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Thomas Knight
1951–2014
United States
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Thomas Otis Knight (February 4, 1951 – January 7, 2014) was an American fugitive and serial killer who was executed in Florida for murder. In 1974, Knight murdered a Miami couple after forcing them to withdraw US$50,000 from a bank. While awaiting trial, Knight and ten other inmates escaped from jail and went on a crime spree, during which he murdered a store clerk in an armed robbery.
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