Anthony McKnight
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| Rayuwa | |
| Haihuwa | 1954 |
| Mutuwa | 17 Oktoba 2019 |
| Sana'a | |
| Sana'a |
serial killer (en) |
Anthony McKnight an haife shi a shekarar (1954 - 17 ga Oktoba, 2019) ya kasance ɗan Amurka ne Mai kisan gilla, mai fyade, mai satar mutane, kuma Mai aikata laifuka na jima'i wanda ya kashe mata biyar kuma ya kai hari ga wasu biyar a Oakland, California, a cikin watanni biyar a ƙarshen 1985 da farkon 1986. A shekara ta 2008, an same shi da laifin wadannan kisan kai kuma An yanke masa hukuncin kisa, amma ya mutu yana jiran kisa a shekarar 2019. [1]
Rayuwa ta farko
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Ba a san komai game da rayuwar McKnight ba. An haife shi a shekara ta 1954, kuma ya shiga cikin Sojojin Amurka a shekara ta 1982. Ya kuma shiga cikin Sojojin Ruwa kuma daga baya ya yi aiki a Naval Air Station Alameda, wanda ke cikin San Francisco Bay Area kusa da biranen Alameda da Oakland. Har ila yau, a cikin 1982, 'yan sanda na Oakland sun kama McKnight yayin da yake ƙoƙarin yi wa wata yarinya fyade wacce ta ki yin jima'i da shi. Ba a yanke masa hukunci ba kuma ya tashi tare da tarar, amma an shigar da bayanansa a cikin bayanan masu aikata laifuka na jima'i kuma yatsunsa sun shiga cikin bayanan masu laifi na Amurka.[2]
A shekara ta 1983 ya yi aure, kuma yana da ɗa. McKnight an san shi da mutum mai rai da abokantaka, wanda ya sa ya shahara a yankin, tare da abokansa da yawa suna kwatanta shi da kyau, ba tare da sanin cewa shi mai aikata laifuka ne ba.[3]
Laifukan da kuma yanke hukunci
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Harin farko na McKnight ya kasance a watan Oktoba lokacin da ya yi wa wata yarinya wuka a wuyansa da kirji, sannan ya yi mata fyade kuma ya bar ta ba tare da sanin komai ba a gefen daya daga cikin gundumomin yammacin Oakland, inda aka same ta kuma aka kai ta asibiti. Bayan 'yan kwanaki, ya yi wa wata yarinya fyade kuma ya buge ta a daya daga cikin wuraren gini na birnin. Wanda aka azabtar ya sami nasarar tserewa daga McKnight kuma ya ɓoye a cikin rami. Daga nan sai ta sanar da 'yan sanda.
A watan Disamba na shekara ta 1985, McKnight ya sake kai hare-hare guda biyu, a wani lamari ya yi wa wanda aka azabtar rauni 10, kuma ya yi wa ɗayan wuka a fuska, amma dukansu sun tsira kuma daga baya sun ba jami'an tilasta bin doka bayanin mai laifin, yana cewa shi baƙar fata ne, farkon shekaru 30 kuma yana da gemu da gemu. Ɗaya daga cikinsu ya kuma ba da bayanin motarsa da wani ɓangare na layin lasisi. A watan Janairun 1986, McKnight ya sake kai hari, a lokacin da ya yi wa wanda aka yi wa fyade, ya yi ƙoƙari ya maƙure ta, sannan ya zubar da ita a yankin masana'antu na Oakland. Ta tsira daga wahalar.[4]
A ƙarshen 1985, Ma'aikatar 'yan sanda ta Oakland (OPD) ta fahimci wani mai fyade da ke da niyya ga mata baƙi a cikin unguwanni da yankunan da ke kewaye. A tsawon lokaci, wanda ba a san shi ba ya zama babban wanda ake zargi da kisan akalla mata da 'yan mata bakwai a Oakland da kewayenta, kamar yadda aka yi amfani da irin wannan tsarin da kuma tsari. Lokacin da OPD ta sami bayanin abin hawa, sun fara nazarin maza a yankin waɗanda suka dace da bayanin jiki kuma suna da irin waɗannan motoci.
Sun haɗu da McKnight, wanda nan da nan ya shiga cikin masu bincike saboda asalinsa na aikata laifuka. Sun gano cewa a lokacin fyade, McKnight an ajiye shi a Treasure Island a yankin San Francisco Bay a matsayin wani ɓangare na Sojojin Ruwa. A watan Janairu, an kai shi ofishin 'yan sanda kuma an yi masa tambayoyi. Ya musanta cewa ya kai hari ga kowa, kuma tunda babu isasshen shaida don kama shi, an sake shi ba da daɗewa ba. A watan Janairun 1986, masu bincike sun sami damar samun hoto na McKnight kuma sun nuna shi ga uku daga cikin wadanda abin ya shafa, dukansu sun bayyana shi a matsayin mai fyade, kuma an kama shi a ranar 24 ga Janairu, 1986. An sake yi masa tambayoyi, amma har yanzu ya nace cewa ba shi da laifi. Duk da cewa an zarge shi da farko a cikin kisan gilla bakwai, 'yan sanda ba su sami wata hujja da ta haɗa McKnight da su ba, don haka an tuhume shi ne kawai da fyade da yunkurin kisan kai. Bai yarda da laifi ba.
