Harold McQueen Jr.
Harold McQueen Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 25, 1952 Richmond, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 1997 (aged 44) |
| Cause of death | Execution by electrocution |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Convictions | Murder Robbery |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | Rebecca O'Hearn, 22 |
| Date | January 17, 1980 |
| Imprisoned at | Kentucky State Penitentiary |
Harold I. McQueen Jr. (July 25, 1952 – July 1, 1997) was an American man who was the first criminal executed by the state of Kentucky after the reinstatement of capital punishment in the United States in 1976. McQueen was sentenced to death on April 8, 1981, for shooting and killing an unarmed store clerk, Rebecca O'Hearn, while robbing the store in which she worked in Richmond, committed on January 17, 1980.