Michael Carl George | |
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Born | 1957 Hartwood, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | (aged 39) |
Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Capital murder Involuntary manslaughter |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Details | |
Victims | 2–3 |
Span of crimes | 1979–1990 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Virginia |
Date apprehended | For the final time on June 17, 1990 |
Michael Carl George (1957 – February 6, 1997) was an American murderer, kidnapper, child molester and possible serial killer who is best known for the murder of teenager Alexander Sztanko, which he committed after being released from prison on an involuntary manslaughter conviction relating to the similar death of another youth in 1979. His first victim's body has never been found, and after his final arrest, George reportedly confessed to killing a third victim who, if real, was never discovered. Convicted and sentenced to death for the Sztanko murder, he was executed in 1997.