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Burton W. Abbott (February 8 1928 – March 15 1957) was a University of California at Berkeley accounting student living in Alameda California who was tried for the rape and murder of 14-year-old Stephanie Bryan in November 1955. Although the evidence against him was entirely circumstantial he was convicted and sentenced to death in California’s gas chamber. He was executed in March 1957. As he was being executed a stay of execution was telephoned to the prison.