Gerald Stano
Gerald Eugene Stano (born September 12, 1951 in Daytona Beach , Florida , † March 23, 1998 in Starke , Florida) was an American serial killer who confessed to murdering 41 women in New Jersey , Pennsylvania and Florida.
Life
He was born Paul Zeininger in Daytona Beach, Florida. His birth mother refused him and gave him up for adoption when he was six months old. The nurse Norma Stano adopted him. According to witness statements, the adoptive parents are said to have been loving. At school he is said to have had difficulties learning and adapting to his classmates. He attended the Virginia Military Academy for a few years and graduated from High School in Daytona. He then worked at his adoptive father's gas station and had some odd jobs as a cook and waiter.
On March 25, 1980, a prostitute came to the Daytona Beach Police Station and testified that she was attacked by a man. However, she managed to escape and memorize the license plate of the car. Police identified the owner as Ormond Beach's Gerald Eugene Stano, 28 . When questioned on April 1, 1980, he confessed to the attack on the woman. When the police suspected him of being responsible for further attacks on women and showed him photos of missing and already murdered women, he got caught up in contradictions and finally admitted in the course of interrogation and further questioning that 41 women were murdered between 1974 and 1980 to have. Since many of his confessions were not prosecuted and 19 victims could no longer be identified, he was found guilty of only 9 of the murders and sentenced to death . Shortly before the first date of execution on July 2, 1986, the appeals court granted him indefinite reprieve. On March 23, 1998, Stano was executed on the Old Sparky electric chair in Florida State Prison .
literature
- Blind Fury by Anna Flowers ISBN 1-55817-719-1
- Newton, Michael: The Great Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. 5th edition, Stocker, Graz 2009, ISBN 978-3-85365-240-4
Web links
- http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/gerald_stano/index.html
- http://www.crimezzz.net/serialkillers/S/STANO_gerald_eugene.php
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stano, Gerald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stano, Gerald Eugene (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American serial killer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Daytona Beach , Florida |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1998 |
| Place of death | Strong , Florida |