Harold Wayne Nichols
Harold Nichols | |
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November 2025 mugshot of Nichols | |
| Born | Harold Wayne Nichols December 31, 1960 Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 2025 (aged 64) Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Executed by lethal injection |
| Spouse |
Joanne (m. 1986) |
| Children | 1 |
| Convictions |
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| Criminal penalty | Death (May 12, 1990) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Karen Pulley |
| Date | September 30, 1988 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Weapon | Piece of wooden board |
Date apprehended | January 5, 1989 |
Harold Wayne Nichols (December 31, 1960 – December 11, 2025), dubbed the Red-Headed Stranger, was an American serial rapist and convicted murderer who was executed in Tennessee for the 1988 rape and murder of 20-year-old Karen Pulley of Chattanooga. Nichols was also convicted of a series of rapes in the Chattanooga area between 1988 and 1989.