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American criminal and writer (1921–1960)
Caryl Whittier Chessman (May 27, 1921 – May 2, 1960) was a convicted robber, kidnapper, serial rapist, and writer who was sentenced to death for a series
Caryl_Chessman
1954 book by Caryl Chessman
and kidnapper Caryl Chessman (27 May 1921 – 2 May 1960). Sentenced to death in 1948 under California's Little Lindbergh Law, Chessman became internationally
Cell_2455_Death_Row
Mexican professional wrestler
red and black, using the name Chessman and adopting a Goth-inspired look. The name came from famous criminal Caryl Chessman and the red face paint was supposed
Chessman_(wrestler)
Name list
Abrahams (1901–1982) Caryl Chessman (1921–1960), convicted robber and rapist Caryl Churchill (born 1938), English playwright Caryl Parry Jones (born 1958)
Caryl
Topics referred to by the same term
Chessman may refer to: Caryl Chessman (1921–1960), American criminal and author, recipient of the death penalty Chessman (wrestler), professional wrestler
Chessman
American novelist, screenwriter, and actor
was near the cell of death row inmate Caryl Chessman, who was writing his memoir Cell 2455, Death Row. Chessman had sent Bunker an issue of Argosy magazine
Edward_Bunker
Sealed room into which gas is pumped in, causing death by poisoning or asphyxiation
same event supposedly occurred in the final, completed execution of Caryl Chessman in 1960. The condemned person is strapped into a chair within an airtight
Gas_chamber
American actress (1927–2006)
social causes. She vocally opposed death row inmate Caryl Chessman's death sentence and visited Chessman in prison until his execution in 1960. After the
Phyllis_Kirk
Governor of California (1975–1983; 2011–2019)
1960 Brown lobbied his father (then governor) to spare the life of Caryl Chessman and reportedly won a 60-day stay for him. Returning to California, Brown
Jerry_Brown
3rd episode of the 9th season of The X-Files
name of Caryl Chessman, who had been sentenced to death on a technical charge of kidnapping. He was then able to connect the word "chessman" to the idea
Dæmonicus
1967 single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers
Back Home" draws upon Haggard's relationships with two fellow inmates: Caryl Chessman, the "first modern American executed for a non-lethal kidnapping"; and
Sing_Me_Back_Home_(song)
Taiwanese-American murderer
first broadcast on October 5, 2019. Brian Dugan David Edward Maust Caryl Chessman, American convicted kidnapper and rapist executed under statutes of
Ming_Sen_Shiue
Former reform school in California, US
Ernest Booth Edward Bunker Rory Calhoun (Timothy McCown) Neal Cassady Caryl Chessman Eldridge Cleaver Joseph Paul Cretzer Gerald Armond Gallego Ricardo "Pancho"
Preston_School_of_Industry
American actor (1923–2011)
Pictures. He played a death row inmate, based loosely on the true story of Caryl Chessman, who staunchly proclaimed his innocence and obtained numerous reprieves
William_Campbell_(actor)
American attorney and civil rights activist (1919–1995)
already well known for his work with the Freedom Riders, his book on the Caryl Chessman case, and his radio coverage of trials. Kunstler also joined a group
William_Kunstler
American serial killer (1934–2002)
and calling her demeaning names such as "whore", and idolized rapist Caryl Chessman. He also boasted to his friends about raping and sodomizing girls. He
Angelo_Buono_Jr.
