Walter Blair Jr.
Walter Blair Jr. | |
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| Born | Walter J. Blair Jr. September 29, 1960 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 1993 (aged 32) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Other names | Walter Junior Blair |
| Relatives | Terry Blair (brother) |
| Conviction | Capital murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death (January 14, 1981) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Sandy L. Shannon, 16 (accused) Katherine Jo Allen, 21 |
| Date | August 19, 1979 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
Date apprehended | August 22, 1979 |
Walter Blair Jr. (September 29, 1960 – July 21, 1993), also known as Walter Junior Blair, was an American convicted murderer who was executed by the state of Missouri for the August 1979 murder of 21-year-old Katherine Jo Allen in Kansas City, Missouri. Blair was hired to murder Allen by Larry Jackson, who was accused of raping her, and wanted her dead to prevent her testimony. Blair was also accused of fatally shooting 16-year-old Sandy Shannon, however, the charges were ultimately dropped when witnesses refused to testify. Blair was executed in 1993 at the Potosi Correctional Center via lethal injection. At the time of his execution, he was Missouri's longest-serving death row inmate.
Walter Blair was the older brother of Terry Blair, a convicted serial killer who murdered at least seven women across Kansas City, Missouri.