Sakamakon Cikakken ƙididdigar jini ya nuna cewa jininsa ya yi daidai da na mai fyade. A ranar 24 ga watan Agusta, 1987, an sami McKnight da laifin satar mutane da yawa, hari, fyade da yunkurin kisan kai, inda aka yanke masa shekaru 63 a kurkuku.[5][6][7]
An tsare shi a Kurkukun Jihar Salinas Valley . Shekaru goma sha biyu a cikin hukuncinsa, masu bincike sun sake ƙoƙarin ɗaure McKnight tare da kisan da ba a warware su ba a yankin Oakland kuma mai yiwuwa wasu yankuna a ko kusa da East Bay. Sun sami izinin ɗaukar samfurin DNA daga McKnight kuma su shigar da shi cikin Tsarin Tsarin DNA na California, (CODIS). McKnight ya tilasta tare da samfurin jini da hawaye. A cikin shekaru masu zuwa, godiya ga gwajin Bayanan DNA, McKnight an haɗa shi da kisan gilla guda biyar:
- Betty Stuart mai shekaru 22. An yanke makogwaronta a ranar 22 ga Satumba, 1985.
- Diane Stone mai shekaru 17. An gano gawar ta a filin makarantar firamare a Oakland tare da raunin wuka a wuyanta a ranar 29 ga Satumba, 1985.
- Talita Dixon mai shekaru 13. An yi mata wuka har ta mutu a ranar 8 ga Oktoba, 1985.
- Monique Davis mai shekaru 18. An kashe ta da bugawa da yawa a kai tare da wani abu mai tsayi a ranar 9 ga Disamba, 1985.
- Beverly Bryant mai shekaru 24. An yi mata duka har ta mutu a ranar 25 ga Disamba, 1985.
An fara shari'arsa a watan Agusta 2008. An tuhumi McKnight da dukkan kisan kai guda biyar, wanda ya sa ya cancanci hukuncin kisa. McKnight bai yi ikirarin cewa ba shi da laifi ga duk tuhume-tuhumen, amma masu gabatar da kara sun ambaci shaidar DNA da ta ɗaure shi da wuraren aikata laifuka. Bayan kusan watanni biyu, juri na mata bakwai da maza biyar sun sami McKnight da laifin kisan kai, kuma an yanke masa hukuncin kisa a ranar 17 ga Nuwamba, 2008. Bai yarda da laifinsa ba.[8][9] An tura shi gidan yarin jihar San Quentin don jiran kisa.
Early life
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Ba a san komai game da rayuwar McKnight ba. An haife shi a shekara ta 1954, kuma ya shiga cikin Sojojin Amurka a shekara ta 1982. Ya kuma shiga cikin Sojojin Ruwa kuma daga baya ya yi aiki a Naval Air Station Alameda, wanda ke cikin San Francisco Bay Area kusa da biranen Alameda da Oakland. Har ila yau, a cikin 1982, 'yan sanda na Oakland sun kama McKnight yayin da yake ƙoƙarin yi wa wata yarinya fyade wacce ta ki yin jima'i da shi. Ba a yanke masa hukunci ba kuma ya tashi tare da tarar, amma an shigar da bayanansa a cikin bayanan masu aikata laifuka na jima'i kuma yatsunsa sun shiga cikin bayanan masu laifi na Amurka.[10]
A shekara ta 1983 ya yi aure, kuma yana da ɗa. McKnight an san shi da mutum mai rai da abokantaka, wanda ya sa ya shahara a yankin, tare da abokansa da yawa suna kwatanta shi da kyau, ba tare da sanin cewa shi mai aikata laifuka ne ba.
Mutuwa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]A cikin shekaru bayan haka, McKnight ya zauna a kan layin mutuwa yana jiran kisa. A ranar 17 ga Oktoba, 2019, bayan ya kwashe fiye da shekaru 33 a bayan sanduna, da shekaru 11 a kan layin mutuwa, McKnight ya mutu yana da shekaru 65 daga abubuwan da ba a bayyana ba.[11]
Dubi kuma
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- Charles Jackson
- Joseph James DeAngelo
- Joseph Naso
- Philip Joseph Hughes Jr.
- Roger Kibbe
- Franklin Lynch
Janar
- Jerin masu kisan gilla a Amurka
Manazarta
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ "McKnight gets death penalty for East Bay murders. November 18, 2008". 18 November 2008.
- ↑ "DNA trail points to '85 killings. June 26, 1999". 26 June 1999.
- ↑ "The State JAN. 26, 1986". Los Angeles Times. 26 January 1986.
- ↑ "East Bay serial killer, rapist on death row dies of unknown cause. October 18, 2019". 18 October 2019.
- ↑ "1980s serial killer found guilty. September 17, 2008". 17 September 2008.
- ↑ "Condemned Inmate Anthony McKnight Dies of Unknown Cause. OCTOBER 18, 2019". 18 October 2019.
- ↑ "The State FEB. 10, 1986". Los Angeles Times. 10 February 1986.
- ↑ "Death penalty for 5 East Bay killings in '85. Nov. 18, 2008". 18 November 2008.
- ↑ "Accused Oakland serial killer 'cold, calculated,' prosecutor says. Sep. 3, 2008". 3 September 2008.
- ↑ "DNA trail points to '85 killings. June 26, 1999". 26 June 1999.
- ↑ "Serial killer Anthony McKnight dies in San Quentin State Prison. October 19, 2019".