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On one of his drug runs, Honken met Angela Johnson, who was then dating DeGeus. He killed five people, including two young girls, in 1993. Honken told Cutkomp that he was worried about DeGeus turning on him. Later, after learning DeGeus also agreed to cooperate with authorities, Johnson tricked him into taking her to a vacant farm where Honken beat and killed him. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { On another occasion, Honken tried to drown Alyssa in a hotel pool. Real life Breaking Bad killer Dustin Honken, who went from - The Sun Two others were also put to death during the week after a hiatus of nearly 20 years, including Wesley Purkey. He was formally sentenced to death on October 11, 2005. We owe it to the victims of these horrific crimes, and to the families left behind, to carry forward the sentence imposed by our justice system, Attorney General William P. Barr said in a statement. Dustin Lee Honken | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers In 1990, Honken raped and threatened his girlfriend. Other van rentals for shuttling around staff and witnesses totaled at least $4,500 over the five executions, while a bus rental cost $6,330. After all appeals and injunctions were dismissed by various courts over the years, the 52-year-old was executed by lethal injection in the US Penitentiary in Terre Haute on July 17, 2020. There are some small expenses that appear to be absent, such as last meals for three of the prisoners. "Their mother never got to see them having a first dance, first date or walk down the aisle at their wedding," the statement read. In 2004, Dustin Lee Honken was . Like, you need that? [40] Circuit Judge David S. Tatel dissented, arguing the statute explicitly requires the federal government to follow state execution protocols. Dennis Putzier said Honken had bragged about murdering witnesses in 1993. Johnson lured DeGeus to a country club under the guise of wanting to rekindle their relationship, then drove to an abandoned house where Honken was waiting. A statement from the Duncan family said the execution provided a degree of justice and closure to the family. Prison officials stated that Purkey owing to his mental illness lacked in understanding and put aside the pecan pie in his last meal for later. 'I'm Still Processing it,' Daughter of Honken Victim Speaks Out After [8], In the fall of 1995, Honken recruited a man named Dan Cobeen to help him manufacture meth. She told them about Honken's and Johnson's search for Nicholson and that she had seen the pistol used in the 1993 murders in Johnson's closet before it was destroyed. The elderly couple noticed a few things missing but nothing significant, almost like Lori had packed hurriedly. This timehis co-conspirator, Cutkomp,turned states witness, collecting Honkens musings about destroying evidence, buying a gun and eliminating investigators and others who he thought would testify against him. Their attraction was mutual, and she would shortly dump her current boyfriend, Honkens dealer,DeGeus, for the boss. [13], Honken, seeking to expand his drug dealing business, studied chemistry textbooks at the library, read science journals, kept extremely thorough records, made plans to expand his business to the Internet, and considered writing his own book about how to make and sell meth in the United States. Referring to the 1993 disappearances, Bennett said that while the government had made a compelling case for Honken likely being responsible, his view was that if the government believed Honken was a murderer, they should charge him with murder. He graduated from West Hancock High School in 1980 a record holder in pole vaulting who enjoyed being a junior high wrestling team member. Dustin Honken, 52, was sentenced to death for killing government informants and children in his effort to thwart his drug trafficking prosecution in 1993. A judge later reduced her sentence to life behind bars. last words final meals Dustin Honken Wesley Purkey Dustin lewis Lee The attorneys of each convict tried to block their clients' executions in last-ditch attempts to save their lives, two of them nearly succeeded only for the Supreme Court to ultimately give the green light to the Trump administration to go ahead. Dustin Honken is a convicted murderer - currently on death row in Illionois prison. Moreover, Terry informed his mother that he was meeting his former girlfriend, Angela Johnson. The Justice Department has executed Dustin Lee Honken in Terre Haute, Ind., the third federal inmate put to death by the government this week. According to court documents, Angela bought a gun on July 7, 1993, and she and Dustin began hunting Greg down, with him divorcing his ex-wife and moving in with Lori and her children. [9], Johnson was born in Forest City, Iowa. Purkey, the night before he was put to death, saw Bill Clinton on television and said that he intended to vote for him in November elections. Nearly three decades after Honken coldly ended the lives of five people all in an effort to protect himself and his criminal enterprise, he has finally faced justice, Kupec said. [8], On November 5, 