John Wesley Robinson | |
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 Sketch of Robinson after his 1896 arrest | |
| Born | 1867 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 48) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder (1913) Second degree murder (1896) |
| Criminal penalty | Death (1913) 15 years (1896) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | 1896–1913 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Missouri |
Date apprehended | For the final time on May 21, 1913 |
John Wesley Robinson (1867 – February 15, 1915) was an American serial killer. Originally sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for killing his girlfriend in St. Louis, Missouri in 1896, Robinson would gain notoriety for the double murder of his wife and stepdaughter in Kansas City in 1913. Due to the severity of the latter crime, he was convicted, sentenced to death and subsequently executed for it in 1915.