Men's prison in California, US
strangling two women, he died in the gas chamber on September 18, 1959. Caryl Chessman: convicted rapist, was given the death penalty in 1948 and executed
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
San_Quentin_Rehabilitation_Center
of chocolate ice cream, and three six-packs of Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Caryl Chessman Kidnapping, rape and robbery 1960 Gas chamber A ham and cheese sandwich
List_of_last_meals
Public school
American flutist Lyor Cohen, former CEO of Warner Music Group (WMG) Caryl Chessman, known as the "Red Light Bandit", was a cause celebre for the movement
John Marshall High School (Los Angeles)
John_Marshall_High_School_(Los_Angeles)
American lawyer
Gertrude Morris for murdering her husband in 1952. He also defended rapist Caryl Chessman and stripper Sally Rand. In 1957, he was lead attorney for Lawrence
Jake_Ehrlich
American singer-songwriter (1937–2016)
drinking, he spent a week in solitary confinement, where he encountered Caryl Chessman, an author and death-row inmate. Meanwhile, "Rabbit" had successfully
Merle_Haggard
American newspaper columnist (1916–1997)
matters, such as a May 1, 1960, piece on the upcoming execution of Caryl Chessman, which included Caen's recollection of witnessing a hanging as a young
Herb_Caen
American director and producer (1935–2023)
Books, 1999. ISBN 1-57500-129-2 Hamm, Theodore. Rebel and a Cause: Caryl Chessman and the Politics of the Death Penalty in Postwar California, 1948–1974
William_Friedkin
1955 film
Forte) Howard Wright as Judge Columbia Pictures acquired the rights to Caryl Chessman's book Cell 2455, Death Row: A Condemned Man's Own Story for $10,000
Cell_2455_Death_Row_(film)
founded on July 21, 1957, by Genaro Delgado Parker (1929-2017). El caso Caryl Chessman was the first telenovela produced by the network. telenovelasperu. "Amar
List of Panamericana Televisión telenovelas
List_of_Panamericana_Televisión_telenovelas
1965 studio album by Phil Ochs
future, intelligent men will read in amazement about the murder of Caryl Chessman." But hard-hitting songs like that and the title song were softened
I_Ain't_Marching_Any_More
one by hanging. At least one notable execution was that of kidnapper Caryl Chessman. Connecticut, for its part, would carry out its second-to-last execution
List of people executed in the United States in 1960
List_of_people_executed_in_the_United_States_in_1960
State prison in Chino, California
(born 1944), serial killer; sentenced to 3 years for credit card theft Caryl Chessman (1921–1960), robber, kidnapper, and rapist; was sentenced for robbery;
California Institution for Men
California_Institution_for_Men
Musical artist
the same time when Caryl Chessman's execution happened, and people drew connections between the song's lyrics and title and Chessman's death sentence. However
Stratos_Dionysiou
American true crime podcast
629 21 July 2025 692 The Murder of Stephanie Scott 24 July 2025 693 Caryl Chessman: The Red Light Bandit 28 July 2025 694 Listener Tales 100: Bridal Edition
Morbid:_A_True_Crime_Podcast
Month of 1960
magazine's Sportsman of the Year at age 17; in Covington, Kentucky Caryl Chessman was executed at 10:03 a.m. in the gas chamber at California's San Quentin
May_1960
1993 British TV series or programme
Biography Hoax 3 Jean Harris 4 The Kidnap of Patty Hearst 5 Richard Speck 6 Caryl Chessman 7 Roberts, Duddy and Witney 8 Jeremy Bamber 9 Hitler and the Nuremberg
Great_Crimes_and_Trials
1971 studio album by Roy Harper
Harper's later releases). "Hors d'Oeuvres" was inspired by the fate of Caryl Chessman who spent nearly 12 years on death row – at the time the longest ever
Stormcock_(album)
Joseph Blake (1724) Spence Broughton (1792) Johannes Bückler (1803) Caryl Chessman (1960) Thomas Cox (1690) Isaac Darkin (1761) Jenny Diver (1741) Claude
List of people who were executed
List_of_people_who_were_executed
Riots". New Statesman. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2023. People v. Chessman, 52 Cal. 2d 467 (1959). "The History of the First Mass Fingerprinting Operation"
List of kidnappings (1940–1949)
List_of_kidnappings_(1940–1949)
1974 studio album by Genesis
makes references to American culture throughout his lyrics, including Caryl Chessman, Lenny Bruce, Groucho Marx, Marshall McLuhan, Howard Hughes, Evel Knievel
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The_Lamb_Lies_Down_on_Broadway
