Terry Langford

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Terry Langford
Born
Terry Allen Langford

(1966-05-18)May 18, 1966
Lebanon, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedFebruary 24, 1998(1998-02-24) (aged 31)
Montana State Prison, Deer Lodge, Montana, U.S.
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Deliberate homicide (3 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath (January 26, 1989)
Details
VictimsNed Blackwood, 46
Celene Blackwood, 48
DateJuly 5, 1988

Terry Allen Langford (May 18, 1966 – February 24, 1998)[1] was an American convicted murderer and suspected serial killer who was executed by lethal injection in Montana. Langford was executed for the July 1988 murders of Ned and Celene Blackwood, in Ovando, Montana. His case was profiled in the true crime television series, Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets.

Early life[]

Langford was born on May 18, 1966, in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky.[2] Not much is known about his early life other than he was a drifter who resided in Raleigh, North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Langford was convicted of forgery and tampering with a motor vehicle in the summer of 1987. As both charges were misdemeanors he received no jail time.[3]

Murders[]

Terry Langford was convicted of murdering a couple, Ned and Celene Blackwood, in Ovando, Montana on July 5, 1988.[4] He was sentenced to death for this crime on January 26, 1989. While on death row in Montana State Prison, Langford killed a fellow inmate during a riot on September 22, 1991. He received an additional conviction for this slaying.[5]

Execution[]

Langford was executed on February 24, 1998, at Montana State Prison. He declined to make a final statement.[6] At 31 years old, he was the youngest inmate put to death in Montana since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Langford remains the second of only three people to be executed in Montana since the resumption of the death penalty. The others were Duncan Peder McKenzie, Jr. in 1995 and David Thomas Dawson in 2006.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Terry Allen Langford Executed February 24th, 1998 by Lethal Injection in Montana". Clark Prosecutor. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  2. ^ Salter, Peter (February 24, 1998). "Life ends for Langford". The Montana Standard. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Offender Information Terry Allen Langford". North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Man Facing Execution For Murder in Montana". The New York Times. February 23, 1998. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  5. ^ Baumler, Ellen. "A look back on history of Montana's death penalty". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  6. ^ Laceky, Tom (February 24, 1998). "Confessed Double Murderer Execucted". Associated Press. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Searchable Execution Database". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
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