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May 14, 2024 · Here are some of the strangest last words before execution: 1. Jimmy Glass, 1987 (Louisiana) Last Words: “I’d Rather Be Fishing”. On Christmas of 1982, 20-year-old Jimmy Glass and inmate Jimmy Wingo escaped from jail and shot an elderly couple to death while burglarizing their home.
Sep 4, 2024 · There are funny, crazy, and of course, sad death row inmates last words. Many of these convicted criminals acted similarly in their famous last quotes as they did in life.
Jun 3, 2017 · Death row inmates are given a chance to speak final words before the execution begins. The words, sometimes an apology, sometimes self-serving or haunting or just weird, hang over the final...
Mar 4, 2016 · Inmates on death row are convicted of atrocious, callous crimes — murders, rapes, killing sprees. Yet, the most commonly-used word in their final statements is "love."
Dec 13, 2023 · “I wish I could die more than once to tell you how sorry I am.” Religious conviction likewise makes a frequent appearance in the final remarks of Texas’s execution subjects—not only...
May 11, 2015 · While men and women on death row always come with a certain mystique, there are a few who have made their mark on history by saying some terrifying, angry, sorrowful, passionate, honest,...
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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. In each case, Elder also provides short descriptions of the inmates’ backgrounds and purported crimes.
