Howard Allen
Howard Allen | |
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Born | Howard Arthur Allen February 10, 1949 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | June 5, 2020 Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Haddon Township, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 71)
Conviction(s) | Murder Manslaughter Robbery with serious bodily injury Theft |
Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to 98 years imprisonment |
Details | |
Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | 1974–1987 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Indiana |
Date apprehended | August 4, 1987 |
Howard Arthur Allen (February 10, 1949 – June 5, 2020)[1] was an American serial killer from Indianapolis, Indiana. He murdered three elderly people and also committed assault, burglary, and arson.
In August 1974, Allen beat 85-year-old Opal Cooper during a burglary. He was sentenced to 2-21 years in prison for manslaughter, winning parole in 1985.[2]
On June 11, 1988, Allen was sentenced to death for the murder of Ernestine Griffin. He received a concurrent 50-year sentence for robbery with serious bodily injury, and a consecutive 38-year sentence for theft. 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.[3][4] On appeal, Allen was resentenced to 60 years' imprisonment for the murder on the grounds of mental retardation. The Indiana Department of Correction had listed his release date as April 23, 2035.[5] He was imprisoned at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.[6]
Allen died on June 5, 2020, at the age of 71. His death was confirmed by the Indiana Department of Correction.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Indiana Offender Database Search". in.gov. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021.
- ^ Keller, Robert. "Serial Killers: Howard Arthur Allen". Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "ALLEN, HOWARD A. # 56". Indiana Death Row. Prosecuting Attorney Clark County Indiana. July 1, 2006. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
- ^ Newton, Michael (2006). The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (2nd ed.). Checkmark Books. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-8160-6196-9.
- ^ "Indiana Offender Database Search". www.in.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ https://www.in.gov/apps/indcorrection/ofs/ofs
External links[]
- Indiana Department of Corrections Website / Offender Search DOC Number: 881978
- 1949 births
- 2020 deaths
- American serial killers
- Male serial killers
- People from Indianapolis
- American prisoners sentenced to death
- Prisoners sentenced to death by Indiana
- People convicted of murder by Indiana
- 20th-century American criminals
- American male criminals
- American people convicted of murder
- Serial killers who died in prison custody