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David Bruce Morton (born May 14, 1959) is an American serial killer and rapist who murdered at least three women in New Mexico and Texas between 1983 and 1990. Finally arrested shortly after the final murder, Morton confessed to his previous crimes when confronted with the evidence and is now serving two different life sentences in both states.
Life in prison 25 years Yes Morton was convicted of his wife Christine Morton's murder in 1987. He was exonerated in 2011 after DNA tests linked another man, Mark Alan Norwood, to the murder. Norwood was subsequently convicted of Christine's murder. He also is a suspect in the 1988 murder of Debra Baker in her Austin home.
He was subsequently convicted of tax evasion and passport fraud and was sentenced to twelve years in prison. He was incarcerated in the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island in San Pedro, Los Angeles. He was released on January 27, 2012, [8] whereupon he was indicted for his wife's murder a second time, this time in federal court. [9]
Shortly before the murder, Robert was nearly killed when the brake lines on his car were cut. He filed a police report claiming that his wife and Pavatt were conspiring to kill him for the insurance money. Pavatt was their life insurance agent. No action was taken by police at that time. [59]
Two of her sons, Damon and 6-year-old Devon, were killed in the attack, but she was only tried for the murder of Damon. Blaine Milam, convicted of killing his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter. Milam was set to be executed on January 21, 2021, [8] however, the execution was stayed in order to review an intellectual disability claim. [9]
Michael Morton (born August 12, 1954) is an American who was wrongfully convicted in 1987 in a Williamson County, Texas court of the 1986 murder of his wife Christine Morton. He spent nearly 25 years in prison before he was exonerated by DNA evidence which supported his claim of innocence and pointed to the crime being committed by another ...
In 1996, George Morgan (Michele's older brother) was serving time in prison for rape. That year, he decided to research his family genealogy and was surprised when he saw his sister's death certificate. He recalled the circumstances surrounding her death and was certain that it was not caused by pneumonia — and that it had occurred in 1961 ...
Robert John Peernock (c. 1937 – December 2021) was an American convicted for the murder of his wife, Claire Laurence Peernock, and for the attempted murder of his daughter, Natasha Peernock, on July 22, 1987.