Douglas Franklin Wright
Douglas Franklin Wright | |
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| Born | March 25, 1940 Spirit Lake, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1996 (aged 56) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Convictions |
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| Criminal penalty | Death (October 11, 1993) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 7+ (5 convicted) |
Span of crimes | 1969–1991 |
| Country | United States |
| States | Oregon, possibly others |
Douglas Franklin Wright (March 25, 1940 – September 6, 1996) was an American serial killer who murdered at least seven people in Oregon between 1969 and 1991. He was sentenced to death for three of these murders and was executed in 1996 at the Oregon State Penitentiary, becoming the first person to be executed in Oregon since 1962. He was also the first person executed in Oregon by lethal injection.