Kevin Young was executed by the State of South Carolina for the murder of Dennis Hepler
According to court documents Kevin Young, William Bell and two other accomplices would rob Dennis Hepler. Even though Dennis Hepler would be cooperative he would be fatally shot
Kevin Young and William Bell were arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
William Bell would be later resentenced to life in prison due to mental deficiencies
Kevin Young would be executed by lethal injection on November 3 2000
Kevin Young FAQ
Kevin Young Case
The man convicted of shooting an Anderson principal on the school steps and robbing him of $67 will be executed next month, the state Supreme Court says. Kevin Dean Young is scheduled to be put to death Nov. 3.
Mr. Young shot West Franklin Elementary School Principal Dennis Hepler outside the school Aug. 31, 1988, said state Attorney General Charlie Condon. He robbed Mr. Hepler and used the money to buy cocaine, Mr. Condon said. Mr. Young first was convicted in 1989 and sentenced to death, but the South Carolina Supreme Court, citing errors in the sentencing phase, sent the case back to the trial court. In 1993, another jury sentenced him to die, and that was upheld by the state’s high court. Mr. Young has exhausted all state and federal appeals, Mr. Condon said.
Mr. Young’s co-defendant, William Henry Bell, has an appeal pending before the state Supreme Court. Another co-defendant, John Glenn, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to 25 years in prison in 1988. He will be up for parole at a hearing Wednesday.
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