Steven Timothy Judy

Steven Timothy Judy
Born(1956-05-24)May 24, 1956
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 9, 1981(1981-03-09) (aged 24)
Indiana State Prison, Michigan City, Indiana, U.S.
Cause of deathExecution by electrocution
Resting placeFloral Park Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana
Conviction(s)Murder (4 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath (February 25, 1980)
Details
Victims4 confirmed, 7 confessed, 10+ suspected
DateApril 28, 1979 (Chasteen murders)
Span of crimes
1973–1979

Steven Timothy Judy (May 24, 1956 – March 9, 1981) was an American mass murderer and suspected serial killer who was convicted of murdering Terry Lee Chasteen and her three children: Misty Ann, Steve, and Mark, on April 28, 1979.[1] He was executed for the murders on March 9, 1981, via electrocution, becoming the first person to be executed in Indiana since 1961.[2]

Early life

Steven Timothy Judy was born on May 24, 1956, the son of Myrtle and Vernon Judy.[3][4] As a child, he grew up in an environment where there was violence, pornography, alcohol, and crime.[1] His father had a history of being arrested for assaulting his mother. One afternoon, his father caught his mother cheating on him and responded to the incident by killing the family's dog.[5] As a result, his defense attorney, Steven L. Harris, stated, "that's all he's known since the day he was born." Judy recalled, "There's times when I can remember my mother pulling a gun out on my dad and trying to shoot him."[1] As a child, Judy was caught burning down a neighbor's garage and stabbing a classmate with a compass. When he was 10 years old, he started to pursue high school females. He would push them to the ground and molest them.[1]

At the age of 13, Judy pretended to be a Boy Scout, forced himself into a woman's home, raped her, and then tried to kill her with a pocketknife. The pocketknife broke before he could kill the woman. However, he fractured her skull and cut off one of her fingers.[6] At the trial, Judy initially claimed he had nothing to do with the assault. Once the investigators brought up his past incidents, he pled insanity.[7] He was found guilty and sentenced to six months in a juvenile detention center and was then sent to a mental hospital. At the hospital he received treatment for his diagnosis as a "sexual psychopath".[8] Once released, Judy was placed into foster care and sent to live with Robert and Mary Carr who were uninformed about Judy's history.[8]

Murders

On Saturday, April 28, 1979, Terry Lee Chasteen was on her way to drop her children off at a babysitter's house before going to work. While on the road, Judy passed her car and gave her a sign that indicated that she needed to pull over. She eventually did and accepted help from Judy, who she thought was just being a Good Samaritan. He told her that something was wrong with her tire and offered to fix it. While examining her tire, he disabled the car and offered Chasteen and her three children a ride.[6] He then drove them to White Lick Creek.[8]

Once at the Creek, Judy directed the three children to a path, having them walk ahead of him and Chasteen. Once the children were ahead of them, Judy raped Chasteen, tied her hands and feet, and began choking her.[6] Chasteen began screaming for help and her children ran back to them.[7] Later that day, police officers discovered the bodies of Chasteen and her three children: Misty (5 years old), Stephen (4 years old), and Mark (2 years old). Evidence was found that Chasteen had died from being strangled, while the children were drowned.[9] Several witnesses eventually came forward to help the police piece together who the murderer was.[7]

Trial

The arrest of Judy triggered an emotional outcry that lasted two years. He pled insanity and confessed to committing the murders. While in the punishment phase of the trial, Judy wanted it to be fast-paced, so he threatened the judge and jury and promised to kill again unless they sentenced him to death.[8] The trial ended with Judy being found guilty of the murders of Chasteen and her three children.[10]

On February 2, 1980, he was convicted of rape and murder. On February 25, he was sentenced to death. Before he was sentenced, Judy told the judge, "I honestly want you to give me the death penalty. Because someday, somehow, I might get out. I think I've already showed that."[10]

Execution

Judy was executed on March 9, 1981, aged 24, in Michigan City, Indiana in the electric chair.[11][12] His last meal consisted of prime rib, lobster tails, potatoes with sour cream, chef salad with French dressing and a dinner roll. He also requested four cans of beer but they were denied.[13] Judy became the first person to be executed in Indiana since Richard Kiefer was executed on June 15, 1961.[14][15]

