John William Byrd Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn William Byrd Jr.
American murderer
Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1963
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 19-Feb-2002
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John William Byrd Jr.
- John William Byrd Jr.
- (December 18, 1963 – February 19, 2002) was executed by lethal injection for the murder of convenience store clerk Monte Tewksbury.
- Byrd, who protested his innocence up until his execution had spent 18 years and 6 months on Ohio's death row. The third execution since Ohio reintroduced the death penalty in 1981, Byrd's case was by far the most contentious capital case of the first three.
- His execution remains as controversial today as it was in 2002.
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