Kenneth DeShields

Murderer

1known / alleged victims

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Date of birth: 1960
Age at first offence: 24
Characteristics: —
Victim profile: Elizabeth Reed, 67 (Democratic committee woman)
Method of murder: Shooting
Date(s) of murder: 1984
Years active: 1984
Date of arrest: —
Status: Executed
Executed by lethal injection in Delaware on August 31, 1993

Case Summary

Case information

Kenneth DeShields was executed by lethal injection in Delaware on August 31, 1993. He was 33 years old at the time of execution. He was Black and male.

STATUS

He received the death penalty after a murder conviction.

Sentencing

DeShields was sentenced to death following a murder conviction.

The offence

DeShields was convicted of the murder of Elizabeth Reed, a 67-year-old Sussex County landfill worker. He was executed in Delaware for the killing of a Democratic committee woman.

Outcome

Final words:

It ain't worth it. It ain't worth taking a life. I just like to say I don't hate anybody. What I did was wrong. I just hope everybody is satisfied with what's about to happen.

DeShields was executed by injection on August 31, 1993 in Delaware.

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