Frank Winfield Anderson
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Mohave County, Arizona, USA
- Date of birth
- April 4, 1948
- Age at first offence
- 48
- Characteristics
- robbery, financial gain, murder-for-hire, torture
- Victim profile
- Leta Kagen, 39; Robert Delahunt, 15, and Roland Wear, 50
- Method of murder
- Beating with a rock - Shooting
- Date(s) of murder
- August 13, 1996
- Years active
- 1996
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death June 2, 1998
Background
Frank Winfield Anderson was a defendant identified as Caucasian. The victims were identified as Caucasian: Leta Kagen (39), Leta’s 15-year-old son Robert Delahunt, Roland Wear (50), and Bobby Poyson (21). Leta Kagen, Robert Delahunt, and Roland Wear lived in a remote area of Mohave County.
Frank Anderson (48) and Kimberly Lane (15) had been hitchhiking in the area on August 13, 1996. Leta agreed to let Anderson and Lane spend the night.
The offence
Anderson, Poyson, and Lane decided to kill Leta, Robert, and Roland, and steal Roland’s truck and other property.
Lane enticed Robert into a travel trailer on the property. Inside the travel trailer, Anderson cut Robert’s throat nearly from ear to ear with a bread knife. Anderson held the struggling boy down, and then assisted Poyson in driving the bread knife through Robert’s ear, and out his mouth. Poyson finally ended Robert’s struggling by crushing his skull with a rock.
Three to four hours later, after eating dinner, Anderson and Poyson entered Leta’s mobile home. Poyson killed her by shooting her in her head with a rifle, as Anderson held a lantern for light. Roland awoke, and Poyson shot him in his mouth. Poyson then hit Roland with the rifle stock, and Anderson hit him with the lantern.
Roland and Poyson struggled out into the yard. Anderson gave Poyson a cinder block, which Poyson used to bludgeon Roland to death.
Investigation
Aggravating circumstances identified at sentencing included Pecuniary Gain (All three victims) and Multiple Homicides (All three victims). Especially Cruel was identified for Robert and Roland.
Mitigating circumstances identified at sentencing included Post-incarceration religious/moral beliefs, Post-incarceration good behavior, and Eventual cooperation with law enforcement.
Trial
Presiding Judge: Honorable James E. Chavez. Prosecutor: James J. Zack.
Start of Trial: January 12, 1998. Verdict: January 21, 1998.
Sentencing
Sentencing: June 2, 1998.
Aggravating Circumstances: Pecuniary Gain (All three victims); Multiple Homicides (All three victims); Especially Cruel (Robert and Roland).
Mitigating Circumstances: Post-incarceration religious/moral beliefs; Post-incarceration good behavior; Eventual cooperation with law enforcement.
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