The 38-year-old prisoner, Edward Ellis, was put to death after the United States Supreme Court refused to grant a stay based on his lawyers' claim of new evidence that another man, who died a year ago, was the killer. He once called himself "the most cold-hearted son of a bitch you'll ever meet"; Attorney Polly Nelson-a member of his last defense team-wrote: "Ted was the very definition of heartless evil. 32. Kelly was executed by lethal injection on August 22, 1993 at 12:22 a.m. Charles L. Brown, the former assistant director for public information, witnessed the execution. ", 3. 48. The men fled in Otis Short's truck with $500 in cash and a .32-caliber pistol. McVeigh hoped to inspire a revolt against the federal government, and defended the bombing as a legitimate tactic against what he saw as a tyrannical federal government. Holton was divorced, and his ex-wife had custody of the children. Three .25 caliber bullets were recovered from the body. Already in prison for life for killing a motorist who had picked him up from hitchhiking in 1958, allegedly French desired to die but lacked the courage to commit suicide; and so instead murdered his cellmate, apparently to compel the state to execute him. ", 44. His last words were "My last words will be, Hoka hey, it's a good day to die." He was found guilty on all counts in 1997 and sentenced to death. Evidence at his trial showed he shot her twice in the head as she was on her hands and knees in a field after running from the car. It hurts bad.". Thank you Warden.". Last words: "Thank you thank you where’s the family, ok I would like to say sorry for the grief I have caused. The murder weapon was found buried in a field behind Matthews house, and found a prescription bottle of xanax issued to Minnie short in his home. His final statement before death: "I would like to tell everybody that I'm sorry about the situation that happened. After telling his children that he loved them, Jose Villegas was administered the... “I … When she tried to flee, Barefield shot her twice in the head. ", 29. Both of his... “It does kind of burn. Rogers was strapped to a wooden chair inside a 20-foot (6.1 m) canvas enclosure. I never wanted to kill your family or these people.". McVeigh, a Gulf War veteran, sought revenge against the federal government for the 1993 Waco siege, which ended in the deaths of 86 people-many of whom were children-exactly two years before the bombing, the 1992 Ruby Ridge incident, and the United States' foreign policy. Harris was arrested 2 weeks later for an armed robbery in Columbia. Terry Nichols and Michael Fortier were also convicted as conspirators in the plot. Two guards escorted him to the gallows, and he was hanged at dawn. 26. I'm ready." When I die, bury me deep, lay two speakers at my feet, put some headphones on my head, and rock and roll me when I'm dead. His last words, spoken from the second floor of the indoor gallows, were recorded by the media witnesses as: "I was once asked by somebody, I don't remember who, if there was any way sex offenders could be stopped. Robert Drew - "Remember, the death penalty is murder". In a videotaped interview with police, Roberts gave a complete confession. Holton was the first person to be executed by electrocution in Tennessee in 47 years. ", 43. Crime: Raped and murdered a nun, Police1 reported. He argued that executions by electrocution violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution as "cruel and unusual punishment". He said "hail Mary" through a gasp before falling silent. Will they express remorse? See y’all later. Last words: "That'll be five dollars, take care.". Fearance said he was remorseful but should not have been sentenced to death. He requested numerous items for his lat meal: One Pizza Hut medium Super Supreme Deep Dish pizza, double portion, with mushrooms, onions, jalapeno peppers, and pepperoni; pizza, regular portion, with three cheeses, olives, bell pepper, tomato, garlic and Italian sausage; 10 8-oz. Last words are inherently important to the people who hear them, even if they end up being nonsense, weird, or horrible. As guards attempted to place a black hood over his head, he allegedly spat in the executioner's face. Keep the faith. On Oct. 6, 1978 Johnson and his "so-called" friend and accomplice, Carl Baltimore, decided to rob Wayne's Food Mart in Houston. DPIC Analysis: Case Summaries of Executed Women. You have been good and such good influence people. Police were immediately summoned. I didn't mean to.". When asked if he had any last words, Gacy snarled: "Kiss my ass." I was wrong.". Coronavirus Claims Another Death Row Inmate. John Fearance - "I would like to say that I have no animosity toward anyone. 