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Roger Wayne
MURRAY
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics:
Robbery
Number of victims: 2
Date of murders:
May 14,
1991
Date of birth: July
28,
1970
Victims profile: Dean Morrison and Jackie Appelhans
Method of murder:
Shooting
Location: Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Status: Sentenced to death on October 26, 1992
Date of Birth: July 28,
1970
Defendant: Caucasian
Victim: Caucasian
On May 11, 1991, Robert and
Roger Murray spent the night in Las Vegas, Nevada, and bought a .12
gauge shotgun. The following day, the Murrays drove to Kingman.
During the night of May 14,
1991, they decided to rob someone. While driving through Grasshopper
Junction, which is 30 miles north of Kingman on the way to Las Vegas,
they stopped at the home of Dean Morrison and Jackie Appelhans.
The Murrays entered the home
while armed, and had the two victims lie down on the floor side-by-side.
They shot each of them at least twice with a .38 revolver, and shot
Jackie twice more with a .22 rifle. They then shot each of them once in
the head with a shotgun. They then ransacked the house and fled.
PROCEEDINGS
Presiding Judge: James E. Chavez
Prosecutor: James J. Zack
Start of Trial: May 28, 1992
Verdict: June 12, 1992
Sentencing: October 26, 1992
Aggravating Circumstances
Multiple homicides
Especially cruel, heinous, and depraved (both victims)
Pecuniary gain
Mitigating Circumstances
None sufficient to call for leniency
PUBLISHED
OPINIONS
State v. Murray (Roger), 184 Ariz. 9, 906 P.2d 542 (1995).
