent some time in an institution for juvenile delinquents. Freed in 1968, Morin left Florida and wandered around the country. For the majority of the 1970s, he resided in Northern California, specifically in the San Francisco Bay Area, constantly changing his places of residence and using various pseudonyms while committing crimes. For some time, he lived in San Francisco, where he worked as a car mechanic and builder.
Murders
In the 1970s, Morin became addicted to drugs and led a transient lifestyle. In 1976, in San Francisco, Morin attacked a 14-year-old girl, abducting and then raping her. After this crime, he was put on a federal wanted list. During this period, he committed a series of murders of girls and young women in different states. In January 1980, he tried to abduct 19-year-old Susan Bilot in Las Vegas, Nevada. She survived by dodging him twice.
In June 1980, he abducted 20-year-old Cheryl Ann Daniel from Las Vegas, whose corpse was found in Utah six months later. Near Daniel's body, a wallet belonging to Morin was found, which allowed the investigators to connect these killings back to him. In the fall of 1981, he found himself in Colorado, where he killed 23-year-old Sheila Whalen in Golden. After Whalen's murder, Morin moved to Texas, attacking 21-year-old Janna Bruce in Corpus Christi, whose strangled body was found on December 2nd.
On December 11, 1981, Morin attempted to abduct 21-year-old Carrie Ann Scott while attempting to steal her car. Initially, he said that he'd had no intentions to kill her, but claimed to have been overcome with something, and subsequently shot her in the parking lot of Maggie's Restaurant in San Antonio. After that, he abducted Margy Mayfield and held her hostage for 10+ hours in a car.
Arrest
Following Scott's murder, the motel in San Antonio where Morin had been staying for the past few days, was surrounded by the SAPD's SWAT team and searched. During the search, 32-year-old Sarah Clark, his accomplice, was arrested, and 23-year-old Pamela Jackson, another victim abducted on November 30th, was rescued. Several false IDs, credit cards and social security cards were found, leading to suspicions that Morin committed other murders in a multitude of states.
On the afternoon of December 12th, Stephen Morin was arrested at a bus station in Austin. At the time of his arrest, he surrendered without resistance. Upon arrival in Austin, Morin had released Mayfield. Despite his peaceful surrender, Morin refused to cooperate with investigators and claimed to be innocent.
Trials
Morin was charged with the murders of Carrie Ann Scott and Janna Bruce, since there was a lot of evidence supporting his guilt in those cases. After withdrawing his appeals and pleading guilty, he was convicted and sentenced to death in February 1984. Later on, he was additionally convicted of killing Daniel, before being extradited to Colorado on charges of killing Sheila Whalen, for whose killing he was also sentenced to death at the end of 1984. Morin was also supposed to be later extradited to Utah to stand trial for other killings he supposedly committed there, but for reasons unknown, this never occurred. In total, Stephen Morin was investigated for 48 violent murders committed in the states of Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas, New York and California. In Nevada alone, Morin was tested for involvement in 8 murders.
Imprisonment
After his conviction, Morin converted to Christianity. His execution date was scheduled for March 1985. Shortly before this, the convicted stated that he did not want to appeal for a new trial or postpone the execution, which conflicted with his lawyer David Goldstein, who filed a petition for a forensic examination on his client, since he showed signs of mental retardation. The application, however, was rejected.
Execution
Morin was executed by lethal injection on the afternoon of March 13, 1985, at the Huntsville Unit in Texas, in the presence of his victims' relatives and his girlfriend. On the day of his execution, for his last meal, Morin ordered steak, baked potatoes, butter, green pea salad, banana pudding and coffee. His final words were the following:
"Father, forgive these people for they know not what they do. Forgive them as you have forgiven me and I have forgiven them. Lord Jesus, I commit my soul to you."
Before his execution, Morin was described as being in a happy mood. Due to his history of drug abuse, the execution technicians were forced to probe both of Morin's arms and legs with needles for nearly 45 minutes before they found a suitable vein, a first-time occurrence at that time. He was pronounced dead at 12:55 AM, becoming the sixth man to be executed by lethal injection in Texas since the method was introduced in 1982. In fact, The Supreme Court legalized the death penalty in 1976, which made Morin the sixth Texan to be executed ever since.
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