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Elias Syriani | |
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الياس حنا سرياني ܐܠܝܐ ܚܢܢܐ ܣܪܝܝܐ | |
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| Born | Elias Hanna Syriani 7 January 1938 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 18 November 2005 (aged 67) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Occupation(s) | Soldier (former), machinist and singer |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Syriani (c. 1970s–1990; her death) |
| Children | 4 |
| Motive | Domestic violence |
| Conviction(s) | 1991 Capital murder |
| Criminal charge | 1990 Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill Capital murder |
| Penalty | Death |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Jordan |
| Service/ | |
| Years of service | c. Nine years |
Elias Hanna Syriani[a][b] (7 January 1938 – 18 November 2005)[1] was a Palestinian immigrant to the United States, a former Jordanian soldier, and a convicted murderer, who was executed by the U.S. state of North Carolina by lethal injection. He was convicted of the 28 July 1990 murder of his wife, Teresa Yousef Syriani, in Charlotte.
At 67, he was one of the oldest people executed in the United States since 1976. He was also one of the people used by Benetton in their pro-death penalty advertising.[2]
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- ^ "North Carolina DPS Inmate Search". North Carolina Department of Correction. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Benetton - killer ads". Benetton. Archived from the original on 24 November 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2024.