Walter Moody
Walter Leroy Moody Jr. (March 24, 1935 – April 19, 2018) was an American convicted murderer who was sentenced to death and executed in Alabama for the 1989 letter bomb murder of Robert S. Vance, a U.S. federal judge serving on the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
Walter Moody | |
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Moody in a 2017 prison photograph | |
| Born | Walter Leroy Moody Jr. March 24, 1935 Rex, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 83) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Other names | Roy Moody |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Spouse(s) | Hazel Moody (unknown–1972) Susan McBride |
| Criminal penalty | 5-year term (October 19, 1972) Death (February 10, 1997) |
| Details | |
| Victims | (1) Hazel Moody (injured) (2) Judge Robert S. Vance Sr. (murdered) (2) Helen Vance (injured) (3) Robert E. Robinson (murdered) |
| Date | (1) May 7, 1972 (2) December 16, 1989 (3) December 18, 1989 |
Date apprehended | July 13, 1990 |
When Moody was executed by lethal injection in April 2018, he became the oldest death row inmate to be executed since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
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