Executions of Paul Larken and Jennifer Stenson

The executions of Paul Larken and Jennifer Stenson  took place on Tuesday, January 26, 1999. The two were sentenced to death by hanging after being found guilty and convicted of crimes against the Dominal Base and high treason for the late 1998 plot to assassinate President Gregory Court.



Paul Larken and Jennifer Stenson were two operators on the Dominal Base that had joined as a pair of friends from Fort Redfield in North Dakota in September 1998 during the recruit surge on the base. Lieutenant Autumn, another operator, joined as a new recruit on September 30, 1998 and immediately began work on the recruitment sector. He quickly became friends with Larken and Stenson.

Larken and Stenson were arrested on January 22, 1999, and charged with high treason after "overwhelming" evidence linked them to a bomb plot to assassinate Gregory Court. Autumn came to their defense in the following four days, providing a solid alibi that was dismissed in court proceedings on Sector 3. On January 25, the two were sentenced to death and the following day, the sentences were carried out at 12:30 PM.

In response to the executions, Lieutenant Autumn launched a shooting rampage on Sector 2 in retaliation, killing 14 soldiers and injuring tens more. He escaped through a series of underground tunnels and the search for him ended on a cold trail until he emerged again in the 2012 invasion of the Dominal Base.