Terry D. Clark | |
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| Born | Terry Douglas Clark May 17, 1956 Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 2001 (aged 45) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder Kidnapping (2 counts) Criminal sexual penetration |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
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| Victims | Dena Lynn Gore, 9 |
| Date | July 17, 1986 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | New Mexico |
| Location(s) | Chaves County |
Terry Douglas Clark (May 17, 1956 – November 6, 2001) was an American murderer convicted of the murder of nine-year-old Dena Lynn Gore. He was executed by the state of New Mexico by means of lethal injection. He was the first and only person to be executed in New Mexico between the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 and its subsequent abolition within New Mexico in 2009. The previous execution in New Mexico had been the gas chamber death of David Cooper Nelson on August 11, 1960.