Walter Moody

Walter L. Moody, Jr.
Born(1935-03-24)March 24, 1935
Rex, Georgia, U.S.
Died (aged 83)
Holman Correctional Facility in Escambia County, Alabama
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
Other namesRoy Moody
Criminal statusExecuted
Spouse(s)Hazel Moody (unknown – 1972)
Susan McBride
Criminal penaltyDeath (February 13, 1997)
Details
VictimsJudge Robert S. Vance, Sr.
Robert E. Robinson
DateDecember 16–18, 1989

Walter Leroy Moody, Jr. (March 24, 1935 – April 19, 2018) was an American convicted murderer. He was sentenced to death in Alabama for the 1989 letter bomb murder of Robert S. Vance, a US federal judge serving on the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.[1]

After an extensive investigation, Moody and his second wife, Susan McBride, were arrested on July 13, 1990. McBride was released on $250,000 bail within a week and later testified against Moody.[2]

Moody was executed by lethal injection on April 19, 2018 in Escambia County, Alabama at the age of 83.[3] He became the oldest death row inmate to be executed in modern United States history.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Smothers, Ronald (14 July 1990). "Focus of Bombing Inquiry Is Held Without Bail on Separate Charge". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Alabama Executes Serial Bomber Walter Leroy Moody, 83". NPR. April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Alabama Executes Mail Bomber, 83, the Oldest Inmate Put to Death in Modern Era". The New York Times. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.