Jonathan Preston Haynes
Jonathan Preston Haynes | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1958 |
| Other names | Aryan Beauty Killer |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
Jonathan Preston Haynes is an American murderer known for racially motivated murders.[1][2][3]
His parents, banker Edward Haynes and Custis Haynes, considered themselves to be liberal and open to people of any religion or race. The family closely followed the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.[4]
As a child, Haynes was never popular, preferring books over people. He secretly read Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf in high school, when what his father described as "his troubles" began.[4]
In 1994, Haynes was found guilty of the murders of a Wilmette, Illinois plastic surgeon and a hairdresser.[5] He represented himself in his trial and said he had to kill the doctor to protect the integrity of Aryan beauty.[6][3]
Haynes was sentenced to death for his crimes; however his sentence was commuted to life in prison after Illinois governor George Ryan commuted all death sentences to life without parole in 2003.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ EDT, Newsweek Staff On 8/22/93 at 8:00 PM (August 22, 1993). "Violence: A Killing Over 'Aryan Cosmetics'". Newsweek.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "FORMER MD. MAN CLAIMS HE KILLED TWO TO DEFEND 'ARYAN BEAUTY,' POLICE SAY". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15.
- ^ a b "Accused Slayer of a Surgeon Says 'Fake Aryan Beauty' Angers Him". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 11, 1993 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b McLarin, Kimberly J. (September 5, 1993). "No Remorse". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "2 Murdered for Helping People Look 'Aryan' : Crime: White supremacist admits killing hairdresser and plastic surgeon because they gave clients 'fake' features". Los Angeles Times. August 11, 1993.
- ^ "Neo-Nazi guilty in Chicago doctor's death". UPI.
- ^ Writer, Jon Hilkevitch, Tribune Staff (5 May 1994). "HAYNES SENTENCED TO DIE". chicagotribune.com.
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