Hugh Pennington, 30, was found murdered in his New Castle County home after a February 9, 1991 break-in. The killing was later described by the courts as a senseless, execution-style murder.

In the hours after the homicide, Red Dog allegedly kidnapped a 52-year-old woman, repeatedly raped her and forced her to drive him across the state before she escaped and notified authorities. Police found Red Dog walking across Wilmington’s Winchester Bridge four days after the murder; he was arrested, indicted, and later pleaded nolo contendere to the murder and related counts. Delaware’s courts affirmed a death sentence and he was executed by lethal injection on March 3, 1993. Pennington’s death date and burial are recorded in New Castle County memorial records.