Lawrence Vaughan, with his dog Gizmo, outside his former country store.
Vaughan ran the store with his wife, Patricia, until she was killed by
Kevin Green in a 1998 robbery. Vaughan was shot but recovered.
Facts of the Crime: Convicted and sentenced to death in the August 21, 1998 robbery-murder of Patricia L. Vaughan in Brunswick County.
Green entered a convenience store in Dolphin shortly before two p.m. with his 16-year-old nephew, David Green. Green shot the owners, Patricia L. Vaughan, 53, and her husband Lawrence Vaughan, 68. and then stood watch while a bank bag with $9,000 in cash and a handgun was taken. Green shot Patricia Vaughan again before he ran out of ammunition and left. The two fled to Washington. They returned several days later, were arrested and admitted to the crime. Patricia L. Vaughan was shot four times and Lawrence Vaughan was shot twice. Lawrence survived and testified against Green. He still has a bullet in his neck and one in his elbow. Ballistics experts matched bullets and casings found on Green's property with those taken from Patricia Vaughn. David Green was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
Victim: Patricia L. Vaughan
Time of Death: 10:05 pm
Manner of Execution: Lethal Injection
Last Meal: Not made public
Final Words: "No, I don't got nothing to say."
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