Nikko Jenkins | |
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| Born | Nikko Allen Jenkins September 16, 1986 Colorado, U.S. |
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| Criminal penalty | Four consecutive death sentences, plus 450 years in prison |
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| Victims | 4 |
| Date | August 11–21, 2013 |
| Country | United States |
| Location(s) | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Weapons | 12-gauge shotgun Hi-Point carbine |
Date apprehended | August 29, 2013 |
| Imprisoned at | Nebraska State Penitentiary |
Nikko Allen Jenkins (sometimes spelled Nicholas on first name; born September 16, 1986)[1] is an American spree killer convicted of committing four murders in Omaha, Nebraska, in August 2013. The murders occurred within a month after he had been released from prison after serving 10-and-a-half years of the 18 years to which he had been sentenced for a carjacking committed at age 15 and for assaults committed in prison.[2] Jenkins later stated that he had committed the killings at the command of the ancient serpent god Apophis.[3][4] He was found competent to stand trial, found guilty of the four murders, and was sentenced to death in May 2017.
- ^ "Nikko Jenkins has spent his life in the system". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ Cooper, Todd; Wynn, Matt (September 5, 2013). "Why Nikko Jenkins was out on the street and not behind bars". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Cooper, Todd (April 16, 2014). "When judge asks, Nikko Jenkins says 'I killed them'". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
He claimed that "command voices" clouded his memory of the killings. He said he remembered that the voices matched tattooed phrases on his face. "Kill them, destroy them, attack them," he said, translating the words.
- ^ Cooper, Todd (April 2, 2014). "Nikko Jenkins opened up to police in 'long night'". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
Jenkins has maintained that he acts under the command of Opophis [sic], whom he calls an Egyptian serpent god.