Stephen Stanko

Stephen Stanko
Stanko in 2023
Born(1968-01-13)January 13, 1968
DiedJune 13, 2025(2025-06-13) (aged 57)
Criminal statusExecuted by lethal injection
ConvictionsMurder (2 counts)
Kidnapping (3 counts)
First degree criminal sexual conduct
Assault and battery with intent to kill
Assault
Armed robbery (3 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath (murder)
110 years (criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping and armed robbery in assaulting Ling's daughter during the murder of Ling)
Details
Victims2
DateApril 8, 2005
StateSouth Carolina
LocationsMurrell's Inlet and Conway
Imprisoned atBroad River Correctional Institution

Stephen Christopher Stanko (January 13, 1968 – June 13, 2025) was an American prisoner who was convicted of the 2005 murders of two people in South Carolina, as well as the kidnapping and rape of the teenage daughter of one of his murder victims. He was executed for his crimes on June 13, 2025.