Michael F. Griffin

Michael F. Griffin

Infobox Criminal


subject_name = Michael F. Griffin
image_size = 200 px
image_caption = Mug shot of Michael F. Griffin.
date_of_birth = birth date and age|1961|9|11
place_of_birth = Florida, U.S.
date_of_death =
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alias =
conviction = First degree murder
penalty = Life sentence
status = Incarcerated in Okaloosa Correctional Institution.
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Michael Frederick Griffin (born September 11, 1961), murdered Dr. David Gunn in Pensacola, Florida on March 10, 1993. This was the first killing of an OB-GYN for performing abortions.

The then 31-year-old Griffin waited outside Gunn's clinic and shot him three times in the back. He is reported to have yelled "Don't kill any more babies," just before the shooting.cite news
url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/abortviolence/stories/gunn.htm
title=Doctor Killed During Abortion Protest
author=William Booth
publisher=Washington Post
date= March 11, 1993
accessdate=2007-04-09
] Griffin did not attempt to hide his involvement in the murder, telling police, "We need an ambulance."

A jury deliberated three hours before finding him guilty on March 4, 1994. He was sentenced to life in prison. He is currently serving in Okaloosa Correctional Institution in Crestview, Florida. [http://www.dc.state.fl.us/ActiveInmates/detail.asp?Bookmark=5&From=list&SessionID=383226974] The assassination inspired the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.Fact|date=June 2007

Trivia

Dr. David Gunn's murder is the basis for Marilyn Manson's song "Get Your Gunn." Singer Marilyn Manson referred to Dr. David Gunn's murder as "the ultimate hypocrisy."

References

External links

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E2DC113AF936A35750C0A962958260 NY Times: Towering Over the Abortion Foe's Trial: His Leader]
* [http://www.armyofgod.com/POClist.html Prisoners of Christ]
* [http://www.plannedparenthood.org/pp2/portal/files/portal/webzine/eyeonextremism/eoe-050315-gunn.xml Planned Parenthood]
* [http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5545 Stand to Reason]
* [http://www.rickross.com/reference/a-abortion/a-abortion2.html Article from Newsweek in RickRoss.com]
* [http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=199411 Article from National Post]


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