Perry Edward Smith
Executed for the killings of the Clutter family in April of 1965. Execution by hanging.
Born in Huntington, Nevada on October 27, 1928. His father abused him, as well as Smith's siblings and his mother. Perry's mother left his father in 1935 and moved to San Francisco, where she became an alcoholic and died when Perry was 13. The children were placed in a Catholic orphanage. Perry was subject to more abuse by the nuns due to his struggle with chronic bed-wetting. He also spent time in a Salvation Army orphanage where a caretaker allegedly tried to drown him. In his adolescence, he reunited with his father and spent time in and out of juvenile detention.
Last meal was as follows: Shrimp, French fries, garlic bread, ice cream, and strawberries with whipped cream.
Born in Huntington, Nevada on October 27, 1928. His father abused him, as well as Smith's siblings and his mother. Perry's mother left his father in 1935 and moved to San Francisco, where she became an alcoholic and died when Perry was 13. The children were placed in a Catholic orphanage. Perry was subject to more abuse by the nuns due to his struggle with chronic bed-wetting. He also spent time in a Salvation Army orphanage where a caretaker allegedly tried to drown him. In his adolescence, he reunited with his father and spent time in and out of juvenile detention.
Last meal was as follows: Shrimp, French fries, garlic bread, ice cream, and strawberries with whipped cream.