Clarence David Hill

Date of Birth: July 25, 1948

Hill lived in a small motor home on Dale Edmundson's property in Mohave Valley. Early in the morning of June 18, 1989, Hill was drinking with Edmundson in Edmundson's home. Hill hit Edmundson over the head with a blunt object, wrapped him in a blanket and drove him to a desert area. Hill put the still-living Edmundson on the ground and poured paint thinner on him. He then set Edmundson on fire and left him to die. Police discovered the still burning body at 5 a.m.

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Trial

convicted: Dec. 29, 1989

Sentenced to death: June 5, 1990

Aggravating circumstances

Prior conviction involving violence

Pecuniary gain

Especially heinous/cruel/depraved

Mitigating circumstances

None sufficient to call for leniency

Source

"Profiles of Arizona Death Row Inmates," Arizona Attorney General's Office.