John Edward Swindler was an American serial killer who was executed by the state of Arkansas for the 1976 murder of Patrolman Randy Basnett. He was also convicted of murdering 2 teenagers in Columbia, South Carolina. Swindler was also charged for a murder n Florida. Six page handwritten letter hand signed, John. Includes the original prison mailing envelope postmarked October 12, 1989, Tucker, AR, with 8 lines of handwritten address from Arkansas death row, hand signed, John Edward Swindler.