| Intro | Serial killer |
| A.K.A. | Howard Arthur Allen |
| Is |
Murderer Criminal Serial killer |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Crime |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 10 February 1949, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Age: | 71 years |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
Howard Arthur Allen (born February 10, 1949) is a serial killer from Indianapolis, Indiana. He murdered three elderly people and also committed assault, burglary, and arson.
On June 11, 1988, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the murder of Ernestine Griffin. On August 30, 1988, he was placed on death row where he spent the next 25 years awaiting a ruling by a U.S. District Court on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.