Andrew Grant DeYoung
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Andrew Grant DeYoung | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1974 |
| Died | July 21, 2011 (aged 37) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Known for | His execution was caught on videotape |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction | Malice murder (3 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | Gary DeYoung, 42 Kathryn DeYoung, 41 Sarah DeYoung, 14 |
| Date | June 14, 1993 |
Andrew Grant DeYoung (May 12, 1974 – July 21, 2011) was an American who was convicted of and executed for the 1993 murder of his parents and sister in the state of Georgia. The state conducted the execution in H-5 of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison (GDCP) in Jackson, Georgia.[1] DeYoung was 19 when he committed the murders and 37 when he was executed.
He was notable for having his execution videotaped. His lawyers had gained judicial permission for this to gain evidence as to "whether lethal injection caused unnecessary suffering."[2]
On June 14, 1993, the 19-year-old DeYoung repeatedly stabbed his mother, Kathryn, while she was sleeping. Awakened by her screams, his father Gary DeYoung struggled with Andrew before also being killed. Andrew DeYoung fatally stabbed his 14-year-old sister Sarah in the hallway outside their parents' bedroom. He had assigned an accomplice, David Michael Hagerty, to kill his 16-year-old brother, but the boy escaped through a bedroom window and ran to a neighbor's house for help.[3]
On October 13, 1995, Andrew DeYoung was convicted by a jury of the murders of his parents, Gary and Kathryn DeYoung, and of his sister, Sarah. According to the prosecution, DeYoung killed his family in order to collect an inheritance from their estate, which he had estimated to be worth approximately US$480,000 (equivalent to $1,070,000 in 2025).[citation needed]