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Birth Name: Carol Whittier Chessman
Born: 27 May 1921 Died: 2 May 1960
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United States
Height: 6' 0"
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Caryl Whittier Chessman (May 27, 1921 – May 2, 1960) was a convicted robber, kidnapper, serial rapist, and writer who was sentenced to death for a series of crimes committed in January 1948 in the Los Angeles area. Chessman was charged with 17 counts and convicted under a loosely interpreted "Little Lindbergh law" – later repealed, but not retroactively – that defined kidnapping as a capital offense under certain circumstances. His case attracted worldwide attention, and helped propel the movement to end the use of capital punishment in the state of California.
While in prison, Chessman filed numerous legal ac
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1. Cell 2455, Death Row (1955)
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