Joe Elton Nixon

Infobox Criminal


subject_name = Joe Elton Nixon
image_size = 200 px
image_caption = Mug shot of Joe Elton Nixon.
date_of_birth = birth date and age|1961|8|23
place_of_birth = Florida, U.S.
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alias = Jojo
conviction = First degree murder, Kidnapping, Armed robbery, Arson, Burglary
penalty = Death sentence
status = Incarcerated in Union Correctional Institution
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Joe Elton Nixon (born August 23, 1961) is an American career criminal and convicted murderer currently on Death Row in Florida. Nixon was convicted in the kidnapping and murder of a woman from a Tallahassee, Florida shopping mall parking lot.

Crime

On August 12, 1984, Nixon approached Jeanne Bickner in the parking lot of the Governor's Square Mall in Tallahassee, Florida. Nixon asked Bickner if she could help with jump-starting his car. Bickner later offered Nixon a ride home which he accepted. Once on the road in Bickner's 1973 MG sports car, Nixon ordered the woman to drive to a remote location. Nixon eventually overpowered Bickner and stopped the car. Nixon placed Bickner into the trunk of the car and drove to a wooded area in southern Leon County, Florida. Nixon removed Bickner from the trunk and tied her to a tree with jumper cables, and set her on fire, which eventually led to her death.

Location of victim

On August 13, 1984, Bickner's charred body was located by a couple of joggers passing through the wooded area. Around this same time, Nixon learned that Bickner's body was located and became nervous, which led him to burn Bickner's personal belongings as well as the MG. Nixon later confessed to family members that he had committed a murder, who then called police. Nixon was arrested a short time later and was charged with the kidnapping and murder of Bickner.

Conviction

Nixon was convicted of murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and arson, and was sentenced on July 30, 1985 to die in Florida's electric chair. Nixon is currently on death row where he is awaiting his sentence to be carried out.

External links

* [http://crime.about.com/od/deathrow/p/joe_nixon.htm Infomrmation about the case in About.com]
* [http://www.dc.state.fl.us/ActiveInmates/inmateaction.asp?DataAction=GetInmate&DCNumber=910610 Inmate Population Information Detail - Inmate 910610] . "Florida Department of Corrections". Retrieved on 2007-11-24.