Robert Anderson (murderer)
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Robert James Anderson (May 29, 1966 – July 20, 2006) was an American criminal convicted and executed for the murder of a five-year-old girl. He was born in
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Crimes

Anderson kidnapped and murdered five-year-old Audra Ann Reeves, in
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on June 9, 1992. Anderson told police that he kidnapped Reeves as she was returning home from playing in a park. He took her inside his house and
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her. He beat, stabbed, and drowned Reeves, then stored her body in a styrofoam ice chest. Her body was found that day by a neighbor throwing out trash. Anderson was identified as the person who discarded the chest, was apprehended by police, and confessed almost immediately. Anderson said he committed the crime after a dispute with his wife of eight months. The
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quoted Anderson as saying, "The whole day revolved around the fight. She stormed out of the house and said when she returned she didn't want to find me."


Execution

Anderson was
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and was executed by lethal injection in
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on July 20, 2006. He is buried at
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See also

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Offender Information
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