First degree murder (2 counts) Attempted first degree murder Shooting or throwing a deadly missile
Criminal penalty
Death
Details
Date
July 29, 1994
Country
United States
Location(s)
Pensacola, Florida
Target(s)
John Britton
Killed
Dr. John Bayard Britton, 69 James Herman Barrett, 74
Injured
June Barrett, 68
Weapons
Mossberg Model 500A 12-gauge pump-action shotgun
Paul Jennings Hill (February 6, 1954 – September 3, 2003) was an American minister, religious extremist, and anti-abortion terrorist who murdered physician John Britton and Britton's bodyguard, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Barrett, in 1994.[1][2] Hill was sentenced to death by lethal injection and was executed on September 3, 2003.
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^Goodnough, Abby (September 4, 2003). "Florida Executes Killer Of an Abortion Provider". New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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