Robert Glen Coe

Robert Glen Coe
Born(1956-04-15)April 15, 1956
Hickman, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 2000(2000-04-19) (aged 44)
Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
Conviction(s)First degree murder
Aggravated kidnapping
Aggravated rape
Criminal penaltyDeath (May 1981)
Details
VictimsCary Ann Medlin, 8
DateSeptember 1, 1979

Robert Glen Coe (April 15, 1956 – April 19, 2000) was an American murderer who was convicted of the 1979 rape and murder of eight-year-old Cary Ann Medlin in Greenfield, Tennessee.[1][2] He was executed for the crime in 2000, becoming the first person to be executed in Tennessee in forty years.[3]

  1. ^ Buser, Lawrence (April 19, 2000). "Tennessee executes Coe". The Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
  2. ^ "Coe v. State, No. 02C01-9606-CR-00200 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  3. ^ Yellin, Emily (April 20, 2000). "For Tennessee, First Execution In 40 Years". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2021.