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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.
Jun 29, 2013 · Texas has executed 500 inmates since it resumed carrying out the death penalty in 1982. Selected excerpts of inmates’ last words reveal a glimpse of the humanity behind those anonymous...
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...
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.
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...
Jul 8, 2021 · Before the act of taking a death row prisoner’s life, whether by lethal injection, the gas chamber or historically another way, the condemned are given an opportunity to speak their last words.
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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.
