Howard Allen

Howard Allen
Inmate Mugshot
Born Howard Arthur Allen
(1949-02-10) February 10, 1949
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Criminal penalty Death Sentence (Commuted to 60 years)
Details
Victims 3
Span of crimes
 1974–1987
Country United States
State(s) Indiana
Date apprehended
 August 4, 1987

Howard Arthur Allen (born February 10, 1949) is a serial killer from Indianapolis, Indiana. He murdered three elderly people and also committed assault, burglary, and arson.

On June 11, 1988, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the murder of Ernestine Griffin. On August 30, 1988, he was placed on death row where he spent the next 25 years awaiting a ruling by a U.S. District Court on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.[1][2] On appeal, Allen was resentenced to 60 years imprisonment for the murder on the grounds of mental retardation. The Indiana Department of Correction lists his release date as 4/23/2035.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "ALLEN, HOWARD A. # 56". Indiana Death Row. Prosecuting Attorney Clark County Indiana. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2007.
  2. ↑ Newton, Michael (2006). The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (2nd ed.). Checkmark Books. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-8160-6196-9.
  3. ↑ "Indiana Offender Database Search". www.in.gov. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
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