Mark Anthony Stroman

Mark Anthony Stroman
Born(1969-10-13)October 13, 1969
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
DiedJuly 20, 2011(2011-07-20) (aged 41)
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
Occupation(s)Baker, laborer
MotiveAnti-Arab racism
Islamophobia
"Revenge" for 9/11
Conviction(s)Capital murder
Criminal penaltyDeath (April 5, 2002)
Details
Victims
  • Waqar Hasan, 46
  • Vasudev Patel, 49
Span of crimes
September 15 – October 4, 2001
Location(s)

Mark Anthony Stroman (October 13, 1969 – July 20, 2011)[1] was an American neo-Nazi and spree killer who was executed in Texas for murder. In 2001, Stroman carried out a shooting spree in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, killing two people and seriously injuring a third. His motive for the shooting spree was "revenge" for the September 11 attacks, as he specifically targeted Arabs or people who looked "of Muslim descent." However, his victims were all from South Asia, with one of the two murder victims being Hindu.[2]

  1. ^ "Mark Stroman Death Row Information". Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  2. ^ "Mark Stroman Executed: Texas Man Received Death Penalty for Killing Store Clerk". huffingtonpost.com. January 25, 2013. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2018.