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Last Words of the Executed is a book by Robert K. Elder published in 2010. Studs Terkel contributed a foreword. The book documents the final words of death row inmates in the United States, from the seventeenth century to the present day. The chapters are organized by era and method of execution.
- Robert K. Elder, Studs Terkel
- 2010
Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, ten miles (sixteen kilometres) southeast of Glasgow city centre and 37 mi (60 km) west of Edinburgh.
As of July 1, 2024, there were 2,213 death row inmates in the United States, including 49 women. [1] The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [2]
May 28, 2010 · Last Words of the Executed by Robert K. Elder is a compilation of the final statements of death row inmates shortly before their execution. The book, with a foreword by Studs Terkel, also describes the crime and some of the social setting of each case presented.
Dec 13, 2023 · The state of Texas has executed nearly 600 men and women since 1982. Most of them had something to say in their last moments, and those words are now collected in a book, Final Words: 578 Men...
Jun 30, 2024 · A death row inmate, convicted for the kidnapping rape and murder of a 7-year-old, uttered chilling last words before he was executed Thursday, telling officials: "I've said my goodbyes."
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May 19, 2021 · The last words of each inmate on Texas's death row right before they were executed. Links to the full offender information & original last statement are included with each post.