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Gary L. Sampson (born September 29, 1959) is an American man convicted of three murders and sentenced to death by a federal jury in Massachusetts, United States. The last executions in Massachusetts were Philip Bellino and Edward Gertson in 1947. During three days in 2001, Sampson killed three strangers: retired pipefitter Philip McCloskey in Marshfield, Massachusetts, college student Jonathan Rizzo in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and politician Robert Whitney in Meredith, New Hampshire. He also attempted to kill another stranger: William Gregory, in Vermont. Sampson pleaded guilty on September 9, 2003, and was sentenced to death on December 23, 2003, by a federal jury in Massachusetts. (He received the death penalty for the two Massachusetts killings, and a life sentence for the New Hampshire case.) Even though Sampson pleaded guilty, a federal jury trial was held to determine if he would be sentenced to death or life in prison. During the sentencing trial, medical professionals for the defense testified that Sampson was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, has bipolar disorder, and "suffered from a signficant mental impairment" during the killings. The defense also noted that the day before the first murder, Sampson had tried to surrender to the FBI (on bank robbery charges out of North Carolina), but the FBI operator hung up on him. A psychiatrist hired by the prosecution testified to his opinion that Sampson has antisocial personality disorder and not bipolar disorder. In 2011, Sampson's death sentence was thrown out due to jury misconduct, and he was scheduled for a second sentencing trial on September 16, 2015. This retrial was stalled by the prosecution in September. ==Early and personal life== Gary Sampson, who was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and raised in Abington, Massachusetts, was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child but was denied special education because of his intelligence. He dropped out of school in the 9th grade. His parents are Charlotte and Elbert "Herc" Sampson. His father worked as a firefighter, ice cream truck driver, and salesman. Sampson has said his father called him "retarded" and physically abused him throughout his childhood.〔 〕 At age four, he fell and hit his head, resulting in a brain injury. Sampson had been frequently arrested as a juvenile, and as an adult, was caught on surveillance tape robbing five banks in North Carolina while in disguise. Gerald Hege, sheriff of Davidson County, N.C., stated that Sampson had lived with cross-dressers and transvestites, and had learned "elaborate makeup" from them. "He learned how to change his appearance." As of 2003, Sampson had been married and divorced 5 times, and is the father of 3 children. His first marriage was when he was 17 years old.〔 〕 In 1995, after being released from jail on a theft charge, he moved to Tamworth, New Hampshire, where he met Karen Alexander. In June 1997, Sampson and Alexander were married; she was pregnant by Sampson at the time. Shortly after, he moved to South Carolina with a woman he had recently met, and Alexander filed for divorce that same year. Sampson was arrested in May 1998, and met Amanda Newcomb while jailed. When Newcomb's grandfather posted Sampson's bail, Sampson and Newcomb married in October 1998. By the end of November, Sampson had moved to North Carolina, where he had a relationship with Ricky Carter, "a transvestite who recalled him as angry with the world and having an explosive temper." When Carter kicked him out of their apartment, Sampson met and wooed Karen Anderson in April 2001. Samson attempted to force Anderson to assist him in his robberies; she refused, but Sampson began his bank robbery spree, robbing five banks in 3 months.〔(U.S. v. SAMPSON, 2004 )〕 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「Gary Lee Sampson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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