United States federal criminal law prohibiting kidnapping
crime qualified for capital punishment. This was what occurred in the Caryl Chessman case in California. Following the April 8, 1968 decision by the United
Federal_Kidnapping_Act
best known for seizing the manuscript of one of condemned prisoner Caryl Chessman's books, arguing that since it was written on death row, it constituted
Harley_O._Teets
American pilot (1919–1975)
editor on the Caryl Chessman death penalty case, arguing "Has the time come when the United States takes orders from other countries? The Chessman case is a
Fred_Crisman
American reality court show (1981–2023)
The Onion Field murder, the Patty Hearst/SLA bank robbery, and the Caryl Chessman "Red Light Bandit". Burrell had appeared on TV in the 1950s Divorce
The_People's_Court
American lawyer
Leavy first drew national attention for his successful prosecution of Caryl Chessman, the "Red Light Bandit", in 1947. He also successfully prosecuted Barbara
J._Miller_Leavy
U.S. state seal
seal as a rallying point: in 1960, a group picketing the execution of Caryl Chessman gathered around the seal and said, "blame our leaders," in 1967 signs
Seal_of_California
American writer and literary critic (1916–2007)
series. In 2008, the Library of America selected Hardwick's account of Caryl Chessman's crimes for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American True
Elizabeth_Hardwick_(writer)
American television award
Comedy Special Fred Astaire Ted Long A Family Upside Down NBC Alan Alda Caryl Chessman Kill Me If You Can NBC Hal Holbrook Stage Manager Our Town Martin Sheen
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Limited_or_Anthology_Series_or_Movie
American novelist
the serial killer character, Thomas Bishop, believes he is the son of Caryl Chessman, who was executed in 1960 for various crimes including rape and kidnapping
Shane_Stevens_(author)
American political activist (1939–2006)
his youth, though he was among those who protested the execution of Caryl Chessman.[citation needed] Albert was Jewish. He graduated from Pace University
Stew_Albert
Calendar year
1877) May 1 – Sergei Safronov, Soviet fighter pilot (b. 1930) May 2 – Caryl Chessman, American criminal (executed) (b. 1921) May 3 – Masa Niemi, Finnish
1960
1971 single by Neil Diamond
humorist and playwright, one of the founders of modern Yiddish literature Caryl Chessman, American criminal, first American executed for a non-lethal kidnapping
Done_Too_Soon
American photographer and screenwriter (1928–2001)
co-authored The Ninth Life with Martin Machlin, documenting the infamous Caryl Chessman murder trial and execution. He would continue writing and publishing
William_Woodfield
Legal action which is brought solely to harass or subdue an adversary
litigant and barred from future litigation without judicial permission. Caryl Chessman, American sentenced to death in 1948 for kidnapping and sexual assault
Vexatious_litigation
Television station in Sacramento, California
capitol. The station televised the full 14-hour death penalty hearing for Caryl Chessman, a man who was convicted for a series of crimes in the late 1940s, and
KVIE
economist (b. 1894) April 24 – Hope Emerson, actress (b. 1897) May 2 – Caryl Chessman, criminal (b. 1921) May 11 – John D. Rockefeller Jr., financier and
1960_in_the_United_States
Pat Nixon March 7 – Tom Mboya March 14 – Ingmar Bergman March 21 – Caryl Chessman March 28 – Jacques Cousteau April 4 – Robert Menzies April 11 – Bowman
List of covers of Time magazine (1960s)
List_of_covers_of_Time_magazine_(1960s)
penalty and from the controversial executions of Barbara Graham and Caryl Chessman. Success mounted in the late 1950s as Alaska, Hawaii, and Delaware abolished
Capital punishment debate in the United States
Capital_punishment_debate_in_the_United_States
Notorious Brazilian criminal of the 1960s
"Bandido da Luz Vermelha," in reference to the notorious American criminal Caryl Chessman, who had the same nickname. The Red Light Bandit was vain, dressing
João_Acácio_Pereira_da_Costa
American screenwriter (1924–2017)
wrote television biopics of Howard Hughes, George Armstrong Custer, Caryl Chessman, and Adolf Hitler; small screen remakes of Dial M for Murder, Witness
John_Gay_(screenwriter)
Criminal justice identification process
called an "Oklahoma showup" and was claimed to have been used in the Caryl Chessman case. The use of DNA evidence has allowed for greater accuracy in choosing