1993, DeGeus also disappeared. At his sentencing in 2005, Honken recognized the victims families had suffered a senseless destruction of human life in losing their loved ones, but also declared that their vengeance toward me is misguided.. Later that month, she was re-sentenced to life in prison without parole. [1], In April 2020, a divided panel of the D.C. Authorities had found almost 150 grams of pure meth in Nicholson's house, and he'd agreed to become an informant in exchange for leniency. Honken, 52, was pronounced dead at 4:36 p.m. Eastern time after officials at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, administered a lethal dose of pentobarbital, according to the Des Moines Register, which had a reporter present. "I've climbed far bigger hills than that little hill. The prosecution said he had every reason to kill the victims and presented 65 witnesses against him. Honken's mom wants his children to have a father - Sioux City Journal [8], Cutkomp decided to become an informant. [32] In December 2014, federal prosecutors later announced they would not pursue a second death sentence for Johnson. He and Lori Duncan were bound and gagged and shot multiple times. }); The 68-year-old, who was reportedly suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's, before his execution, said: "I deeply regret the pain and suffering I caused to Jennifers family. Since many of the other witnesses didnt live close enough to drive, they flew in, and the bureau spent more than $4,310 on plane tickets for July and August. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Alyssa was unable to breathe and was scared that her brother would kill her, but he stopped, apologized, and started crying when he realized what he had done. [7], Honken enlisted his best friend, Tim Cutkomp, moved to Arizona, and borrowed $5,000 from his brother to buy chemicals and equipment. PDF 100 moments - Iowa Department of Public Safety The single mother was a Navy veteran, an Elvis Presley fan, and tended to find the good in people. We believe that he was ready to take violent actions again. Keith Dwayne Nelson, who kidnapped and raped a 10-year-old girl, is scheduled to be executed Aug. 28. He can be rehabilitated. On top of that, the bureau spent $6,594 on bottled water, $6,480 on single-serving bags of potato chips and $12,998 on disposable trays and baggies to deliver it all. He once held a pillow over Alyssa's face after she told one of his girlfriends that he had other girlfriends. The drapes were drawn, and cars near the house were parked chaotically, which was uncharacteristic of her daughter. The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., is shown, July 17, 2020. In 2005, Tokars stopped an attempted escape by Honken, in which he plotted to escape with the help of white supremacists and murder witnesses. It was to show love, supportand respect to my daughter's father, Terry," read the short letter, "that weloved him until the end and still do.". A federal judge who ordered two last-minute injunctions before other death row inmates were set to be killed this month declined to do so for Honken. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. Iowa meth kingpin is 3rd executed by U.S. government this week "I didn't kill anyone and even though that hasn't been proven, the accusations have repeatedly been used against me. "[14], Honken was recorded calling Cobeen a "rat" and saying he would kill him no matter what. (The records list only $33.11 for Dustin Lee Honkens dinner from Pizza Hut, and $0 spent when Keith Dwayne Nelson refused a meal.) "[17][18], U.S. District Judge Mark W. Bennett imposed sentencing enhancements on Honken for attempting to obstruct justice and having a major role in the conspiracy, and granted a deduction for Honken accepting responsibility. He wore a wire to a meeting and recorded Honken making a future $3,000 deal. The hotel was nice enough, and only a 10-minute drive from the federal execution chamber in Terre Haute where the man who killed Muellers father would take his last breath. Angela Johnson: Where is Dustin Lee Honkens Girlfriend Now. Here's why it probably isn't coming back. Prisoner Keith Nelson's execution is set to take place on August 28.] let gads_event; "Honken has not demonstrated a likelihood of success on his claim that the 2019 Protocol is arbitrary and capricious based on its failure to consider the risk of flash pulmonary edema," the court of appeals wrote, citing language used in similar decisions. }); window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { Michael Conroy/AP And there are some potentially larger expenses, like whatever might be included in the 28 pages of records officials admitted to withholding. Johnson bought a pistol on July 7, 1993. [7] Prosecutors played a tape in which Honken was recorded saying that he liked killing people and compared the feeling to getting high on drug. We believe the defendant was involved in this. During this time, he plotted to murder Cobeen, police officers, and chemists, and to destroy evidence against him. [7], McNeese got Johnson to confess to the murders by claiming he could find another inmate who could take the blame. Kandi