Floyd McKinney

Murderer

2known / alleged victims

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Date of birth: 1909
Age at first offence: 34
Characteristics: motive unknown
Victim profile: Raymond Fisher and his wife
Method of murder: ???
Date(s) of murder: April 24, 1943
Years active: 1943
Date of arrest: —
Status: Executed
Executed by asphyxiation-gas in Nevada on November 27, 1943

Case Summary

Case record

Background

Floyd L. McKinney was a native of Gateway, Oregon. He was 34 at the time of his death.

The offence

Floyd L. McKinney was convicted of killing 2nd Lt. Raymond Fisher. McKinney was executed for the crime of murder.

Mrs. Fisher was also killed, but McKinney was only charged with killing Lt. Fisher.

Investigation

According to his trial, McKinney met the Fishers in Ely and convinced them to take another route than the one that they intended to take to California.

Other details

Fisher and his wife were traveling from Camp Gowen in Boise, Idaho to March Field in Riverside, California. McKinney killed them and dumped their bodies outside Sand Springs in Churchill County in north central Nevada.

McKinney then went on to Reno and sold the Fisher car to a used-car dealership.

No motive to the killing was ever established.

Outcome

Floyd L. McKinney was executed at the Nevada State Prison on November 27, 1943.

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