Stephen Stanko
Stephen Stanko | |
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Stanko in 2023 | |
| Born | Stephen Christopher Stanko January 13, 1968 |
| Died | June 13, 2025 (aged 57) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Convictions | Murder (2 counts) Kidnapping (3 counts) First degree criminal sexual conduct Assault and battery with intent to kill Assault Armed robbery (3 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death (murder of Ling and Turner) 110 years (criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping and armed robbery in assaulting Ling's daughter during the murder of Ling) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Laura Elizabeth Ling, 43 Henry Lee Turner, 74 (both murder) |
| Date | April 8, 2005 |
| State | South Carolina |
| Imprisoned at | Broad River Correctional Institution |
Stephen Christopher Stanko (January 13, 1968 – June 13, 2025) was an American prisoner who was convicted of the 2005 murders of two people in South Carolina, as well as the kidnapping and rape of the teenage daughter of one of his murder victims. He was executed for his crimes on June 13, 2025.