Purkey, who was convicted of kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old girl before dismembering, burning and dumping her body in a septic pond, was put to death at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, at 8:19 a.m. local time.
Purkey, who was convicted of kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old girl before dismembering, burning and dumping her body in a septic pond, was put to death at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, at 8:19 a.m. local time.