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Herman Allen, the Glossary

David Herman Allen (November 18, 1905 – October 30, 1942) was an American serial killer who was convicted for the 1942 triple murder of his family members, a few years after having been released from prison for a prior murder conviction.^[1]

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20th-century executions by North Carolina
Executed people from North Carolina
People convicted of murder by North Carolina
People executed by North Carolina
People executed by the United States by gas chamber
Serial killers from North Carolina

Benson, North Carolina

Benson is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States, near the intersection of Interstates 95 and 40.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

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Central Prison

Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Double-barreled shotgun

A double-barreled shotgun, also known as a double shotgun, is a break-action shotgun with two parallel barrels, allowing two single shots that can be fired simultaneously or sequentially in quick succession.

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Gas chamber

A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or other animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced.

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Insanity defense

The insanity defense, also known as the mental disorder defense, is an affirmative defense by excuse in a criminal case, arguing that the defendant is not responsible for their actions due to a psychiatric disease at the time of the criminal act.

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List of serial killers in the United States

A serial killer is typically a person who kills three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction.

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