and Amber each had a single bullet wound in the back of their heads. Iowa abolished the death penalty in 1965, but Honken was convicted in federal court becausehe killed government witnesses, interfering with a federal case. But as Honken'soperation grew, so too did his dependence on meth and his singular focus on success no matter the cost. He suspected that Honken had killed Nicholson and was afraid of being wrongfully accused of murder. The two ended their relationship shortly after Nicholson's arrest. However, what he ultimately ate may remain a mystery. Its weirdly laughable. On October 14, 2004, Honken was convicted of all 17 counts against him, including five counts of murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ },false) To minimize potential prejudice, the court ordered for officers not to move Honken in the presence of the jury and that table skirts be placed on the counsel tables so the jury would be unable to see the shackles. However, he told Johnson that she would need to say everything she knew. pg.acq.push(function() { Dustin Honken, convicted of killing five people, will be executed July 17, 2020. Born into a life of uncertainty, Honken grew up in Britt, a small town west of Mason City in north central Iowa. SIOUX CITY Dustin Honken and Angela Johnson strangled two little girls to keep them quiet after the pair now charged with five murders killed the girls' mother and her . (The records list only $33.11 for Dustin Lee Honken' s dinner from Pizza Hut, and $0 spent when Keith Dwayne Nelson refused a meal .) Whoopi Goldberg interrupts 'The View' live segment, raises her voice and hits co-host, Demi Moore has not left Bruce Willis's side and is doing everything to make his 'last moments happy', 'Liza took a final breath and sighed': Liza Burke, 21, dies 6 weeks after stage 4 cancer diagnosis, Baywatch star Jeremy Jacksons ex-wife Loni Willison spotted looking for food in LA waste, 'Go for a size bigger': Honey Boo Boo slammed for flaunting 'tight' prom dress with boyfriend Dralin Carswell. Death-row inmate Dustin Lee Honken, who killed a family of four, including two children and another person, was executed on Friday, July 17, at 4 pm local time, marking the government's third federal execution in a month after 17 years. Dustin Honken, 52, would become the first Iowa defendant to be put to death since 1963 if he is executed as scheduled on Friday. Within a year, Honken and his childhood friend, Tim Cutkomp, had moved to Arizona, built a sophisticated methamphetamine cooking setup and all but perfected a recipe for pure meth, which they sold mainly through two dealers in northeast Iowa: DeGeus, 32, and Greg Nicholson, 34. [37][38], While in prison, Honken converted to Catholicism. More: Iowa outlawed the death penalty 55 years ago. [8], The defense did not have Rickert take the stand out of the fear that she might conclude Honken was a sociopath or had narcissistic personality disorder. Federal government executes third inmate this week after 17-year hiatus Outside the facility, protesters held press conferences, waved signs and live-tweeted every court development. [8] On July 24, 1993, Johnson pretended to be a lost saleswoman to get into Nicholson's home, where she and Honken bound him and forced him to record a statement claiming that Honken was innocent. The EKG would probably be to tell when hes died. "I have desired to go, Where springs not fail, To fields where flies no sharp and sided hail, And a few lilies blow. [28], In 2005, Johnson was found guilty of five counts of murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise. hitType: 'event', Honken received the maximum sentence. He claimed he had nothing to do with the 1993 disappearances. Its unclear what that training involved, but records show it cost thousands of dollars. Congressional Democrats have unveiled legislation this year to abolish the federal death penalty, a goal President-elect Joe Biden says he supports. Meth didnt enter the picture until 1991, after he had completed a year of community college chemistry, earning an A- average. Honkens mother, brother and college-age daughter visited him in prison in recent days, she said. [8], In the winter of 1993 or 1994, Honken went to Cutkomp and said he needed to destroy a pistol. Sep 25, 2004. Honken's parents divorced when he was nine. hide caption. There was no reason for the government to kill him, in haste or at all.". [7] Cutkomp recorded Honken talking about his plans to kill witnesses and implicitly referenced killing witnesses in 1993. [6][10] Honken's defense presented testimony from his family, and pointed to his age and lack of prior violent convictions as mitigating factors. }) [35], On July 25, 2019, United States Attorney General William Barr announced that the moratorium on federal executions would be lifted after approving the use of the single drug pentobarbital for federal executions. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { On October 27, 2004, jurors recommended life sentences for Honken for killing the adult victims and death sentences for killing the children. The agency refused to answer any questions about the money, procedures or details of what happened. Circuit vacated District Judge Chutkan's injunction in a per curiam decision. