Katie Wood, 24
Facts of the Crime:
Was sentenced to death on December 12, 2008 for the murder of University of Arkansas student Katie Wood. Marcyniuk broke into Wood's apartment the morning of March 9, 2008 and waited for her to come home. The two had dated previously, but Wood had broken up with Marcyniuk some time before. During testimony, Marcyniuk said he did not remember much, only wrestling with Wood on the kitchen floor. Then he said he remembered seeing blood everywhere and that he then dragged Wood to the bathroom and then crawled out the window. The basis for the death penalty sentence was the especially cruel and depraved manner in which Marcyniuk killed Wood and his prior felony conviction involving the use or threat of violence against a former girlfriend who had rejected him.
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