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A person's last words, their final articulated words stated prior to death or as death approaches, are often recorded because of the decedent's fame, but sometimes because of interest in the statement itself.
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.
- Robert K. Elder, Studs Terkel
- 2010
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.
Aug 8, 2023 · The site tells you who they were, what crimes they were convicted of, when they were put to death and the often chilling last words they spoke before their execution.
May 24, 2017 · Kelly Gissendaner, who was the only woman on Georgia’s death row when she was executed in September 2015, sobbed through apologies to the family of her husband, Douglas Gissendaner, whom she...
Dec 13, 2023 · Most of them had something to say in their last moments, and those words are now collected in a book, Final Words: 578 Men and Women Executed on Texas Death Row. About 100 chose to say...
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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."
