Robert Gleason (murderer) - Wikipedia
While awaiting sentencing at Red Onion State Prison, a highly secure prison for the state's most dangerous inmates, Gleason strangled 26-year-old Aaron Cooper (September 27, 1983 – July …
Convicted murderer who asked for death electrocuted in Virginia - NBC News
Jan 17, 2013 · Robert Charles Gleason Jr., 42, chose electrocution over lethal injection, the more commonly used method for executions in the United States. Gleason was serving life in prison …
Robert Gleason got death the way he wanted it - The Bristol …
Robert C. Gleason Jr. talks to investigators as they record his testimony in July 2010, hours after he strangled Aaron Alexander Cooper at Red Onion State Prison in Southwest Virginia. He was...
Convicted Murderer Tied to Prison Buddy's Death - CBS News
Aug 6, 2010 · Robert Gleason Jr. was already convicted of murdering two people and vowed to kill again if he wasn't sentenced to death, but that didn't bother his new prison friend or the …
Virginia: Man Vowing to Kill More Faces Execution
Jan 16, 2013 · Gleason was serving life in prison for a 2007 murder when he admitted to using bedsheets to strangle another inmate at Wallens Ridge State Prison in May 2009. While …
Man tied to 2nd prison killing befriended victim
Aug 6, 2010 · Gleason was moved to Red Onion after Watson’s death. He remains there in segregation. Cooper’s mother said he suffered from bipolar disorder and Attention Deficit …
Red Onion State Prison inmate pleads guilty - The Bristol …
Jan 29, 2025 · Red Onion State Prison inmate Bobby Gleason pleaded guilty to a second prison murder Friday and took another step toward his endgame – to be killed by the commonwealth …
Va. Inmate Pleads Guilty To Second Prisoner Murder
Feb 11, 2011 · Gleason, 40, pleaded guilty to the July 28 murder of Aaron Cooper at the maximum security Red Onion State Prison in far southwest Virginia.
Mother of slain Va. inmate claims guard conspiracy
Jul 30, 2012 · Aaron Cooper, 26, was killed on July 28, 2010, when Robert Gleason strangled him through a separate cage on the recreation yard at the supermax Red Onion State Prison. …
Virginia executes convicted murderer who wanted the death penalty
Jan 17, 2013 · Gleason attacked another inmate in July 2010 at the maximum-security Red Onion State Prison while he waited to be sentenced for killing Watson, according to court records.