Charles Anthony Boyd

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Charles Anthony Boyd
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Born(1959-08-17)August 17, 1959
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 1999(1999-08-05) (aged 39)
Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas, U.S.
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
Other namesThe Bathroom Slayer
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims3
Span of crimes
1986–1987
CountryUnited States
State(s)Texas
Date apprehended
April 14, 1987

Charles Anthony Boyd (August 17, 1959 – August 5, 1999),[1] also known as The Bathroom Slayer, was an American serial killer. In 1999, he was executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit for killing one woman in 1987, and is known to have killed two others in similar fashion in 1986.[2][3][4]

Murders[]

At the time of the murders, Boyd had been living with his brother and his brother's girlfriend in his brothers apartment.[5] The complex that was providing shelter to them was located in North Dallas. On July 22, 1986, 37-year-old Tippawan Nakusan, a waitress who lived in an apartment just upstairs from Boyd, was found murdered in her bathtub. She had been stabbed and suffocated. On September 15, 1986, an apartment cleaning lady chanced upon 22-year-old Lashun Thomas laying dead in her apartment bathroom. She had been fatally stabbed to death.

On April 13, 1987, 20-year-old Linda Williams returned home to her apartment from work and found her roommate, 21-year-old Mary Milligan’s body stuffed in a bathtub, raped, strangled, and drowned.[5] While investigating police assumed her killer was the same one who killed Naksuwan and Thomas, by that time locals and the media had applied the pseudonym of “The bathroom slayings” to the string of murders. While observing the scene of Milligan’s murder, it was found that some items had been stolen from the apartment. Milligan’s car, a 1982 Cadillac was also reported to be stolen from the complex’s parking lot.

Trial and conviction[]

The next day, Boyd was arrested after being found in possession of Milligan’s car and other items, with some he was trying to pawn off.[5] Subsequently, a blood and hair test left at the scene exposed Boyd’s involvement. After his arrest, he confessed to all three killings. In late April, Boyd was charged with the murders of Nakusan, Thomas and Milligan. Despite this, and his confession, prosecutors opened the trial in early October with him only being faced with a conviction for the killing of Milligan, because it contained forensic evidence.

He was indicted on a capital murder charge for killing Milligan, and because he had admitted to the killing, his defense claimed he was mentally retarded, and therefore could not be given a death sentence. His lawyers contested Boyd had a reported IQ of 67, but another prison file contained his IQ of being 80.[6] After 10 minutes of deliberating, the jury reached a guilty verdict for Boyd in November 1987, and a month later they sentenced him to death.

Execution[]

On August 5, 1999, Boyd was executed by lethal injection in the execution chamber at the Huntsville Unit. Prior to his execution, he was asked if he would like to make a final statement, for which he declined. When the drugs took effect, however, he claimed out of the blue that he was innocent; “I want you all to know I did not do this crime. I wanted to wait for a thirty day stay for a DNA test so you know who did the crime.”[2][3] Not long after, Boyd let out a gasp and went silent. He was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Charles Anthony Boyd".
  2. ^ a b c "Execution Report: Charles Boyd Page 2". Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Death Row Information". Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ^ "USA (Texas)Charles Anthony Boyd, aged 39" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Execution Report: Charles Boyd". Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. ^ "BOYD v. JOHNSON". Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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