Murder of Anthony Milano
| Murder of Anthony Milano | |
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| Location | Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Date | December 15, 1987 |
Attack type | Homicide by stabbing, anti-gay hate crime |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victim | Anthony Milano |
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The murder of Anthony Milano occurred on December 15, 1987, when Richard Laird and Frank Chester killed Milano, a 26-year-old gay man, in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania. According to prosecutors, Laird and Chester decided to murder Milano shortly after meeting him on the night of December 14 because they believed he was gay. Both men were convicted and sentenced to death in May 1988. This reportedly marked the first time in the United States that perpetrators of an anti-gay hate crime received the death penalty. Laird remains on death row, while Chester has since been resentenced to life without parole.