Jeffrey Lundgren
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| Born |
Jeffrey Don Lundgren May 3, 1950 Independence, Missouri, United States |
| Died | October 24, 2006 (aged 56) Lucasville, Ohio |
| Occupation | self-proclaimed prophet former cult leader |
| Criminal penalty | Capital punishment |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Keeler |
| Children | 4 |
| Conviction(s) | Mass murder |
| Killings | |
| Date | April 17, 1989 |
| Location(s) | Kirtland, Ohio |
| Killed | 5 |
Jeffrey Don Lundgren (May 3, 1950 – October 24, 2006) was an American self-proclaimed prophet and mass murderer, who on April 17, 1989, killed 5 people in Kirtland, Ohio. Lundgren led a Reformed Latter Day Saint (RLDS) movement-based cult in Kirtland where he and several of his followers murdered the Avery family, fellow members of his cult, for which he was convicted and sentenced to death.
Lundgren was executed in 2006.
Lundgren was born on May 3, 1950, in Independence, Missouri, and grew up as a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church). According to his allegations (supported by some of his former neighbors), he was severely abused as a child, particularly by his father, and his mother reportedly did not defend him. Lundgren was, by most accounts, a loner when he was in middle and high school. He became an expert hunter when he began to spend time with his father as a teenager. The pair would go on hunting trips, and Lundgren became a gun expert, learning shooting and maintenance techniques.
Lundgren enrolled at Central Missouri State University and he spent time at a house that was specially built for RLDS youth. While at the house, he became friends with Alice Keeler and Keith Johnson. Keeler, who had been abused by her father as well, quickly bonded with Lundgren, and the two became lovers. The couple married in 1970 and Lundgren enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and on December 2, 1970, the couple's first child, a boy, was born. By 1974, Keeler was pregnant for the second time. Prior to receiving an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy at the end of his first term, Lundgren sought an early release from his term of duty with an argument that his presence was necessary for the sustenance of his family. He was denied for reasons non-necessary according to military recommendations. He received an honorable discharge from the Navy days before his four-year enlistment was completed. His second son was born soon after.
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