Glenn Lee Benner II

Infobox Criminal


subject_name = Glenn Lee Benner II
image_size = 200 px
image_caption = Mug shot of Glenn Lee Benner II.
date_of_birth = birth date|1962|9|24
place_of_birth = Ohio, U.S.
date_of_death = death date and age|2006|02|07|1962|9|24
place_of_death = Ohio, U.S.
alias =
conviction = Aggravated murder, Kidnapping, Rape
penalty = Death sentence
status = Deceased
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Glenn Lee Benner II (September 24, 1962 – February 7, 2006) was a convicted murderer, executed by the State of Ohio.

Murders

On August 6, 1985, Benner abducted 26-year-old Cynthia Sedgwick in the woods surrounding the Blossom Music Center in Summit County, where she had attended a concert. Benner raped Sedgwick and choked her to death.

On January 2, 1986, Benner kidnapped an acquaintance, 21-year-old Trina Bowser, in Akron. Benner raped her and killed her. DNA testing, conducted during federal appeals in 2003, identified Benner as the source of semen found in Bowser's vagina and rectum.

Trial and execution

On May 14, 1986, Benner was convicted for kidnapping, rape, and aggravated murder. He was also convicted for the attempted murders and rapes of two other woman on two separate occasions.

He spent 19 years, eight months, and 25 days on death row before being executed by lethal injection on February 7, 2006.

See also

* Capital punishment in the United States
* List of individuals executed in Ohio

ource

* [http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/benner1010.htm Clark Prosecutor]
* [http://www.ag.state.oh.us/le/prosecuting/pubs/ann_rpt_capital_crimes2005.pdf 2005 Capital Crimes Report, Ohio Attorney General's Office] (pdf)