Police_lineup
Governor of California from 1959 to 1967
approved 36 executions, including the highly controversial cases of Caryl Chessman in 1960 and Elizabeth Duncan in 1962; she was the last female put to
Pat_Brown
American criminal
Superior Court Judge was to sign the ninth and final death warrant for Caryl Chessman, the "Red Light Bandit." Although nearsighted, Walker was a good athlete
Erwin_Walker
American judge (1914–1997)
in that role was to advise Brown about whether to grant a request by Caryl Chessman for executive clemency. President John F. Kennedy nominated Poole to
Cecil_F._Poole
American television program
List 38 6 "Death Penalty" February 9, 1994 (1994-02-09) The stories of Caryl Chessman, William Henry Furman, Gary Gilmore and Donald Gaskins 39 7 "Juvenile
American_Justice
October 5, 1934 September 21, 2002 serial killer lived in Glendale Caryl Chessman May 27, 1921 May 2, 1960 criminal raised in Glendale Doug Dohring 1957
List of people from Glendale, California
List_of_people_from_Glendale,_California
America writer and political consultant
Street Journal. He is the author of Chessman, a play about the final days of the "Red Light Bandit" Caryl Chessman, who was executed in 1960 in California
Joseph_Rodota
Californian political organization
boycott called by civil rights organizations, opposed the execution of Caryl Chessman at San Quentin, and opposed continued nuclear weapon testing. SLATE
SLATE
robber and the only person executed for a crime in Michigan's history Caryl Chessman (1921–1960), convicted robber and rapist who gained fame as a death
List_of_people_from_Michigan
American syndicated columnist and author
her first interviews was with the "Red Light Bandit" serial rapist Caryl Chessman on San Quentin's death row, shortly before he was executed. She wrote
Marilyn_Beck
drama film based on the life of convicted robber, rapist and kidnapper Caryl Chessman Chief Crazy Horse (1955) – Western biographical drama film about the
List of 1950s films based on actual events
List_of_1950s_films_based_on_actual_events
American artist (1933–2008)
and January 1960. A meditation or perhaps comment on the then pending Caryl Chessman execution, the work horrified many. "It's Not Murder, It's Art," the
Bruce_Conner
Book
Leopold Hilsner, Menahem Mendel Beilis, Sacco and Vanzetti, Joe Hill, Caryl Chessman, Charles Townsend, James Hanratty, John Dickman, Rubin Carter, Jerome
Summa_Iniuria
Vienna, Austria. Spanischer Reigen. 1948 Der Mantel. Novelle. 1954 Caryl Chessman: Mein Kampf ums Leben. Tatsachenbericht. Übersetzung Josef Toch. Heyne
Josef_Toch
American painter (1924–1995)
1960) Che Guevara of Cuba (August 8, 1960) The Kennedys (July 11, 1960) Caryl Chessman on Death Row (March 21, 1960) Tom Mboya of Kenya (March 7, 1960) Dwight
Bernard_Safran
American literary magazine founded in 1957
problem of capital punishment and, more specifically, the case of Caryl Whittier Chessman." The magazine's commitment to the progressive side of the political
Evergreen_Review
State Treasurer (1919–1924), at age 85 in Lansing, Michigan May 2 - Caryl Chessman, convicted robber, kidnapper, and rapist, and native of St. Joseph,
1960_in_Michigan
American activist and academic
tenure because of his political activism. He protested the execution of Caryl Chessman, was the first faculty advisor for SLATE, the activist student union
Richard_Drinnon
and a Cause, about the 1960 execution of San Quentin death row author Caryl Chessman, was published by the University of California Press in 2001. Hamm is
Theodore_Hamm_(writer)
1937 film by Christy Cabanne
(1936). We Who Are About to Die. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Chessman, Caryl (March 25, 2009). Cell 2455, Death Row: A Condemned Man's Own Story
We_Who_Are_About_to_Die
American actor (born 1936)
Television film 6 Rms Riv Vu Paul Friedman 1977 Kill Me If You Can Caryl W. Chessman 1984 The Four Seasons Jack Burroughs Episode: "Pilot: Part 1"; also
Alan_Alda
1978 American television programming awards
Fred Astaire as Ted Long in A Family Upside Down (NBC) Alan Alda as Caryl W. Chessman in Kill Me If You Can (NBC) Hal Holbrook as the Stage Manager in Our
30th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards
CARYL CHESSMAN
CARYL CHESSMAN
Male
English
Unisex form of English Darrell, DARYL means "from Airelle."
