Christopher Hyde
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Christopher Shane Hyde | |
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| Born | December 30, 1972[1] |
| Conviction(s) | Florida: Attempted first degree murder, robbery, vehicle theft Alabama: Capital Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Florida: 17 years Alabama: Death |
| Details | |
Span of crimes | January 16, 1993 – March 26, 2003 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Florida and Alabama |
| Killed | 3 |
| Injured | 1 |
Christopher Shane Hyde is an American murderer who was sentenced to death for murdering three people during a funeral home robbery in Sumiton, Alabama in 2003. He committed the murders only four months after he was released from prison in Florida for attempted murder.[2][3]
Crimes
[edit]Hyde's criminal activity began in Florida, when, on January 16, 1993, he beat and injured Raymond Davies, who was paraplegic, with a tire iron then stole his wallet and car. He was subsequently convicted of attempted murder, robbery and vehicle theft and was sentenced to 17 years in prison, but was released after serving 8 1/2 years for good behavior.[4] On March 26, 2003, four months after being released from prison in November, Hyde shot and killed three people at the Bell Funeral Home in Sumiton, Alabama, then robbed them of their wallets and fled in a stolen truck. The victims were June Williams, 61, the funeral home manager, Rick Peterson, 50, a pastor at a nearby church and Randle Lane, 66, a delivery truck driver who was the manager of a casket making company.[5] Hyde was arrested the same day as the murders in Atlanta after authorities tracked down the Greyhound Bus he was traveling on. He had earlier ditched the stolen pickup truck, which belonged do Peterson, at a gas station back in Alabama.[6]
Aftermath
[edit]In February 2005, Hyde was convicted of capital murder for the funeral home shootings. The following month, a judge sentenced him to death based on a 10-2 vote decision by a jury.[7] In February, 2009, the Alabama Supreme Court turned down Hyde's appeal.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "CORRECTIONS OFFENDER NETWORK-Hyde, Christopher S". Florida Department of Corrections.
- ^ "Hyde Sentenced to Death for Three Murders". Alabama Public Radio. March 25, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "Ex-Con Arrested in Ala. Funeral Killing". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. March 26, 2003. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "Funeral home shooting kills 3". The Associated Press. The Gadsden Times. March 27, 2003. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "Ex-convict held in funeral home killings". The Associated Press. The Cape Cod Times. March 28, 2003. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "HYDE v. STATE (2007)". FindLaw.
- ^ "Man gets death for triple slayings". The Associated Press. The Tuscaloosa News. March 25, 2005. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "State Supreme Court turns down death penalty appeal for man convicted of killing 3 in Sumiton". The Associated Press. AL.com. February 27, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
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