James Otto Earhart
James Otto Earhart | |
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| Born | April 29, 1943 Huntsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 1999 (aged 56) Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Other names | George Stevens |
| Conviction | Capital murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 2–3+ |
Span of crimes | 1981–1987 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
Date apprehended | May 26, 1987 |
James Otto Earhart (April 29, 1943 – August 11, 1999) was an American murderer, kidnapper and suspected serial killer executed for the 1987 kidnap-murder of 9-year-old Kandy Janell Kirtland in Bryan, Texas. Suspected in at least one more murder during his lifetime, Earhart was posthumously linked to a 1981 murder via DNA conducted by Parabon NanoLabs in 2019, and authorities are investigating whether he can be linked to any other violent crimes committed in Brazos County.