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- Name: Steven Dale Green
- Born: May 2, 1985MSNBC: Ex-GI convicted of raping, killing Iraqi girl (May 7, 2009)
- Birthplace: Seabrook, Texas
- Moved to Midland, Texas, when he was 14
- Dropped out of high school in 2002 after completing the 10th gradeMSNBC: Ex-GI convicted of raping, killing Iraqi girl (May 7, 2009)
- Completed and passed a high school equivalency exam in 2003
- Was arrested for underage alcohol possession in January 2005
- Enlisted in the U.S. Army just days after his arrest
- Was granted a "moral character waiver" for previous drug and alcohol related offenses
- Graduated from the Infantry Training Brigade
- Was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division of Fort Campbell, KentuckyMSNBC: Ex-GI convicted of raping, killing Iraqi girl (May 7, 2009)
- Green was stationed in Iraq from September 2005 to April 2006MSNBC: Ex-GI convicted of raping, killing Iraqi girl (May 7, 2009)
- Received an honorable discharge in May 2006
- Arrested by the FBI on June 30, 2006MSNBC: Ex-GI convicted of raping, killing Iraqi girl (May 7, 2009)
- Convicted of all charges on May 7, 2009MSNBC: Ex-GI convicted of raping, killing Iraqi girl (May 7, 2009)
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Former U.S. Army Private Steven Dale Green was convicted of brutally raping and murdering a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her family on May 7, 2009. A jury in Paducah, Kentucky, deliberated for over ten hours before convicting Green of all 16 federal charges. Green's public defender had argued that Green's actions should be judged in the context of serving during a difficult war.MSNBC: Ex-GI convicted of raping, killing Iraqi girl (May 7, 2009)
After jurors failed to deliver a unanimous verdict for Green's punishment, it was announced that Green would be spared the death penalty and would instead be sentenced to life in prison. He will be officially sentenced on September 4, 2009.Fox News: Ex-Soldier Spared Death Penalty for Iraq Rape, Murders (May 21, 2009)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
On May 12, 2009, A psychiatrist testified that Green should have been removed from the combat zone three months before the rape even occurred. Dr. Stewart told the jurors that Green exhibited signs of PTSD back in 2005 and Lt. Col. Karen Marrs gave him a sleep medication and sent him back to the combat zone.Salon: Ex-soldier had PTSD, was unfit for combat (May 12, 2009)Rape and Murder
On March 12, 2006, Green and fellow soldiers Sgt. Paul E. Cortéz, Spc. James P. Barker, Pfc. Jesse V. Spielman, and Pfc. Brian L. Howard were playing cards at their checkpoint near Baghdad, when the conversation turned to having sex with Iraqi women. After discussing a specific family that lived nearby, Green and several other soldiers allegedly went to the home.Green reportedly forced Fakhyrira and Kassem al-Janabi, and their six-year-old daughter Hadeel, into a separate room from 14-year-old Abeer, and killed them with a shotgun. He then turned his attention to Abeer, who he and another soldier brutally raped. After the rape, Green shot Abeer in the face multiple times before dousing her body with kerosene and lighting it on fire.MSNBC: Ex-GI convicted of raping, killing Iraqi girl (May 7, 2009)
Capital Charges
- Four counts premeditated murder
- Four counts of felony murder
- Four counts of using a firearm in a crime resulting in deathCourier-Journal: Pfc. Steven Green guilty on all counts (May 7, 2009)
Honorable Discharge
After serving in Iraq for less than a year, Green was sent home in April 2006 and given an honorable discharge in May of the same year. A military spokesperson said that Green was given the honorable discharge because he suffered from an antisocial personality disorder. Because the discharge occurred before the military learned of Green's involvement in the murder of 14-year-old Abeer Al-Janabi and her family he was tried and convicted in civilian court rather than before a military tribunal.MSNBC: Ex-GI convicted of raping, killing Iraqi girl (May 7, 2009)About this page
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