Derrick Quintero
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
- Date of birth
- November 29, 1961
- Age at first offence
- 27
- Characteristics
- murder for hire, escape, escape attempt
- Victim profile
- Myrtle and Buford Vester
- Method of murder
- Shooting
- Date(s) of murder
- June 22, 1988
- Years active
- 1988
- Date of arrest
- July 10, 1988 (in Mexico)
- Status
-
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on December 4, 1991
Background
Derrick Quintero and William Hall were sentenced to death for the 1988 murders of Myrtle and Buford Vester in their Stewart County home.
The case involved Derrick Quintero and William Eugene Hall, Jr.
Derrick Quintero and William Hall were escapees from Kentucky State Penitentiary at Eddyville.
The offence
Three escapees—Billy Hall, Derrick Quintero and James Blanton—traveled together to Stewart County, Tennessee, fifty miles from the prison, where they murdered Buford and Myrtle Vester in the Vesters’ home.
The entry into the Vesters’ home was made through a window. Buford and Myrtle Vester were shot and stabbed. Their car was stolen.
Buford Vester was shot from an outside window.
Myrtle Vester was shot once with a high powered rifle, was shot again at close range with a sawed-off shotgun, and was stabbed repeatedly in the neck and chest.
Investigation
The death certificates listed the date of death for both victims as June 22, 1988, the date their bodies were found.
Arrest
On June 16, 1988, eight prisoners escaped from Three Cellhouse, the maximum security section of the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville, Kentucky. Three of the eight escaped prisoners—Billy Hall, Derrick Quintero and James Blanton—traveled together to Stewart County, Tennessee.
Trial
Following a trial by jury, Hall, Quintero and Blanton were each found guilty of the murders of Buford and Myrtle Vester.
Sentencing
Hall, Quintero and Blanton were each sentenced to death.
Derrick Quintero was sentenced to death on December 4, 1991.
Appeals
Derrick Quintero and William Hall were part of Supreme Court of Tennessee State of Tennessee v. William E. Hall and Derrick D. Quintero.
Derrick Quintero and William Hall were part of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee decision in Derrick Quintero and William Eugene Hall, Jr. v. State of Tennessee.
Outcome
The jury found Derrick Quintero guilty of the murders of Buford and Myrtle Vester, and the sentence of death was imposed.
Other details
The stolen property included the Vesters’ car.
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