Leslie Dale Martin

Leslie Dale Martin
Born(1967-04-24)April 24, 1967
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedMay 10, 2002(2002-05-10) (aged 35)
Louisiana State Penitentiary, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
Conviction(s)First degree murder
Criminal penaltyDeath (May 1992)
Details
VictimsChristina Burgin, 19
DateJune 20–21, 1991
CountryUnited States
State(s)Louisiana

Leslie Dale Martin (April 24, 1967 – May 10, 2002)[1] was an American convicted murderer who was executed by the state of Louisiana for the June 1991 rape and murder of 19-year-old Christina Burgin.[1] He remains the most recent person executed involuntarily in Louisiana.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Leslie Dale Martin #776". Clark County Prosecutor. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
  2. ^ Saltz, Mark (January 7, 2010). "Murderer apologizes before his execution at Louisiana State Penitentiary". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Deslatte, Melinda (February 3, 2020). "Louisiana executions stall for a decade amid legal quandary". Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.