David Mark Hill | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1960 |
| Died | June 6, 2008 (aged 48) South Carolina, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Spouse |
Jacqueline Hill (m. 1991) |
| Children | 3[3] |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 |
| Date | September 16, 1996 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | South Carolina |
David Mark Hill (May 24, 1960 – June 6, 2008) was an American spree killer who killed three people in South Carolina.[3]
Biography
Hill met his Jacqueline Hill in 1991, in which they got married. They had three children and one of them got into an accident that resulted into being in a wheelchair.[2] With that happening, Hill had felt different.[2] He had struggled with being depressed, suffering from panic attacks and also having typical seizures after that happened.[4] He had his own The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church.[1]
Hill had began to act as a spree killer after receiving a notice from his wife to file a divorce against him.[4] He was involved in some murders which had resulted three people being killed, in which he was suspected that Hill was the murderer since he had visited a department of social office.[5] It was stated that he also assaulted a person which was his daughter.[1] He killed them since it was for taking his children away from him, in which there was a restraining order against Hill.[3][6]
Hill had killed Michael Gregory, Josie Curry and Jimmy Riddle, who were all workers at the department of social office.[4] Their bodies were found and he was suspected as the murderer, in which he was later found by the police with using identification resources for which Hill had shot himself with a shotgun.[6][7][8] He was arrested for which Hill was sent to a hospital to get better and had threatened that he wanted to die at September 16, 1996, but he got moved to a prison that's located in Georgia.[4][6][7]
In 2000, Hill had a trial for which there was a statement from his wife that he tried to kill himself at least three times.[9] He had a lawyer who was David Miller and the trial had ended for Hill to serve his death sentences.[10][11][12] In 2007, there was a year left until his execution for which one of his children was at least 21 years old.[12]
Hill was executed via lethal injection on June 6, 2008, in South Carolina.[13] He was pronounced dead at 6:17pm.[13]
See also
- Capital punishment in South Carolina
- Capital punishment in the United States
- List of people executed in South Carolina
- List of people executed in the United States in 2008
References
- ^ a b c Holland, Jennifer (February 12, 2000). "Witnesses testify to David Hill's state of mind before DSS shootings". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 30. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Rickabaugh, Greg (February 12, 2000), "Wife Takes Stand In Hill Case – Jacqueline Hill Testifies To Jurors About Life Prior To Her Husband's Killing Of Three Dss Caseworkers", The Augusta Chronicle
- ^ a b c Brundrett, Rick (January 24, 2000). "Jury selection to begin in death penalty trial". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 11. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Kinnard, Meg (June 6, 2008). "S.C. man condemned for 3 killings set for execution". Times-News. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ Breckenridge, Mona (September 18, 1996). "Man arrested in DSS shootings". The Herald. Rock Hill, South Carolina. p. 12. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Man accused In DSS shootings in fair condition, awaits extradition". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. October 2, 1996. p. 16. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Aiken women charged with threatening DSS employees". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. October 12, 1996. p. 10. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Breckenridge, Mona (September 18, 1996). "DSS suspect shoots himself". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hill's lawyers fighting the death penalty". The Beaufort Gazette. Beaufort, South Carolina. February 12, 2000. p. 5. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kirkland, Chasiti (February 15, 2000). "Jurors give Hill death penalty in DSS slayings". Anderson Independent-Mail. Anderson, South Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Holland, Jennifer (February 15, 2000). "Man gives death sentence for DSS shootings". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Martin, Sandi (August 9, 2007). "Execution date may be closer". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ a b Kinnard, Meg (June 7, 2008). "Man executed for killing 3 Social Services workers". The Times and Democrat. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
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