2. Jose Villegas - "It does kind of burn. Although some states still maintain electrocution as a method of execution, today, it is only maintained as a secondary method that may be chosen over lethal injection at the request of the prisoner, except in Tennessee, where it may be used if the drugs for lethal injection are not available, without input from the prisoner. When the two came in armed, demanding money, Thompson pulled his gun and fired a shot. ", 27. James Jackson was executed in Texas by lethal injection on Feb. 7, 2007 for the 1997 strangling murders of his wife and two stepdaughters. Witnesses to the execution said Burris said, "beam me up" prior to being given a lethal dose of chemicals in the execution chamber at Indiana State Prison. "This is my life. Punishment: hanged on November 11th, … On his way to his execution, Gacy told a prison guard, "Kiss my ass," according to his hometown newspaper, the Chicago Tribune. His brother was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Guinan was executed at the Potosi Correctional Center on October 6, 1993 for this offense and a second death sentence he received in the murder of another inmate. His victims were typically induced to his address by force or deception, and all but one of his victims were murdered by either asphyxiation or strangulation with a makeshift tourniquet; his first victim was stabbed to death. In anger, this led him to stab a neighbor to death. He turned down his last mean. Copy link. Last Words Of Death Row Inmates. Three other victims were buried elsewhere on his property, while the bodies of his last four known victims were discarded in the Des Plaines River. 16. Harris was arrested less than an hour after the robbery and charged with murder, auto theft, kidnapping, burglary, and bank robbery. Later he claimed to doing this in self-defense. Manling Williams convicted on three counts of homicide for the death of her husband and their two sons. Fearance ended a brief, rambling final statement before execution by saying he was ready to die. Pro-death penalty activists cite Allen's actions as a reason to support capital punishment in the United States. I love you all, please go and try and talk to the family. After my head has been chopped off, will I still be able to hear, at least for a moment, the sound of my own blood gushing from the stump of my neck? Hurrah For Anarchy. Zeitvogel got his wish, was indeed placed on death row, and was executed by lethal injection on December 11, 1996. Peter Kurten - "Tell me. His execution was witnessed by 12 members of local and regional media, prison officials, and representatives of the families of the three victims. Barbara “Bloody Babs” Graham was a prostitute, drug addict and a murderess who was executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin in 1955 along with two accomplices. Send an E-mail. His last words were "I did not get my SpaghettiOs, I got spaghetti. They cut me in the groin; they cut me in the leg. Such severe trauma can also interrupt the structuralization of the mind at a developmental point and result in "primitive, dissociative, and splitting defenses to ward off the intensity of emotional and sexual stimulation that cannot be integrated as a child." I am sorry. Panzram was hanged on September 5, 1930. On November 6, 1982, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Jerry Harrison Chafin was found shot to death in a motel room in Greenville, Texas. Sunday, 23 August 2020 10:53 AM. They cut me in the groin; they cut me in the leg. But Cobb wasn't finished. The drop of the body was seven feet and the noose was made so it slipped easily. He also said in some interviews that death would give him relief from guilt over the murders. Crime: Stabbed his wife and two stepsons to death then raped his two stepdaughters, Fox News reported. … I feel it.". G.W. At approximately 8:00 p.m. on the evening of August 10, 1983, Janet Caldwell left her home and drove to the Weingarten's grocery store located at West 43rd Street and Oak Forest Drive in Houston, Texas. Johnson then turned and pointed his .38 revolver toward Thompson and fired back five times. Jimmy L. Glass was an American convicted murderer, executed by the state of Louisiana. Yosvanis Valle - "I am sorry, I never wanted to kill your family. Anger? Or will their final statement be bizarre ramblings? Look to the Lord, and you will find peace. Ted Bundy - "Jim and Fred, I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends.". Vincent Gutierrez - "Where's my stunt double when you need one?". I want to see the Lord Jesus so bad. I have no hate toward humanity. I know you cannot forgive me but I hope one day you will. December 3, 2020 1 Comment. After a series of appeals and stays of execution, Harris was executed in San Quentin's gas chamber on April 21, 1992. Crime: Strangled a woman to death with an electrical cord, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. My bad - everybody is here because of what happened." He sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978 in Cook County, Illinois (a part of metropolitan Chicago). And ask Jesus to help them to forgive me one day please. McCarthy continued to proclaim her innocence, and stated that she was framed for murder. Zeitvogel later told authorities that he strangled Dew because he wanted to receive a death sentence so that he could room with capital punishment inmate Frank Guinan on death row. Lamb was driving the victim's car. I made a mistake 18 years ago-I lost control of my mind but I didn't mean to hurt anyone. On November 28, 1994, Dahmer was beaten to death by Christopher Scarver, a fellow inmate at the Columbia Correctional Institution, and claimed "I don't care if I live or die, go ahead and kill me" were his last words. Convicted of 15 of the 16 murders he had committed in Wisconsin, Dahmer was sentenced to 15 terms of life imprisonment on February 15, 1992. 