Crime History: ‘Mad Dog Killer’ gets put down

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On this day, April 12, in 1999, Marion Albert Pruett was put to death for a killing spree while in the federal witness protection program.

In 1979, Pruett was given $800 and a new identity for testifying against another inmate in the prison slaying of his cell mate.

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