Other possible murders

In the week before he was executed, Judy confessed to his foster mother, Mary Carr, that he had raped and murdered other women in multiple states. He told Carr that he had killed more women than he could recall. The first murders Judy confessed to were the 1973 slayings of two women in Louisiana, which occurred while he was staying in New Orleans.[16] He also confessed to the November 1978 murder of Linda Unverzagt, a disco dance instructor in Indianapolis.[17] He confessed to another possible murder of a woman in Louisiana, whom he kidnapped and raped. After raping her, he threw her into a swamp, and did not know if she survived. There were two other possible murders he committed in Indianapolis. Judy raped two women in separate incidents. After raping one of the victims in 1978, he left her tied to a tree in a heavily wooded area, and did not know if she survived the ordeal.[18]

In 2002, author Bette Nunn theorized that Judy could have been responsible for the 1977 murder of Ann Harmeier, a 20-year-old student who attended Indiana University.[19][20] Harmeier disappeared on September 12, 1977, and her body was found five weeks later in a cornfield, approximately five miles from where her car was found. She had been raped and strangled. Her death was similar to Terry Chasteen's: both women were kidnapped from highways by someone who offered them help, both were raped and strangled with items they had on them, and both were dumped in isolated areas in Morgan County. However, an Indiana State Police review of jail records showed that Judy was imprisoned in the Marion County Jail on the day Harmeier disappeared. It has been theorized that the information about Judy's incarceration could have been wrong, however. Harmeier's mother, who died in 1983, believed Judy murdered her daughter.[21] Harmeier's murder remains unsolved and is still being investigated by cold case detectives.[22][23]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Thompson, Emily (February 18, 2018). "Indiana's Most Brutal Killer - Steven Judy". morbidology.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Sheppard Jr., Nathaniel (March 9, 1981). "Indiana murderer executed at prison". The New York Times. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Bette, Nunn (1981). Burn, Judy, Burn.
  4. ^ Nunn, Bette (January 29, 1980). "Judy says some crimes excite him". Reporter Times. pp. 1, 9. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hirsley, Michael (March 9, 1981). "Steven Judy: A childhood, adolescence of anger". Kingsport Times-News. p. 3. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b c "Judy, Steven (IN)". thedarksideofamerica.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Steven Timothy Judy #004". Clarkprosecutor.org. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d "Steven T. Judy, Indiana's Most Hated Killer, 1979". HistoricalCrimeDetective.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  9. ^ Knapp, Cathy (March 9, 2015). "Retro Indy: 4 killed in chilling case". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Carroll, Jan (February 26, 1980). "Judge gives convicted killer of 4 the death penalty he had requested". The Courier-Journal. p. 11. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Murderer Executed". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. March 10, 1981. p. 7. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Killer says he's sorry before execution; blames parents". Sarasota Journal. Sarasota, Florida: Lindsay Newspapers, Inc. March 9, 1981. p. 4A. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  13. ^ Kreiter, Marcella S. (March 9, 1981). "Steven T. Judy says he's sorry before dying". United Press International. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  14. ^ Mitchell, Dawn (December 11, 2019). "A history of executions in Indiana". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  15. ^ "History of Capital Punishment in Indiana". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett. December 15, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  16. ^ "Judy confessed to 3 other slayings: foster mother". The Daily News. March 25, 1981. p. 25. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Hess, Skip (March 23, 1981). "Detective Thinks Judy Killed Dancer". Indianapolis News. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Caleca, Linda G. (March 25, 1981). "Steven Judy's last confession: 'I left a string of bodies'". United Press International. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  19. ^ Nunn, Bette (November 7, 2002). "Is it possible Steven Judy killed Ann Harmeier?". Reporter Times. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Nunn, Bette (November 14, 2002). "Why is Steven Judy becoming a suspect after his death?". Reporter Times. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Evans, Tim (September 15, 2022). "Could Steven Judy have killed IU student Ann Harmeier in 1977? Investigators aren't sure". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  22. ^ Evans, Tim (September 16, 2022). "5 things to know about the unsolved murder of Indiana University student Ann Harmeier". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  23. ^ Evans, Tim (September 12, 2022). "Who killed Ann Harmeier? A distant cousin pushes for answers in 45-year-old murder mystery". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
Executions carried out in Indiana
Preceded by
Richard Kiefer
June 15, 1961
 Steven Timothy Judy
March 9, 1981 		Succeeded by
William Vandiver
October 16, 1985
Executions carried out in the United States
Preceded by
Jesse Bishop – Nevada
October 22, 1979
 Steven Timothy Judy – Indiana
March 9, 1981 		Succeeded by
Frank J. Coppola – Virginia
August 10, 1982

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