Robert Alton Harris

Quick Facts

Full Name	Robert Alton Harris
Occupation	Murderer
Date Of Birth	Jan 15, 1953(1953-01-15)
Age	71
Date Of Death	1992-04-21
Birthplace	Fort Bragg
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Capricorn

Robert Alton Harris Biography

Robert Alton Harris is one of the most popular and richest Murderer who was born on January 15, 1953 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States. Robert Alton Harris, born January 15, 1953, and died April 21, 1992. He was an American car theft, burglar, kidnapper, kidnapper, and murderer. He was executed in San Quentin State Prison for the 1978 deaths of two San Diego teenage boys. His execution was the first to be carried out in California since 1967.

Robert was 25 years old when he asked Daniel (18) for his help with a bank robbery. Daniel took two guns from a Visalia neighbor and drove them to San Diego the next day. The two spent the next two days buying ammunition and practising the robbery near Miramar Lake.

The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office filed felony charges of auto theft, kidnapping, murder and burglary against Robert Harris, while the U.S. Attorney’s Office filed bank robbery charges against him. On March 6, 1979, Robert Harris was convicted in the San Diego County Superior Court of two counts of murder in the first degree with special circumstances as well as two counts of kidnapping, and was sentenced to death. Daniel Harris was convicted of kidnapping and sentenced to six years in state prison; he was released in 1983.

Harris’ death sentence was affirmed by the Supreme Court of California in

1981. In 1982, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a writ of habeas corpus relieving Harris of the death sentence, vacating a contrary district court order. The Supreme Court of the United States reimposed Harris’ death sentence in Pulley v. Harris (1984), reversing the Ninth Circuit by a vote of 7-2.

Harris was born in Fort Bragg (North Carolina) and suffered abuse as a child. Harris had several run-ins at police from the age of 10, and was placed in juvenile detention for stealing a vehicle at 13. At age 14, his mother left him and he was quickly placed in juvenile detention for stealing another car. After his release, he was able to find work, marry, and have a son. He was sentenced to prison for manslaughter in 1975 and released in January 1978.

Robert Alton Harris Net Worth

Robert Alton Harris is one of the richest Murderer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert Alton Harris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Robert Alton Harris, fifth child of Kenneth Harris and Evelyn Harris, was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Kenneth was a US Army sergeant who received a Silver Star for his service during World War II. He also received the Purple Heart. Both of Robert’s parents were alcoholics. Robert was reportedly born prematurely due to Kenneth punching Evelyn in her abdomen. Robert may also have had fetal alcohol syndrome. Robert was particularly targeted by his father for abuse, as he believed Robert was the result of an affair. Following Kenneth Harris’ discharge in 1962, the Harris family moved to Visalia (California) in order to be closer to their children. Kenneth Harris was twice jailed for sexually abusing his daughters, once for 18 months in 1963 and again for a longer time in 1964. Kenneth was in prison and the rest of the Harris family lived a migrant lifestyle in the San Joaquin Valley while Kenneth was behind bars.

Robert, aged 13, spent four months in juvenile detention centre for stealing a car. Harris was raped repeatedly while he was in juvenile detention. Evelyn left Robert, then 14 years old, in Sacramento, and left him to his own devices. He made his way to Oklahoma to stay with his sister and brother, but he then stole a car and was later arrested in Florida. After spending three years in Florida’s juvenile detention system, he was released when he reached 19 and sent to Chula Vista. Harris and his wife married in June 1973. Their son, Robert Jr., was born in October 1974. Harris beat his brother’s roommate in 1975, while he was living in a trailer park, Imperial County. He claimed he did it to protect his wife, but later, it was discovered that Harris had beaten the victim without provocation. Harris was convicted for voluntary manslaughter. His wife, Harris, filed for divorce during his confinement in San Luis Obispo. Harris was released on January 1978.

On July 5, 1978, Harris and his younger brother commandeered a car occupied by two 16-year-old boys, John Mayeski and Michael Baker, ordered them to drive to a remote area, then killed them. The brothers then used the car as their getaway car when they robbed a bank in San Diego. He was arrested less than an hour after the robbery and charged with murder, auto theft, kidnapping, burglary, and bank robbery. One of the arresting officers, Steve Baker, was the father of one of the murdered boys, but did not realize the victim was his son until later. Harris was convicted and sentenced to death on March 6, 1979. After a series of appeals and stays of execution, he was executed in San Quentin’s gas chamber on April 21, 1992.

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An appeal for clemency to California governor Pete Wilson – who was mayor of San Diego at the time of the killings – was rejected in a live television news conference, where Wilson read a statement acknowledging Harris’ abusive childhood but ended with a clear rejection of the clemency request, saying, “As great as is my compassion for Robert Harris the child, I cannot excuse or forgive the choice made by Robert Harris the man.” Wilson then left without waiting for reporters’ questions.

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Robert Ranked on the list of most popular Murderer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Robert Alton Harris celebrates birthday on January 15 of every year.