William Clyde Gibson

William Clyde Gibson (born October 10, 1957)[2] is an American convicted serial killer on death row in the state of Indiana.[3][4]

William Clyde Gibson
IDOC mugshot of William Gibson[1]
Born (1957-10-10) October 10, 1957
U.S.
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Conviction(s)Murder (3 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims3+
Span of crimes
2002–2012 (confirmed murders)
CountryUnited States
State(s)Indiana (confirmed murders)
Date apprehended
April 2012
Imprisoned atIndiana State Prison

In 2013 Gibson pleaded guilty to the sexual assault and murder of Christine Whitis, a family friend who had visited Gibson at his New Albany, Indiana home. She had gone there to console Gibson after his mother's death.[5]

In total, Gibson pleaded guilty to three murders.[6] After his initial arrest for Whitis' murder, police excavated Gibson's back yard and found the body of Stephanie Kirk, a 35-year-old Charlestown woman who had disappeared in 2012.[7] Gibson also admitted to killing Karen Hodella of Port Orange, Florida, in October 2002.[8]

At sentencing, Gibson responded "I deserve what I’m getting. It ain’t no big deal."[6] Gibson was one of a number of death row inmates from Indiana's state prison who appeared in a Trevor McDonald documentary called Death Row 2018 which was aired in the UK in February 2018. In the documentary, he claimed to have killed 20-30 more people then what was previously thought.

See also

References
  1. "10 Terrible Serial Killers From The State Of Indiana". Ranker. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  2. "Indiana Offender Database Search". in.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021.
  3. Nicholson, Rebecca (2018-02-02). "Death Row 2018 with Trevor McDonald review – clear-eyed detachment from the veteran journalist". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  4. "Indiana Supreme Court upholds convictions of Floyd County serial killer". WDRB. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  5. "William Clyde Gibson's first murder trial opens; elderly victim called his 'prey'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  6. Schneider, Grace. "William Clyde Gibson pleads guilty in third murder". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  7. "Convicted in 3 deaths, William Clyde Gibson challenges 1 of his death sentences". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  8. Stafford, Dave. "Supreme Court reaffirms death sentence in 'brutal' 2012, 2003 murders". The Indiana Lawyer. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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