ATKINS Joseph Ernest

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Joseph Atkins
Status
Identification Status	Identified
Criminal Status	Executed
Personal Information
Full Name	Joseph Ernest Atkins
Born	June, 1947 South Carolina, United States
Died	January 23, 1999 (aged 51) Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Cause of Death	Executed by lethal injection
Gender	Male
Race/Ethnicity	White
Parents	Benjamin Atkins (father)
Siblings	Charles Atkins (brother)
Criminal Information
Offender Type	Serial Killer
Method of Killing	Shooting
Convictions	Murder (x3) Assault with intent to kill (x2) First degree burglary
Criminal penalty	Death
Victims	3
Span of crimes	1969 and 1985
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Imprisonment	Broad River Correctional Institution

Victims

Name	Age	Date of Death	Cause of Death
Charles Atkins	23	December 31, 1969	Shooting
Karen Patterson	13	October 27, 1985	Shooting
Benjamin Atkins	75	October 27, 1985	Shooting

Links

• Joseph Ernest Atkins at Wikipedia
• Joseph Ernest Atkins at Find a Grave