Raghunandan Yandamuri | |
|---|---|
 Mugshot of Yandamuri on 12 May 2023 | |
| Born | Raghunandan Yandamuri 21 February 1986 Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Other names | Raghu Yandamuri Raghunadan Yandamuri[1] |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated on death row |
| Motive | Ransom Robbery |
| Conviction(s) | 2014 First-degree murder (two counts) Kidnapping (one count) |
| Criminal charge | 2012 First-degree murder (two counts) Kidnapping (one count) |
| Penalty | Death (20 November 2014) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Satyavathi Venna, 61 Saanvi Venna, 10-months-old |
| Date | 22 October 2012 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Pennsylvania |
| Weapons | |
Date apprehended | 26 October 2012 |
| Imprisoned at | SCI Somerset (2024) |
Raghunandan Yandamuri (born 21 February 1986)[1] is an Indian citizen, murderer, and kidnapper, who is currently awaiting execution on death row in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at SCI Somerset, as of 2024.[1] On 20 November 2014, he was sentenced to death for the 22 October 2012 murder of 61-year-old Satyavathi Venna and the kidnapping-murder of her 10-month-old granddaughter, Saanvi Venna, at an Upper Merion Township apartment in Montgomery County.[2][3][4] He was previously scheduled for execution by lethal injection on 23 February 2018, at age 32, but it was halted due to the 2015 moratorium of the death penalty in Pennsylvania.[4][5]
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- ^ a b "Current Execution list" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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