Glenn Lee Benner II

{{Short description|American convicted of murder and executed by lethal injection}}

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{{Infobox criminal

| image_name = Glenn Benner.jpg

| name = Glenn Lee Benner II

| image_size = 200

| image_caption = Mugshot of Glenn Lee Benner II

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1962|9|24}}

| birth_place = Akron, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|2|7|1962|9|24}}

| death_place = Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, Lucasville, Ohio, U.S.

| alias =

| conviction = {{ubl|Aggravated murder (2 counts)|Attempted aggravated murder|Kidnapping (3 counts)|Abduction|Rape (6 counts)|Attempted rape|Gross sexual imposition|Aggravated burglary}}

| conviction_penalty = Death in Ohio (May 14, 1986)

| conviction_status = Executed

| children =

| death_cause = Execution by lethal injection

| victims = {{ubl|Cynthia Sedgwick, 26|Trina Bowser, 21}}

| date = {{ubl|August 6, 1985|January 2, 1986}}

| country = United States

| states = Ohio

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Glenn Lee Benner II (September 24, 1962 – February 7, 2006) was an American 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 they both 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 and raped and killed her. DNA testing, conducted during federal appeals in 2003, identified Benner as the source of semen in Bowser's assault.

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 women on two separate occasions.{{Cite web |title=Offender Details |url=https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A190672 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=appgateway.drc.ohio.gov |archive-date=2023-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404183229/https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A190672 |url-status=live }}

He spent 19 years, eight months, and 24 days on death row before being executed by lethal injection on February 7, 2006.

Benner's last meal consisted of four bacon cheeseburgers on toasted buns, with green peppers, tomatoes, pickles, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise; a baked potato with butter and sour cream; french fries; onion rings; macaroni and cheese; chef salad with creamy Italian dressing; blueberry pie with chocolate ice cream; iced tea; and a Coke.{{Cite web |title=Glenn Lee Benner II #1010 |url=http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/benner1010.htm |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=www.clarkprosecutor.org |archive-date=2023-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404183228/http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/benner1010.htm |url-status=live }}

Benner's last words were "I just need you to give me two seconds. I have been going over and over in my head trying to think of the words I can say to you that would ease the unimaginable pain that you have been going through for 20 years because of my actions. I'm sorry. Trina and Cynthia were beautiful girls who didn't deserve what I did to them. They are in a better place. Words seem so futile. All I can say is I'm sorry. May God give you peace."

General references

[http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/benner1010.htm Clark Prosecutor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608043852/http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/benner1010.htm |date=2007-06-08 }}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20060823150419/http://www.ag.state.oh.us/le/prosecuting/pubs/ann_rpt_capital_crimes2005.pdf 2005 Capital Crimes Report, Ohio Attorney General's Office] (pdf)

! colspan="3" | Executions carried out in Ohio

{{s-bef|before=John R. Hicks|before2=

November 29, 2005

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{{s-aft|after=Joseph Lewis Clark|after2=

May 2, 2006

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! colspan="3" | Executions carried out in the United States

{{s-bef|before=Jaime Elizalde Jr. – Texas|before2=

January 31, 2006

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{{s-ttl|title=Glenn Lee Benner II – Ohio|years=February 7, 2006}}