David Coughlin | |
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| Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1999 |
| Cause of death | Stabbing |
| Known for | Apparent mercy killing by his friend |
David Coughlin was killed in 1999 in the desert of southern New Mexico, in the United States, after he and Raffi Kodikian got lost while hiking. Kodikian later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, saying that it had been a mercy killing, and served 16 months.[1] He was released in November 2001.