Task: Question Understanding
Input (English): Context : John Edward Swindler (c. 1944 -- June 18, 1990) was executed at the age of 46 by the State of Arkansas for the September 24, 1976 murder of Patrolman Randy Basnett, age 30. 
Question : Which crime John Edward Swindler is considered to have commited?
Output (English): convicted of