William Clyde Gibson

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William Clyde Gibson
William Clyde Gibson (criminal).png
IDOC mugshot of William Gibson[1]
Born (1957-10-10) October 10, 1957 (age 64)
U.S.
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Conviction(s)Murder (3 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims3+
Span of crimes
2002–2012 (confirmed murders)
CountryUnited States
State(s)Indiana (confirmed murders)
Date apprehended
April 2012
Imprisoned atIndiana State Prison

William Clyde Gibson (born October 10, 1957)[2] is an American convicted serial killer on death row in the state of Indiana.[3][4]

In 2013 Gibson pleaded guilty to the sexual assault and murder of Christine Whitis, a family friend who had visited Gibson at his New Albany, Indiana home. She had gone there to console Gibson after his mother's death.[5]

In total, Gibson pleaded guilty to three murders.[6] After his initial arrest for Whitis' murder, police excavated Gibson's back yard and found the body of Stephanie Kirk, a 35-year-old Charlestown woman who had disappeared in 2012.[7] Gibson also admitted to killing Karen Hodella of Port Orange, Florida, in October 2002.[8]

At sentencing, Gibson responded "I deserve what I’m getting. It ain’t no big deal."[6] Gibson was one of a number of death row inmates from Indiana's state prison who appeared in a Trevor McDonald documentary called Death Row 2018 which was aired in the UK in February 2018. In the documentary, he claimed to have killed 20-30 more people then what was previously thought.

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References[]

  1. ^ "10 Terrible Serial Killers From The State Of Indiana". Ranker. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  2. ^ "Indiana Offender Database Search". in.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Nicholson, Rebecca (2018-02-02). "Death Row 2018 with Trevor McDonald review – clear-eyed detachment from the veteran journalist". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  4. ^ "Indiana Supreme Court upholds convictions of Floyd County serial killer". WDRB. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  5. ^ "William Clyde Gibson's first murder trial opens; elderly victim called his 'prey'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  6. ^ a b Schneider, Grace. "William Clyde Gibson pleads guilty in third murder". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  7. ^ "Convicted in 3 deaths, William Clyde Gibson challenges 1 of his death sentences". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  8. ^ Stafford, Dave. "Supreme Court reaffirms death sentence in 'brutal' 2012, 2003 murders". The Indiana Lawyer. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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