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Eric Charles Nenno (1961–2008), was a convicted sex offender and executed murderer for the rape and killing of seven-year-old girl ''Nicole Benton'' in 1995. His execution 2008 in Huntsville, Texas, was the 1128th murderer who has been executed in the United States since 1976. == The case == Nicole Benton from Hockley, Texas disappeared on March 23, 1995, during a birthday party organized by and for her father Buddy Benton, a friend and a neighbor of Eric Nenno who lived a few houses down the road of the Bentons. The house where Nenno was residing belonged to the Bentons.〔(Report at TEIC )〕 As Buddy was playing with his country music band, Nenno decoyed Nicole, who was playing in the front yard, to his home on the pretense of getting a guitar to join the music group. The moment Nenno and Nicole were inside his home he struggled to rape her. As Nicole cried and resisted, he strangled her to death. He then raped her lifeless body for several days and hid her corpse in his attic, stuffing her clothing in a filing cabinet. Nicole's polka-dotted dress, glasses and shoes were found in this cabinet. A few days after Nicole's disappearance law enforcement showed up at Nenno's home〔(Nenno @ www.tdcj.state.tx.us via Web Archive )〕 for questioning. Neighbors had told Detective Johnson that Nenno, a former plumbing supply salesman, had previously been accused of groping a six-year-old neighborhood girl two years before. Johnson then referred it to Detectives Wedgeworth and Taber for a follow-up investigation. Wedgeworth and Taber went to the Nenno's home at 17602 Bullis Gap〔(House of the crime @ google maps )〕 three times on the afternoon of March 25, 1995, because Nenno,although home, did not open the door on the several occasions police were there. On the third occasion, Nenno, dressed only in a white bath-towel around his waist, finally answered the door. Nenno indicated that he was willing to talk about the missing girl and invited the detectives to enter the house. Nenno seemed greatly cooperative and willing to speak. When the detectives asked whether he knew Nicole, he became obviously nervous and shaky and denied knowing or ever seeing her before. Nenno then authorized the detectives to search his house. Detective Wedgeworth conducted a slight search, but found nothing out of the ordinary. The detectives asked Nenno why somebody in the neighborhood asked for him to be checked out. Nenno replied there was an incident in the spring when he was accused of trying to lure a girl into his house and pull off her pants. After this question, Nenno became visibly shaken and became much more nervous. The two detectives had been at Nennos house approximately ten minutes, and before leaving, the detectives asked him if he could show up at the command post for further questioning. After signing a legal release, Nenno stated he had no problem with that. Police informed Nenno that several blocks away a trailer had been set up as a command post for the ongoing search of Nicole by law enforcement as well as the volunteer community of Hockley. Wedgeworth and Taber later stated they made no promises or threats to Nenno during this initial encounter. After getting dressed, Nenno showed up a few minutes later at the command post. There, Detective Taber read Nenno the following rights, provided by the Harris County District Attorney's Office: ″You have the right to remain silent and not make any statement at all. Any statement you make may be used against you and probably will be used against you at your trial. You have a right to have an attorney present to advise you prior to and during any questioning. If you're unable to hire a lawyer, you have the right to have a lawyer appointed to advise you prior to or during any questioning. You may terminate the interview at any time.″ Detective Taber asked Nenno if he understood the warnings and he indicated he understood. Taber asked him if he wanted to set aside his rights and talk about the missing girl and Nenno acknowledged yes, he would to talk to the detectives. Nenno appeared to understand the process of the conversation with law enforcement and the ensuing conversation was conducted in a very moderate tone. Taber spoke with Nenno for almost an hour and during the interview, Nenno was offered something to eat and to drink. From the start of the interview, Detective Taber reminded Nenno that he was not under arrest and that he could leave at any time. When Detective Taber asked Nenno if he knew why he was there, he replied: “You think I'm a suspect in the missing little girl's case.” Upon that answer, Taber asked him why he may think that he would be a suspect. Nenno replied because of his past incident involving luring a little girl in his residence and removing her pants and because he liked children. When asked what Eric Nenno had done the night Nicole had disappeared, Nenno stated that he arrived home, changed clothes, went outside, talked to his neighbor, and then went back inside. Nenno said he had been drinking a six-pack of beer. When asked if there was any reason why a neighbor would say they had seen Nenno on the same street from which Nicole had disappeared, Nenno responded, “Well, maybe I could have been outside my house by the fence, but I just don't remember.” Taber then asked Nenno again the same question Nenno stated, “Well, it might have been possible but I don't remember.” After a polygraph, authorities remained silent for several minutes, persuading Nenno to finally say, "I failed it, didn't I ?″ When the examiner told Nenno he needed to disclose where the girl was, Nenno said, "I think she's still in the attic″ Then he said, "They're going to kill me for this, aren't they?" Finally Nenno gave written authorization to law enforcement to search his home. During the search of Nenno's house the body of Nicole was found. Nenno was arrested. Nicole had been choked to death and raped repeatedly. In his confession to police, Nenno conceded having sexual visions of young girls for most of his life, as well raping and strangling Nicole in his own bedroom.〔(Nenno @ clarkprosecutor.org )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eric Nenno」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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