Paul Jennings Hill

Paul Jennings Hill (February 6, 1954 – September 3, 2003) was an American minister and anti-abortion extremist^[1]^[2] who murdered physician John Britton (1925–1994) and his bodyguard James Barrett (1919–1994) on July 29, 1994 in Pensacola, Florida.

Nine years after the murder, Paul was executed by lethal injection on September 3, 2003. He was the first person in the United States to be executed for murdering an abortion doctor.

References

↑ Sawyer, Kathy (7 August 1994). "Turning From 'Weapon of the Spirit' to the Shotgun". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
↑ Goodnough, Abby (4 September 2003). "Florida Executes Killer Of an Abortion Provider". New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

[WAPO940807-1] Sawyer, Kathy (7 August 1994). "Turning From 'Weapon of the Spirit' to the Shotgun". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

[NYT030904-2] Goodnough, Abby (4 September 2003). "Florida Executes Killer Of an Abortion Provider". New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

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