Frederick Charles Wood | |
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 Image of Wood taken during his incarceration, c. 1963 | |
| Born | 1911 Elmira, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1963 (aged 51) |
| Cause of death | Execution by electrocution |
| Other names | John Walker George Elwood George Christian |
| Conviction(s) | Second degree murder (Lowman) First degree murder x2 (Rescigno and Sess) |
| Criminal penalty | 20 years to life (Lowman) Death (Rescigno and Sess) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 5 (3 convictions) |
Span of crimes | 1926–1960 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | New York |
Date apprehended | For the final time on July 3, 1960 |
Frederick Charles Wood (1911 – March 21, 1963) was an American serial killer who killed five people across New York from 1926 to 1960, beginning at age 14. A habitual criminal who expressed no remorse for his crimes, Wood was sentenced to death and subsequently executed at Sing Sing prison, for his two final murders, the penultimate convict to be executed in the state of New York prior to the abolition of capital punishment.[1]