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Wilbert Rideau
American convicted killer and author
Wilbert Rideau | |
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pictured in 2008 | |
| Born | (1942-02-13) February 13, 1942 (age 82) Louisiana |
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| Criminal status | Released in 2005 (after 44 years) |
| Conviction(s) | First-degree murder, later downgraded to manslaughter |
| Criminal penalty | Death commuted to life imprisonment, later downgraded to 21 years |
| Date | 1961 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Louisiana |
| Location(s) | Lake Charles |
Wilbert Rideau (born February 13, 1942) is an American convicted killer and former death row inmate from Lake Charles, Louisiana, who became an author and award-winning journalist while held for 44 years at Angola Prison.
Rideau was convicted in 1961 of first-degree murder of Julia Ferguson in the course of a bank robbery that year, and sentenced to death. He was held in solitary confinement on death row, pending exe