Frank Pedrini

Murderer

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Nevada, USA
Date of birth: 1908
Age at first offence: 45
Characteristics: —
Victim profile: Clarence Dodd (male)
Method of murder: Strangulation
Date(s) of murder: October 23, 1953
Years active: 1953
Date of arrest: —
Status: Executed
Executed by asphyxiation-gas in Nevada on July 15, 1954

Case Summary

Timeline

July 15, 1954 — Frank A. Pedrini and Leroy L. Linden were executed together at the Nevada State Prison.
October 23, 1953 — Clarence Dodd was murdered.
After visiting his mother in Winnemucca (date not specified) — Clarence Dodd picked up Pedrini and Linden hitchhiking and drove 150 miles west on Highway 40.
Near Mustang Station (date not specified) — Dodd was forced to drive up an isolated canyon.

Background

Frank A. Pedrini and Leroy L. Linden were executed together at the Nevada State Prison on July 15, 1954. This was the first double execution at the Nevada Gas Chamber.

Pedrini was born in Los Gatos, California, and was 46 years old at the time of his death. Linden was born in Aurora, Illinois, and was 34 years old at his death. Pedrini and Linden had been cellmates at Folsom State Prison in California. Both had extensive criminal records.

The offence

Frank A. Pedrini and Leroy L. Linden were executed for the murder of Clarence Dodd, a Lancaster, California carpenter, on October 23, 1953.

Clarence Dodd was returning home after visiting his mother in Winnemucca. Dodd picked up Pedrini and Linden hitchhiking and drove 150 miles west on Highway 40. Near Mustang Station, Dodd was forced to drive up an isolated canyon. Linden and Pedrini then strangled Dodd by pulling equally hard on a 30-inch length of binder twine.

Investigation

No investigation details were provided in the case summary.

Arrest

No arrest details were provided in the case summary.

Trial

No trial details were provided in the case summary.

Sentencing

They were executed together at the Nevada State Prison on July 15, 1954.

Appeals

No appeals details were provided in the case summary.

Outcome

Frank A. Pedrini and Leroy L. Linden were executed together at the Nevada State Prison in Nevada on July 15, 1954.

Aftermath

Clarence Dodd, a Lancaster, California carpenter, was killed on October 23, 1953. Pedrini and Linden were both executed on July 15, 1954.

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