John E. Hatley
John E. Hatley | |
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| Born | July 30, 1968 Decatur, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Upper Iowa University |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Employer | U.S. Army |
| Known for | War crimes |
| Criminal status | Paroled |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Convictions | Premeditated murder (4 counts) Conspiracy to commit premeditated murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment; commuted to 40 years imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Date | March 2007 |
| Country | Iraq |
| Location | Al-Rashid, Baghdad |
| Killed | 4 |
Date apprehended | February 2008 |
John E. Hatley (born July 30, 1968) is a former first sergeant who was prosecuted by the United States Army in 2008 for murdering four Iraqi detainees near Baghdad, Iraq in 2006. He was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to life in prison at the Fort Leavenworth Disciplinary Barracks. He was released on parole in October 2020. Hatley is colloquially associated with a group of US military personnel convicted of war crimes known as the Leavenworth 10.