Charles Starkweather

Charles Starkweather (November 24, 1938 - June 25, 1959) was a U.S serial killer. Together with his companion Caril Ann Fugate he killed eleven people in 1957-58 before being caught. He was executed on the electric chair, while Fugate was sentenced to life in prison and was paroled in 1977.

He is the inspiration and subject of the song "Nebraska" by Bruce Springsteen (which was originally entitled "Starkweather".)

Starkweather is buried in Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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