Joseph Paul Jernigan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoseph Paul Jernigan
American murderer
Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1954
Place of Birth: Geneva, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 05-Aug-1993
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Joseph Paul Jernigan
- Joseph Paul Jernigan (January 31, 1954 – August 5, 1993) was a Texas murderer who was executed by lethal injection at 12:31 a.m. In 1981, Jernigan was found guilty of "cold-blooded murder" and sentenced to death for killing Edward Hale, a 75-year-old homeowner who discovered Jernigan and an accomplice as they were burglarizing his home.
- Jernigan spent 12 years in prison before his final plea for clemency was denied.
- At the prompting of a prison chaplain, he agreed to donate his body for scientific research or medical use.
- His cadaver was sectioned and photographed for the Visible Human Project and the University of Colorado School of Medicine by Dr.
- Vic Spitzer and associates.
- He is the subject of an HBO documentary Virtual Corpse and also appeared on the British video game TV series, GamesMaster's gore special.
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