Scott Carpenter (murderer)

Scott Dawn Carpenter
Born(1975-01-02)January 2, 1975
United States
DiedMay 8, 1997(1997-05-08) (aged 22)
Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Oklahoma, U.S.
Known forYoungest person executed in the United States since 1976
Criminal statusExecuted by lethal injection
ConvictionFirst degree murder
Criminal penaltyDeath (December 16, 1994)

Scott Dawn Carpenter (January 2, 1975 – May 8, 1997) was a convicted American murderer. At the age of 22, he was the youngest person to be executed in the United States after capital punishment was reaffirmed by the United States Supreme Court by a 7–2 decision in the Gregg v. Georgia in 1976.

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