Robert Anthony Buell
Robert Anthony Buell | |
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Mugshot taken on October 13, 2000 | |
| Born | September 10, 1940 Norwood, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 2002 (aged 62) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Other names | Bob Buell |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Convictions | Aggravated murder Kidnapping (3 counts) Rape (3 counts) Felonious sexual penetration (3 counts) Felonious assault (2 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 2–3 |
Span of crimes | 1981–1983 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
Date apprehended | 1984 |
Robert Anthony Buell (September 10, 1940 – September 25, 2002) was an American child murderer, serial rapist, suspected serial killer, and former planning department worker from Akron, Ohio. He was convicted of the July 17, 1982 murder of 11-year-old Krista Lea Harrison.
Buell was executed by lethal injection on September 25, 2002. His final meal was a single black unpitted olive. In 2010, eight years after his death, he was found to have also killed Tina Marie Harmon.