Ali Marjek
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- Syria
- Location
- Damascus, Syria
- Date of birth
- 1958
- Age at first offence
- 18
- Characteristics
- rape, pedophile, serial rapist
- Victim profile
- Three young boys
- Method of murder
- ???
- Date(s) of murder
- 1976 - 1977
- Years active
- 1976–1977
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Executed
Executed by hanging on March 27, 1977
Overview
Ali Marjek was a 19-year-old Middle Eastern man who was convicted of raping and murdering three young Syrian boys. He was sentenced to death and was hanged in Damascus on March 27, 1977. Announcements of his execution branded the case as the only one of its kind in Syria's history.
The offence
Ali Marjek was convicted of raping and murdering three young Syrian boys.
Sentencing
Ali Marjek was sentenced to death.
Outcome
Ali Marjek was executed by hanging in Damascus on March 27, 1977.
Other details
Michael Newton, An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers - Hunting Humans, described Marjek as a sex-motivated, pedophile rape-slayer of young boys and stated the disposition as “Hanged Mar. 27, 1977.”
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