Johnny Townsend
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Lake County, Indiana, USA
- Date of birth
- December 27, 1963
- Age at first offence
- 20
- Characteristics
- robbery
- Victim profile
- Hal Fuller, 65, and Margaret Fuller, 63
- Method of murder
- St abbing with knife
- Date(s) of murder
- November 28, 1983
- Years active
- 1983
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on March 8, 1985.
Background
Johnny Townsend was sentenced to death on March 8, 1985. The case involved aggravating circumstances including robbery and 2 murders.
Sentencing
The aggravating circumstances in the case included robbery and 2 murders.
Mitigating circumstances included that Townsend was 18 years old and single at the time of the murder, and that he had no prior criminal record.
Townsend received a death sentence.
Appeals
While appeal was pending, parties entered into an agreement.
Judge Richard W. Maroc modified the sentence of both McCollum and Townsend to 60 years consecutive on each count, for a total sentence of 120 years.
Outcome
Johnny Townsend’s sentencing history included a death sentence and later a modified sentence to 60 years consecutive on each count, for a total of 120 years.
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