Murder of Megan Kanka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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New Jersey, USA, murder victim whose death ultimately led to sex offender registries in US
Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1986
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, United States
Date of Death: 29-Jul-1994
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Murder of Megan Kanka
- The murder of Megan Nicole Kanka (December 7, 1986 – July 29, 1994) occurred in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
- The seven-year-old was raped and murdered by her neighbor Jesse Timmendequas.
- The murder attracted national attention and subsequently led to the introduction of "Megan's Law", which requires law enforcement to disclose details relating to the location of registered sex offenders. In 1997, Timmendequas was convicted of Kanka's murder.
- He was sentenced to death by lethal injection, but his death sentence was commuted to life without parole after New Jersey abolished the death penalty in 2007.
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