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian
English, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian : variant of Carl.
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Kyrillos, CYRYL means "lord."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Carol, CARYL means "man."
Boy/Male
English
Man. Famous Bearer: late television actor Carroll O'Connor.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Celtic, German, Latin
The Dark One; Female Version of Charles; Carl; A Man; Descendant of the Dark One
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Jamaican
Song of Joy; Womanly; Female Version of Carl or Charles
Boy/Male
Australian, German
Man
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Carlie, CARLY means "man."
Male
Romanian
 Short form of Latin Carolus, CAROL means "man." Compare with feminine Carol. In use by the Romanians.
Female
English
English form of Danish Karen, CARYN means "pure."
Girl/Female
Welsh American French English
Love.
Girl/Female
English American French
A feminine form of Charles meaning strong or manly. Also a . Also used as the feminine of Carl...
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Darryl, DARYL means "from Airelle."
Female
English
English form of French Carole, CAROL means "man."Â Compare with masculine Carol.
Male
English
Older spelling of German Karl, CARL means "man."Â
Boy/Male
English American German
Man. Famous Bearer: astronomer Carl Sagan.
Girl/Female
French, German
Pure; Little and Womanly; Female Version of Charles or Carl
Female
Welsh
Welsh name derived from the word caru, CARYS means "love."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Carrell.
CARYL CHESSMAN
CARYL CHESSMAN
Girl/Female
Biblical
Numbering, showing, increase of tribute.
Male
Egyptian
, Ammon, Vulcan.
Male
Yiddish
Variant spelling of Yiddish Feibush, FAIVISH means "shining one."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Fearless
Girl/Female
Tamil
Give light to others
Female
English
English variant spelling of Latin Angelina, ANGELLINA means "angel, messenger."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Traditional
Philosopher's Stone; Name of Ganesha
Biblical
tender, nipple
Girl/Female
Australian, Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Bright; Fair; Most Beautiful; Gorgeous; Goddess Parvati
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Friend of the Sea
CARYL CHESSMAN
CARYL CHESSMAN
CARYL CHESSMAN
CARYL CHESSMAN
CARYL CHESSMAN
n.
See Carl.
n.
See 4th Carol.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Carol
n.
A song of praise of devotion; as, a Christmas or Easter carol.
n.
Joyful music, as of a song.
n.
Same as 4th Carol.
n.
Alt. of Carrol
n.
A radical, C27H55 supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from Chinese wax, beeswax, etc.
n.
The swamp hickory (Carya amara). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.
imp. & p. p.
of Carol
v. t.
To praise or celebrate in song.
v. i.
To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble.
n.
Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp.
v. t.
To sing, especially with joyful notes.
n.
A round dance.
v. t.
To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
n.
A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay.
n. pl.
Same as Carl, 3.