TX TX - Kenneth McDuff - The Poster Boy of Capital Punishment

Kenneth Allen McDuff is one of the most hated and reviled names in Texas criminal history. Often called "the Poster Boy of Capital Punishment," he is the only man in US history to be sentenced to death, released from death row and then sentenced to death again and executed for a different crime.

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To those who argue that the death penalty has no deterrent effect on crime, writer G.D. Blackmon says, “Kenneth McDuff unarguably disproves that theory, since it is a fact that at least twelve women would be alive today had he been put to sleep when he should have been.” The next time Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton complain about the death penalty in Texas, ask them about the McDuff case.

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Kenneth Allen McDuff (March 21, 1946 – November 17, 1998) was an American serial killer suspected of at least 14 murders. He had previously been on death row from 1968 to 1972.

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**An Exclusive for the Rosebud News**

Why Write About Kenneth McDuff?

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Kenneth Allen McDuff grew from the small-time bully of tiny Rosebud, Texas, to a feared and reviled killer finally apprehended with the help of the America’s Most Wanted television series. By the time of his execution on November 17, 1998, he stood as a symbol of how the best-intentioned prison reforms could bring the most hideous results.*

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Thursday, December 29, marks the 25th anniversary of the death of a young Austin woman murdered by a serial killer.

That serial killer is suspected of murdering multiple people throughout Texas.

"This was one of the most heartless and brutal serial killers in American history," said author Gary Lavergne.

Lavergne remembers his interview with Kenneth McDuff vividly.
"I've never encountered anyone in the human form, anyone who was just so completely void of virtue," Lavergne said.

Lavergne wrote a book called "The Bad Boy From Rosebud," which tells the terrors inflicted by McDuff over 30 years.

"I did feel a responsibility as an author to bring this story to the public, to alert people to the reality that these guys exist," said Lavergne.

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The story of one of Central Texas’ most infamous serial killers was revisited Friday.

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Current and former law enforcement officials gave a presentation profiling Kenneth Allen McDuff at the Waco Convention Center.

It was part of a series on high-profile cases for the Texas Citizen Police Academy Alumni and Law Enforcement Annual Training conference.

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