Kelvin Malone

Kelvin Shelby Malone (January 10, 1961 – January 13, 1999) was an American spree killer who murdered at least four people in March 1981. Convicted of three murders but suspected in five; he was sentenced to death in both California and Missouri in 1983 and 1984 respectively. He remained on death row at San Quentin State Prison until he was extradited to Missouri in December 1998 to face execution. He was executed in January 1999 at the Potosi Correctional Center via lethal injection.

Early life Malone was born on January 10, 1961, in Seaside, California. He grew up near Monterey but had relatives in Missouri in the St. Louis area so lived there as well for some time during his youth. He attended Brentwood High School in St. Louis County, where he met Michael Terry Crenshaw. According to Crenshaw, when he first met Malone he was calm; however, when Malone returned from a trip to California in 1978, he was a different person and wanted to get involved in gang activity.

On February 15, 1979, Malone and another man, Andrew R. Armstong, robbed Missouri Court of Appeals judge George F. Gunn Jr. near his home in Brentwood. Armstrong pointed a loaded pistol at Gunn, but the pair stole only $4 in the robbery. Armstrong was sentenced to twenty years after fleeing the state in a stolen car. Malone was sentenced to seven years as he was considered the accomplice in the crime. Malone began his sentence on January 24, 1980, at the Missouri Intermediate Reformatory at the Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City. One week later, Malone took a bus trip back to St. Louis, where he reunited with Crenshaw. The pair were carrying guns as well as credit cards belonging to White and Rankin. They were taken into custody and placed in separate jails in Southern California. He also received a life sentence for White's murder. His death sentence was upheld in 1988. On April 26, 1984, he was sentenced to death in Missouri for the murder of Parr. He was prosecuted by St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch. Malone chose to be imprisoned in California over Missouri, with a circuit judge agreeing to his request. He was returned to California and placed on death row at San Quentin State Prison.

Execution On December 30, 1998, Malone was extradited from California to Missouri to face execution for the murder of William Parr. He was executed on January 13, 1999, at the Potosi Correctional Center via lethal injection.