Caryl Chessman

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:appealedSentence multiple times
gptkbp:birthDate 1921-05-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:St._Joseph,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:convictedOf gptkb:crime
kidnapping
sexual assault
gptkbp:deathDate 1960-05-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:San_Quentin_State_Prison,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:executionDelayed multiple times
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caryl Chessman
gptkbp:influenced debate on capital punishment
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:method gas chamber
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor death row inmate
Red Light Bandit crimes
author of 'Cell 2455, Death Row'
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:writer
gptkb:crime
gptkbp:parent Hallie Lillian Chessman
Serenus Chessman
gptkbp:sentence death
gptkbp:spentTimeIn gptkb:San_Quentin_State_Prison
gptkbp:spentTimeOn death row
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous articles and books
Cell 2455, Death Row (film)
gptkbp:wrote Cell 2455, Death Row
The Face of Justice
The Kid Was a Killer
Trial by Ordeal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chessman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6