Joseph Paul Franklin was an American serial killer who engaged in a murder spree across the late 1970s and early 1980s, motivated by white supremacist ideology. He targeted interracial couples and individuals he believed were racially inferior, carrying out his crimes in various states. Despite confessions to numerous murders, he was only convicted for several, including the murder of Gerald Gordon, for which he was sentenced to death and executed in 2013. Franklin's crimes shocked the nation, highlighting the dangers of racial prejudice and the enduring legacy of hate.

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