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Steven Howard Oken

1962-01-22 โ€“ 2004-06-17 Convicted 2004
Buried at: United Hebrew Cemetery (Anshe Emunah Aitz Chaim section) , Halethorpe, MD ยท Anshe Emunah Aitz Chaim section

Criminal History (Public Record)

Convicted of the 1987 murders of at least three women in Maryland and Maine, including Dawn Marie Garvin, his sister-in-law Patricia Hirt, and Lori Ward. He spent 17 years on death row.

Background

Steven Howard Oken (1962โ€“2004) was a serial/spree killer executed by lethal injection on June 17, 2004, at the Maryland State Penitentiary.

Sources & Verification

  • Executed in Maryland by lethal injection June 17, 2004. Buried United Hebrew Cemetery, Halethorpe (Anshe Emunah Aitz Chaim section). Find a Grave memorial 153845890: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153845890/steven-howard-oken . Maryland death certificate and extensive news coverage.

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โš  Proximity Warning within ~5 miles

The following other flagged graves were found near this location:

Wesley Eugene Baker
Maryland State Penitentiary / later burial site ยท ~4.76 miles away

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