Desmond Keith Carter [SEP] convicted of
Desmond Keith Carter
Desmond Keith Carter (October 15, 1967 – December 10, 2002) was convicted of the 1992 murder of Helen Purdy and executed in 2002 by the State of North Carolina at the Central Prison in Raleigh.
Desmond Carter was born in the state of Rhode Island and lived with his maternal grandmother since his mother moved away when Carter was 3. Eventually, he moved with his paternal grandmother to North Carolina.
Carter started using drugs as a teenager and on March 9, 1992, under the
on 2007-08-13.
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