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette via AP, File), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Bumming around before starting at North Iowa, Honken fell into selling marijuana and cocaine, quickly building a list of customers who paid thousands for their fix. Honken and Cutkomp were indicted on federal drug trafficking charges. Prisoner Dustin Honken is scheduled to be put to death on Friday, July 17. After several minutes his breathing became more labored. Honken, 52, was sentenced to die in October 2005 after being convicted of numerous offenses, including five counts of murder among them two small children during the course of a continuing criminal enterprise. I realize I am here because of my own actions. Even as it paid for tents and memory cards and planes and pizza, the agencys largesse did not extend to the families of the condemned, who had to pay for their own travel and accommodations. Once he checked into the Holiday Inn, guards took him to restaurants in a special handicap rental van that cost $543.40. His final words were a reciting of the poem Heaven-Heaven by Gerard Manley Hopkins: "I have desired to go, where springs not fail, to fields where flies no sharp and sided hail, and a few lilies blow. ga('ads.send', { However, he declined to rule on whether Honken likely had a role in the 1993 disappearances. Honken,a community college drop-out who created his meth empire in the early 1990s,was the third federal prisoner executed this week. }) (AP) The U.S. government on Friday put to death an Iowa chemistry student-turned-meth kingpin convicted of killing five people, capping a week in which the Trump administration restored federal executions after a 17-year hiatus. Iowa meth kingpin is 3rd executed by US government this week - WUSA She is the organization's first formerly incarcerated reporter. Follow Michael Tarm on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mtarm, FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2005, file photo, Dustin Lee Honken is led by US Marshals into the Federal Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, prior to his sentencing. And there are some potentially larger expenses, like whatever might be included in the 28 pages of records officials admitted to withholding. [3] A few months later, the fifth victim, also a former dealer, was murdered.[3]. With the central veins you cant see or feel them, so you have to know the anatomy or use an ultrasound, said Dr. Joel Zivot, a lethal injection expert and intensive care doctor at Emory University who did not attend the execution but reviewed the documents later. Angela lured him under the pretense of building their broken relationship, and the drug kingpin and her girlfriend fatally shot him dead too. Dustin eventually released his sister. DeGeus body was found a few miles from the wooded area. [3] The two then bound and gagged Nicholson and his new girlfriend, 37-year-old Lori Ann Duncan. Honken had physically and verbally abused his sister, Alyssa. Honken had a notably healthy relationship with his mother, who he described as perfect. [7][19], Honken was charged with the murders in 2001. The inmate known for his verbosity at hearings and for a rambling statement declaring his innocence at sentencing spoke only briefly, neither addressing victims family members nor saying he was sorry. Honken conspired with another inmate to escape from jail by breaking a hole in the wall of his cell and having Johnson deliver a hacksaw and a rope. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Dustin Honken, 52, would become the first defendant in an Iowa case to be put to death since 1963 if he is executed as scheduled on Friday. We are one of the worlds fastest growing [7], On July 30, 1993, Honken gave his attorney the recording and said he was changing his plea. [7], Honken and Johnson forced the family into a car at gunpoint and drove to a wooden area outside of the city. His execution is fast approaching and he is scheduled to die on July 17th at a prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. Nonprofit journalism about criminal justice, A nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. As the trio was executed, they expressed their views for the final time, with one even maintaining his innocence till his last breath. Dustin was a chemistry wizard during his community college days in the early 90's. Follow her on Twitter @courtneycare. Honken is set to die by a lethal. Her lawyer said she was extremely relieved and grateful upon hearing of the decision. [7] Within a year, Honken and Cutkomp managed to produce several pounds of nearly pure meth, which they sold in northeast Iowa, primarily through two dealers: Terry DeGeus and Greg Nicholson. ga('ads.send', { They recruited two drug dealers Terry DeGeus and Greg Nicholson to sell their meth in northeast Iowa. Dustin Lee Honken (March 22, 1968 July 17, 2020)[1] and Angela Jane Johnson (born January 17, 1964)[2] are American mass murderers convicted of the 1993 murders of five people in Iowa.
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