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On February 29, 2008, a jury found him guilty of [[first degree murder]]. <ref>[http://newsok.com/video-kevin-underwood-details-bolin-murder/article/3215784 "Video: Kevin Underwood details Bolin murder"], ''NewsOK'' (website of ''[[The Oklahoman]]'') 3-13-08; accessed 11-5-09</ref> A jury recommended the [[death penalty]] on March 7, 2008.<ref name=mgdp>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,346350,00.html|title=Man Gets Death Penalty for Killing, Mutilating Girl in Cannibalistic Fantasy|date=4 April 2008 | work=Fox News}}</ref>
On February 29, 2008, a jury found him guilty of [[first degree murder]]. <ref>[http://newsok.com/video-kevin-underwood-details-bolin-murder/article/3215784 "Video: Kevin Underwood details Bolin murder"], ''NewsOK'' (website of ''[[The Oklahoman]]'') 3-13-08; accessed 11-5-09</ref> A jury recommended the [[death penalty]] on March 7, 2008.<ref name=mgdp>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,346350,00.html|title=Man Gets Death Penalty for Killing, Mutilating Girl in Cannibalistic Fantasy|date=4 April 2008 | work=Fox News}}</ref>
On April 3, 2008, McClain County District Judge Candace Blalock approved the recommended death sentence.<ref name=mgdp/> Underwood attempted to appeal his sentence on the grounds that it would be an unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment, due to his mental illness (he was initially diagnosed with [[schizotypal personality disorder]] at his trial, but was later diagnosed with [[Asperger syndrome]]). The appeal was rejected by an Oklahoma City federal judge.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oklahoma City Federal Judge Rules Against Murderer Who Killed 10-year Old Purcell Girl in 2006 |publisher=Newsok.com |url=http://newsok.com/article/5511912 |access-date= August 2, 2016}}</ref>
On April 3, 2008, McClain County District Judge Candace Blalock approved the recommended death sentence.<ref name=mgdp/> Underwood attempted to appeal his sentence on the grounds that it would be an unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment, due to his mental illness (he was initially diagnosed with [[schizotypal personality disorder]] at his trial, but was later diagnosed with [[Asperger syndrome]]). The appeal was rejected by an Oklahoma City federal judge.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oklahoma City Federal Judge Rules Against Murderer Who Killed 10-year Old Purcell Girl in 2006 |publisher=Newsok.com |url=http://newsok.com/article/5511912 |access-date= August 2, 2016}}</ref>

==Scheduled execution==
On July 1, 2022, Underwood was one of twenty-five death row inmates to be scheduled for execution in Oklahoma. He is scheduled to be executed on December 7, 2023.<ref>{{cite news|last=Clay|first=Nolan|date=July 1, 2022|title=Oklahoma sets execution dates for 25 death row inmates through end of 2024|work=[[The Oklahoman]]|url=https://oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/07/01/oklahoma-appeals-court-sets-25-executions-through-end-2024/7772590001/|access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 21:42, 1 July 2022

Kevin Ray Underwood (born December 19, 1979)[1] is a convicted murderer from Purcell, Oklahoma.

Crimes

Authorities had sought a missing 10-year-old girl, Jamie Rose Bolin, for whom an Amber Alert had been issued. Underwood, who lived near Bolin in the same apartment complex, was arrested on April 17, 2006. Underwood admitted to FBI agents and Oklahoma detectives that he had murdered and attempted to decapitate Bolin, telling them, "Go ahead and arrest me. She is in there. I chopped her up." After Underwood's confession, Bolin's corpse, stashed in a large plastic container, was recovered from his bedroom closet.[2]

Purcell Police Chief David Tompkins stated that Bolin's murder was the culmination of Underwood's fantasy to "kidnap a person, rape them, torture them, kill them, cut off their head, drain the body of blood, rape the corpse, eat the corpse then dispose of the organs and bones."[2]

Underwood was convicted of having bludgeoned Bolin to death with a wooden cutting board. Police stated that they found meat tenderizer and barbecue skewers at the scene, which they presume were intended for use on the victim's corpse.[3]

Trial

On February 29, 2008, a jury found him guilty of first degree murder. [4] A jury recommended the death penalty on March 7, 2008.[5] On April 3, 2008, McClain County District Judge Candace Blalock approved the recommended death sentence.[5] Underwood attempted to appeal his sentence on the grounds that it would be an unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment, due to his mental illness (he was initially diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder at his trial, but was later diagnosed with Asperger syndrome). The appeal was rejected by an Oklahoma City federal judge.[6]

Scheduled execution

On July 1, 2022, Underwood was one of twenty-five death row inmates to be scheduled for execution in Oklahoma. He is scheduled to be executed on December 7, 2023.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Underwood, Kevin Ray. "Tomorrow is my birthday, I'll be 23". Strange Things Are Afoot At the Circle K (blog of Kevin Ray Underwood). 18 December 2002; accessed 11-5-09
  2. ^ a b The Associated Press (17 April 2006). "Bored, lonely' man charged in horrific crime". NBC News. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Kevin Ray Underwood: Part 2". Newsok.com. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Video: Kevin Underwood details Bolin murder", NewsOK (website of The Oklahoman) 3-13-08; accessed 11-5-09
  5. ^ a b "Man Gets Death Penalty for Killing, Mutilating Girl in Cannibalistic Fantasy". Fox News. 4 April 2008.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma City Federal Judge Rules Against Murderer Who Killed 10-year Old Purcell Girl in 2006". Newsok.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Clay, Nolan (July 1, 2022). "Oklahoma sets execution dates for 25 death row inmates through end of 2024". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
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