David Mark Hill Explained

David Mark Hill
Birth Date:May 24, 1960
Death Place:Broad River Correctional Institution, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Conviction:Murder (3 counts)
Sentence:Death
Victims:3
Date:September 16, 1996
Country:United States
States:South Carolina
Spouse:[1]
Children:3[2]
Death Cause:Execution by lethal injection
Birth Place:South Carolina, U.S.
Criminal Status:Executed

David Mark Hill (May 24, 1960 – June 6, 2008) was an American spree killer who killed three people in South Carolina.

Life

Hill married Jacqueline Hill in 1991. They had three children, one of whom required the use of a wheelchair after an accident. After that incident, Hill experienced depression, panic attacks and seizures.[3]

In 1996, Hill received notice that his wife was filing for divorce, and he was accused of sexually abusing his daughter, who was quadriplegic. On September 16 of that year, Hill went to a North Augusta social services office and killed Michael Gregory, Josie Curry and Jimmy Riddle, who all worked at the office.[4] According to court documents, Hill killed Riddle because he was involved in the case that removed his children from his home, killed Gregory because he had seen him with the gun, and killed Curry "because she was black."[5]

At trial in 2000, Hill's wife testified that he had tried to kill himself at least three times.[6]

Hill was executed via lethal injection on June 6, 2008, in South Carolina.[7] He was pronounced dead at 6:17 pm.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Witnesses testify to David Hill's state of mind before DSS shootings. Jennifer. Holland. The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. February 12, 2000. October 27, 2022. 30. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Jury selection to begin in death penalty trial. Rick. Brundrett. The State. Columbia, South Carolina. January 24, 2000. October 27, 2022. 11. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: S.C. man condemned for 3 killings set for execution. Meg. Kinnard. Times-News. June 6, 2008. October 27, 2022.
  4. News: Man arrested in DSS shootings. Mona. Breckenridge. The Herald. Rock Hill, South Carolina. September 18, 1996. October 27, 2022. 12. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Collins. Jeffrey. Justices uphold death sentence in DSS slayings. The Greenville News. September 14, 2004. 25. Newspapers.com. November 4, 2022.
  6. News: Hill's lawyers fighting the death penalty. The Beaufort Gazette. Beaufort, South Carolina. February 12, 2000. October 27, 2022. 5. Newspapers.com.
  7. Web site: Man executed for killing 3 Social Services workers. The Times and Democrat. Meg. Kinnard. June 7, 2008. October 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023235312/https://thetandd.com/news/man-executed-for-killing-3-social-services-workers/article_c33b0a08-7a97-55e4-8f52-5384917874d4.html. October 23, 2021. live. Wayback Machine.