37. Robert Harris was convicted and sentenced to death on March 6, 1979. packs of Parmesan cheese; 10 8-oz. His last words were "Go Raiders!" I was bleeding profusely. Last words: "How about this for a headline for tomorrow's paper? At the time, Harris had gained a reputation as one of the most prolific robbers in recent Kansas City history. 0. It is stated too much of a drop was given for so heavy a man. People have been intrigued by the last words said by death row inmates. At 11:28 am, Graham was led from her cell to be strapped in the gas chamber. George Harris - "Somebody needs to kill my trial attorney.". 'Life is death, death is life. Guinan had acted as Zeitvogel’s accomplice in the first of his two murders. Moments before his execution, prison warden Ricky Bell asked Holton if he had any final words. He was allowed to wear western boots and a Harley-Davidson T-shirt. Graham appealed her sentence while serving time at the California Institution for Women in Chino. If … That would be a pleasure to end all pleasures.". Last words: "Yes, I made peace with God. Clarence Ray Allen - "My last words will be, Hoka hey, it's a good day to die.". Bizarre Last Words from Death Row Inmates “I love you.”. ", George Appel was convicted of first-degree murder for killing a police officer in New York City in 1928. Billy C. Gardner was convicted of killing a cafeteria supervisor at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas. Forum Actions: Forum Statistics: Threads: 1; Posts: 39; Last Post: Condemned inmates' last words... by . After Moore went to death row in Texas, one of his friends on the outside started a page for him on MySpace.com, where Moore lists "fascism," "feminism" and "squirrels" as some of his interests. Sorry Gus. She then got up, saw Junco's dead body, and called 9-1-1. Mr. Green's brother, Bobby, growled at state officials as he left the death chamber, "Hope you all are happy", expressing no remorse. I hope all the best for you and your daughters. John Fearance said he returned home from his job at a car repair shop and found that his wife had baked him a casserole with meat. He told guards he hoped an olive tree would sprout from his grave as a sign of peace. He insisted that he was uncontrollable and would kill again, stating in one court brief: "I must be executed before I have an opportunity to escape or kill someone else. For his final meal, Peter Manuel requested the following: fish, chips, tomatoes, and tea. While in prison, Allen then acknowledged his Native American Choctaw heritage. "I was afraid for my life," he testified. Her traumatic upbringing and physical as well as sexual abuse which was inflicted upon her have been partially linked to her development of a borderline personality disorder. I got to pay for it. He did not know any sign language to communicate with hearing people. On being advised that taking a deep breath after the cyanide pellets were dropped would make it easier, she replied "How the hell would you know, you silly rascal ?? He was later sentenced to a 16th term of life imprisonment for an additional homicide committed in Ohio in 1978. From notorious killers to lesser-known convicted criminals, here is a list of the last words said by 15 death row inmates: Crime: Murdered seven men, which she claimed was in self-defense. Investigators became suspicious of Green after they learned he had been burning trash soon after the girl's disappearance. Adolf Eichmann was a German Nazi lieutenant colonel and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust. Researchers have suggested that women who are sentenced to death are often perceived as breaking gender norms. Although the electric chair has long been a symbol of the death penalty in the United States, its use is in decline due to the rise of lethal injection, which is widely believed to be a more humane method of execution. "My job was to witness many executions, it was not because I was so pro capital punishment," Brown said. I found both in the Lord, Jesus Christ. There, she requested a blindfold so she would not have to look at the observers. 19. Several eyewitnesses testified to events they observed that night. After Feguer was pronounced dead, authorities found the pit from the olive in one of his suit pockets. 27 Shares Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Add to Favorites.Remove from Favorites. During his trial Harris admitted killing Willoughby but said it was in self-defense during an argument in a drug house. Graham, Santo, and Perkins were all sentenced to death for the robbery and murder. I lost my life. Westley Allan Dodd (July 3, 1961 - January 5, 1993) was an American serial killer and child molester. Matthews shot Short once in the head at close range with a .45-caliber pistol and Dyer cut the throat of Short's wife, Minnie Short. Johnathan Moore repeatedly apologized to the officer's widow, Jennifer. (referring to the NFL football team) and with that, his smile slowly faded until he passed out. Culture > History-Added on 30 March 2017, 18:37, Updated on 1 April 2017, 11:05. During his execution, when the body dropped through the trap the half-inch rope severed the head as cleanly as if