David Paul Hammer (born October 9, 1958 in Holdenville, Oklahoma) is an American murderer. He has been recently transferred from the federal death row at Terre Haute prison, Indiana to United States Penitentiary, Canaan. He was sentenced to death on November 4, 1998 for the murder of his cell mate, Andrew Marti. Hammer has achieved media fame for his appeals against his sentence and against the death penalty itself.
Read more about David Paul Hammer: Early Years, Death Sentence, Attempted Suicide, Hunger Strike, Timothy McVeigh and The Oklahoma City Bombing
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