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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Date of birth
- 1978
- Age at first offence
- 14
- Characteristics
- juvenile, robbery, juvenile (13)
- Victim profile
- Mary Haddon (female, 90) / One man (gas station manager)
- Method of murder
- Hitting with a hammer and garden tool / ???
- Date(s) of murder
- 1992 / August 25, 1998
- Years active
- 1992–1998
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Died in custody
Committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell on November 13, 1998
Overview
Gregory Gibson was a juvenile convicted in 1992 in juvenile court for a killing that led to tougher state laws on juvenile crime. He was found hanging from a bar on a cell window at the Durham County Jail while awaiting trial for a second murder.
Timeline
- 1992 — Gregory Gibson was convicted of bludgeoning to death Mary Haddon after breaking into her house to steal her car keys.
- 1996 — Gregory Gibson was confined until age 18.
- November 13, 1998 — Gregory Gibson committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell.
- November 15, 1998 — Authorities said he had hanged himself in jail while awaiting trial for a second murder.
Background
Durham, N.C. authorities described Gregory Gibson as a young murderer whose brutal killing of a 90-year-old woman prompted tougher state laws on juvenile crime. Gregory Gibson was 20 at the time he was found hanging.
The offence
Gregory Gibson was convicted in 1992 of bludgeoning to death Mary Haddon. The killing followed Gibson breaking into Mary Haddon’s house to steal her car keys. Mary Haddon was 90 years old. Authorities also described Gibson as having killed robbery victims, one of them a 90-year-old woman.
Investigation and detention
Gregory Gibson was awaiting trial for a second murder when he was found in jail.
He was found hanging from a bar on a cell window at the Durham County Jail. Police said he was found on Friday, and authorities later said Saturday that he had hanged himself in jail while awaiting trial for a second murder.
Trial
In 1992, Gregory Gibson was convicted on one count in juvenile court. His conviction was for bludgeoning to death Mary Haddon after breaking into her house to steal her car keys.
Sentencing
Gregory Gibson was confined until age 18 in 1996.
Outcome
Gregory Gibson hanged himself in jail by hanging from a bar on a cell window on November 13, 1998.
Other details
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