a knife had cut it. Last Meal: 12 fried shrimp, a 12-piece bucket of original recipe KFC chicken, french fries, and a pound of strawberries. Zeitvogel was later convicted of this charge and was sentenced to Life (50 years without parole). He was tasked by Reinhard Heydrich (general/lieutenant general) with facilitating and managing the logistics involved in the mass deportation of Jews to ghettos and extermination camps in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe during World War II. Cobb abducted Vandever, then 37, and two other women whom he shot with a shotgun and left for dead. Governor Edwin W. Edwards refused commutation of the sentence. Coincidentally, one of the arresting officers, Steve Baker, was the father of one of the murdered boys, but did not realize that fact until later. His last meal: a hamburger, hard-boiled eggs, a baked potato, a few cups of coffee, and three shots of Jack Daniel's. Roberts stole a car from a woman at knifepoint at a San Antonio convenience store. Graham beat an elderly woman to death when a robbery went bad. "They should have tried me for temporary insanity," he said. 42. Aileen Wuornos - "I'd just like to say I'm sailing with the Rock and I'll be back like Independence Day with Jesus, June 6, like the movie, big mothership and all. Death penalty opponents said Burris should not have been executed. Info. 11. The death penalty was reinstated in 1976 and the first person executed in Utah subsequent to that date was Gary Gilmore in 1977. The story appeared as early as 1977 in The Book of Lists, but contemporaneous accounts of the execution mentioned only one of the "cocky" inmate's remarks, and reported that when prison warden Ray Page asked if French had any last words, "French replied: 'Everything's already been said. Used by 63% of all speakers, “love” is the most common word in death row inmates’ last statements. Gacy became known as the "Killer Clown" because of his charitable services at fund-raising events, parades, and children's parties where he would dress as "Pogo the Clown", a character he had devised. I did it to myself. 36. 7. Let's do it, man." The 9 Most Frightening Female Serial Killers Big mother ship and all, I'll be back, I'll be back.”. Last words: "Somebody needs to kill my trial attorney.”. Aileen Wuornos, 2002. It can be said without a doubt that the last words any human says before facing death are bound to be either creepy or just plain bizarre, especially when it's an inmate. They shot him several times then threw his body off a 60-foot cliff. Crime: Murdered a police officer, according to Mirror. Kimberly McCarthy - "This is not a loss, this is a win. ", 30. Mr. Drew maintained that he saw another hitchhiker picked up separately, Earnest Puralewski, kill Mr. Mays but that he was drunk and afraid to intervene in the fight. After a series of imprisonments and escapes, he was executed in 1930 for the murder of a prison employee at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. He had five felony convictions but had beaten at least four armed-robbery charges. Thank you brother, don't hate nobody, I feel good. I got my mother and my family too. Defense attorneys said the previous convictions influenced the jury to find him guilty. As Cobo was getting into his car for work, Gutierrez and Arroyo forced thewir way in at gunpoint and drove away from the complex. Mr. Barefield, who was born four months after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, was named for him. He and the co-defendant then took money from the cash register and fled the scene, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Let's ride. I don't know why Marta Glass wasn't allowed in here. You won't believe what #41 had for his last meal! I love you all, and I love my children. In later years, French's last words before his death by electric chair would be said to have been "How's this for your headline? May the Lord be with you. Bennie Demps - "They butchered me back there, I was in a lot of pain. Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts-typically all or part of the skeleton. Peter Manuel was an American-Scottish serial killer who was convicted of murdering a total of seven people across Lanarkshire and southern Scotland between 1956 and his arrest in January 1958, and is believed to have murdered two more, nine in all. You may not even get coherent last words. While at the time the news media paid little attention to Victor Feguer or his execution, Timothy McVeigh's execution sparked renewed media interest in Feguer. H. H. Holmes was executed on May 7, 1896, nine days before his 35th birthday, for the murder of his friend and accomplice Benjamin Pitezel. Lindgren stayed on the floor until the men drove away. George Harris, 41, was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the murder of 20-year-old Stanley Willoughby of Kansas City in March 1989. The film Monster (2003) starred Charlize Theron as Wuornos. I was forced to do this. I don't see where the big problem is.". While an average person may sit on their deathbed and thank their family for all the love they had over the years, death row inmates are wired a little differently than the rest of us. Death Row. Hoka hey is a Western Sioux Indian term loosely translated to "hurry hurry". Thank you, Chaplain.". Kurten was a German serial killer known as both The Vampire of Dusseldorf and the Dusseldorf Monster, who committed a series of murders and sexual assaults between February and November 1929 in the city of Dusseldorf. Rosales grabbed a kitchen knife from the victim’s kitchen, stabbed her 137 times, and struck her with a hard object resulting in her death.” Last Statement: “No, I love you. Evidence showed Jackson pawned the woman's sewing machine and used the money to buy drugs. I am going to ask the Warden to start. Authorities called him the "top of his field." ... Crime: raped and killed 17 men and boys in the 1980s. His last meal: 12 hotdogs (with mustard) and a can of Coke. Crime: Murdered seven men, which she claimed was in self-defense. Peace, I’m done.” The lethal injection of Jose Villegas, 39, was carried out after his attorneys unsuccessfully argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that he was mentally impaired and ineligible for the death penalty. 1. Her life inspired the movie "Monster," which starred Charlize Theron, according to … But, there really is something about someone's last words that creeps us out. He decided against the traditional special last meal before his execution and instead, ate the regular prison meal which consisted of riblets on a bun, mixed vegetables, baked beans, white cake with white icing and iced tea. Gacy buried 26 of his victims in the crawl space of his home. By Washington state law, Dodd had to choose one of two methods for his execution: lethal injection or hanging. Richard Zeitvogel - "Keep the faith and rock on.". His hanging was the first use of that method for an execution in the United States since George York and James Latham were hanged by Kansas in 1965. I'll see you in heaven some day." Two reprieves pushed her execution date to June 26, 2013. Time to get this party started." Share. John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942–May 10, 1994) was convicted of the rape and … "Wow!" I am asking you to go and give them hugs. He was subsequently executed in July 1931. By 10:08 a.m. he was dead. I thank them for their support. 12. I hope anyone that has negative energy towards me will resolve that. Punishment: beaten to death by a fellow inmate on November 28th, 1994. Later, Gutierrez laughingly explained the murder to friends. Bundy was an American serial killer, kidnapper, rapist, burglar, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. I never wanted to kill your brother. I hope you find peace, joy and closure. And to my mom and Morelia I love you and I’m going to miss you all. His final statement before death: "Jennifer, where are you at? David Riley, a transient who was asleep in Pryor's car, was also killed. While an average person may sit on their deathbed and thank their family for all the love they had over the years, death row inmates are wired a little differently than the rest of us. As the first injection entered his bloodstream, Cobb lifted his head from the gurney on which he was tied down, and craned his neck to stare at the warden who stood behind him. He then said a brief prayer and was pronounced dead at 6:23 p.m., seven minutes after the lethal drugs began to flow. Bobsicles. He refused to appeal his case or the capital sentence. Mr. Drew, 35, of West Pawlet, Vt., was convicted in the 1983 beating and stabbing death of 17-year-old Jeffrey Mays of Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Mays and a companion had picked up Mr. Drew, who was hitchhiking toward Houston from Lake Charles, La. That means you may not get positive last words from them. I hope that someday this absurdity that humanity has come to will come to an end,' Cobb said when asked for his last words. You know where I am going. He was found guilty of war crimes in a widely publicised trial in Israel, and was hanged in 1962. DPIC Podcast: Discussions With DPIC. Women. Seeing that it is too late to plead their innocence, these death row inmates decided to leave the world with some original last words. 2. For Demps' execution, it took execution technicians 33 minutes to find suitable veins. Total Number of Inmates on Death Row: 168: Average Age of Inmates on Death Row ... White males: 81: Other males: 2: Black females: 1: White females: 4: Other females: 0: Black males: 80: White males: 81: Other males: 2: Black females: 1: White females: 4: Other females: 0: Click on Column headings to sort by that column. "I didn't really pay that much attention to them. Shockingly, their last words were just as crazy as the murders they committed. Newsmax, Moneynews, Newsmax Health, and Independent. I did not kill anyone. About an hour later, Holton turned himself in to the Shelbyville police; he told investigators that he had killed the children because "families should stay together; a father should be with his children." Victor Feguer - "I hope this is the last execution in the state of Iowa.". Stanley "Hank" Willoughby had assisted Taylor in hiding the firearms, and Willoughby was aided by two children. Crime: Fatally shot his two daughters, aged 6 and 9, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He requested fried okra, four buns with butter, salt, two slices of banana bread for his last meal.