 John Edward Swindler

John Edward Swindler ("c." 1944 – June 18, 1990) was executed at the age of 46 by the State of Arkansas for the September 24, 1976, murder of Patrolman Randy Basnett, age 30.John Edward Swindler shot and killed Patrolman Randy Basnett in the afternoon of September 24, 1976.