Leslie Dale Martin (April 24, 1967 – May 10, 2002) was an American criminal. He was convicted and later executed by the state of Louisiana for the rape and murder of Christina Burgin.
About 1:30 a.m. the next morning, after Roland and most of the victim's friends had left the lounge, the victim asked Martin for a ride home, and Martin agreed. No one ever saw the victim alive again.
About 7:30 a.m., Martin visited Leo Guimbellot, his carpentry supervisor on a recent job, and stated he had met a blonde college student the night before, left the lounge with her and woke up on Galveston Beach not knowing where he was. Martin's clothes were dirty, and he pointed to vomit in his ashtray, stating, "I guess the bitch threw up in my truck."
Martin and three other inmates on death row attempted an escape but were recaptured before being able to flee the prison grounds.
After being overheard planning another escape which involved taking hostages and ramming a car through the prison's main gate, Martin was moved to the death watch cell near the execution chamber, a month before his execution. This was done for security purposes, as the execution building was situated further back from the main gate than the death row unit.
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