Terry Lee Lowery
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Allen County, Indiana, USA
- Date of birth
- J uly 4, 1961
- Age at first offence
- 24
- Characteristics
- rape, child molester, history of mental illness
- Victim profile
- Tricia L. Woods, 13 (girlfriend of Lowery's friend)
- Method of murder
- Beating with board
- Date(s) of murder
- May 19, 1985
- Years active
- 1985
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on December 9, 1985.
Case record
Status and sentence
Terry Lee Lowery was sentenced to death on December 9, 1985.
Terry Lee Lowery was resentenced to 60 years imprisonment after an agreed disposition and resentencing.
An agreed disposition was entered.
Offence and legal findings
The case involved a death sentence for murder, including felony-murder, with aiding murder merged.
Aggravating circumstances included:
- rape
- child molesting
- CDC
Mitigating circumstances included:
- mental illness
- no significant prior criminal history
- extreme emotional disturbance
- 23 years old and married at the time of the murder
- disproportionate treatment of accomplice
- turbulent childhood
Other details
Terry Lee Lowery was 23 years old and was married at the time of the murder.
A turbulent childhood contributed to mitigating circumstances.
Mental illness and extreme emotional disturbance were cited as mitigating circumstances.
No significant prior criminal history was cited as a mitigating circumstance.
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