Marco Allen Chapman: The True Crime Story and Key Facts
Marco Allen Chapman: American murderer. The documented story, timeline and key facts of the case.
Marco Allen Chapman was a convicted murderer and the last person executed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He was executed on November 21, 2008, by lethal injection at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville, Kentucky. Chapman was executed for a series of murders he committed on August 23, 2002, in Warsaw, Kentucky, on Weldon Way, killing two children, Chelbi Sharon, 7, and Cody Sharon, 6, by stabbing after he had raped and stabbed their mother, Carolyn Marksberry, the city clerk of Warsaw at the time, over 15 times. 10-year-old Courtney Sharon played dead after she had also been stabbed by Chapman several times, and escaped.
Why the case is remembered
The Marco Allen Chapman story remains one of the most discussed entries in true-crime history, covered in documentaries, podcasts and books. The summary above follows the publicly documented record.
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Who is Marco Allen Chapman?
Marco Allen Chapman was a convicted murderer and the last person executed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He was executed on November 21, 2008, by lethal injection at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville, Kentucky.
Why is the Marco Allen Chapman case famous?
It is one of the most documented bank robber cases, widely covered by true-crime media.
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