Robert Anderson (murderer)
Robert James Anderson (May 29, 1966 – July 20, 2006) was an American criminal convicted and executed for the murder of a five-year-old girl. He was born in Great Lakes, Illinois.
Crimes[]
Anderson kidnapped and murdered five-year-old Audra Ann Reeves, in Amarillo, Texas on June 9, 1992. Anderson told police that he kidnapped Reeves as she was returning home from playing in a park. He took her inside his house and unsuccessfully tried to rape her. He beat, stabbed, and drowned Reeves, then stored her body in a styrofoam ice chest. Her body was found that day by a neighbor throwing out trash. Anderson was identified as the person who discarded the chest, was apprehended by police, and confessed almost immediately.
Anderson said he committed the crime after a dispute with his wife of eight months. The Associated Press quoted Anderson as saying, "The whole day revolved around the fight. She stormed out of the house and said when she returned she didn't want to find me."[1]
Execution[]
Anderson was sentenced to death and was executed by lethal injection in Texas on July 20, 2006.
See also[]
- Capital punishment in Texas
- Capital punishment in the United States
- List of people executed in Texas, 2000–2009
Footnotes[]
- ^ Graczyk, Michael (July 20, 2006). "Killer of 5-year-old Amarillo girl volunteering to die Thursday". San Antonio Express-News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
References[]
- Offender Information. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on 2013-07-11.
- Last Statement. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on 2013-07-11.
- Robert James Anderson. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
- 1966 births
- 2006 deaths
- 1992 murders in the United States
- 21st-century executions by Texas
- 21st-century executions of American people
- People from Great Lakes, Illinois
- American people convicted of murder
- People executed for murder
- People executed by Texas by lethal injection
- American murderers of children
- People convicted of murder by Texas
- Executed people from Illinois