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American murderer executed in Kentucky (1971–2008)
Not to be confused with Mark David Chapman.
Marco Allen Chapman
Born
(1971-09-04)September 4, 1971
West Virginia, U.S.
Died
November 21, 2008(2008-11-21) (aged 37)
Kentucky State Penitentiary, Eddyville, Kentucky, U.S.
Cause of death
Execution by lethal injection
Criminal status
Executed
Conviction(s)
Murder (2 counts) Attempted murder (2 counts) Rape First degree burglary First degree robbery
Criminal penalty
Death
Details
Victims
Chelbi Marksberry, 7 Cody Marksberry, 6
Date
August 23, 2002
Injured
Carolyn Marksberry Courtney Sharon
Weapon
Knife
Imprisoned at
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Marco Allen Chapman (September 4, 1971 – November 21, 2008) was a convicted murderer and the last person executed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He was executed on November 21, 2008, by lethal injection at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville, Kentucky.[1][2][3][4][5] Chapman was executed for a series of murders he committed on August 23, 2002, in Warsaw, Kentucky, on Weldon Way,[6] killing two children, Chelbi Sharon, 7, and Cody Sharon, 6, by stabbing[7] after he had raped and stabbed their mother, Carolyn Marksberry, the city clerk of Warsaw at the time, over 15 times.[8][9] 10-year-old Courtney Sharon played dead after she had also been stabbed by Chapman several times, and escaped.[10][11][12]
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