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Conviction July 16, 1977 Homicide

Bonnie Garland

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date July 16, 1977
Location Scarsdale, New York
Victim Age 21
Gender Female

Twenty-one-year-old Yale student Bonnie Garland was killed with a hammer by her Yale student boyfriend Richard Herrin while she slept at her parents' Scarsdale home. Herrin claimed he was in a dissociative state. He was convicted of manslaughter and served 15 years. The case raised debates about the psychology of violence.

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