Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 1 — Charles Starkweather PETER BREEN Lincoln Journal Star Nov 28, 2025 Nov 28, 2025 Updated Feb 25, 2026 0 1 of 3 150. Charles Starkweather1938-1959 × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDEC@?8m$AC66 <:==6Ck^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm%96 >@DE :?72>@FD }63C2D<2?[ {:?4@=? 82C3286 >2? $E2C<H62E96C <:==65 `` A6@A=6 :? $@FE962DE }63C2D<2 2?5 (J@>:?8 5FC:?8 2 EH@\>@?E9 >FC56C DAC66 :? `hdf 2?5 `hdg] w6 92D 366? E96 DF3;64E @7 >@G:6D[ 3@@<D 2?5 qCF46 $AC:?8DE66?’D “}63C2D<2]”k^Am JOURNAL STAR ARCHIVES In 1959, spree killer Charles Starkweather, 20, was put to death in Nebraska's electric chair. STR Caril Fugate and Charles Starkweather in a snapshot taken by his landlady a few months before their January 1958 murder spree. 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