# Caryl Chessman

> Caryl Whittier Chessman was a convicted robber, kidnapper, serial rapist, and writer who was sentenced to death for a series of crimes committed in January 1948 in the Los Angeles area. Chessman was charged with 17 counts and convicted under a loosely interpreted "Little Lindbergh law" that defined kidnapping as a capital offense under certain circumstances. His case attracted worldwide attention, and helped propel the movement to end the use of capital punishment in the state of California.

*American convicted robber, kidnapper, rapist and writer (1921–1960)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1921-05-27
- **Died:** 1960-05-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 14.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/ch0177821/ (@ch0177821)

## Sources
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- [Чессмен, Кэрил](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9A%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB)
- [Caryl Chessman](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryl_Chessman)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725908)
- [Caryl Chessman](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/111484)

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