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VA 1/16/2013 |
Robert Gleason* |
42 Kiss my a**’, put me on the highway to Jackson and call my Irish buddies
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TX 2/21/2013 |
Carl Blue |
48 Last Statement: Hey mom and pop. I love ya’ll, all of you people in there. You know, ya’ll have to come together, you too Terrella. Ya’ll work on that. We all have to stand before God at the end of the day. Don’t ever think you’re perfect, none of us are perfect. God is the only one that is perfect. Jesus is perfect. I did wrong, now I am paying the ultimate price, even though it’s a crooked way. I don’t hate ya’ll. Don’t judge, I’m not judging. God has to judge those people. I forgive. Always remember, Romans 12:19 is for real, hell is for real. If ya’ll don’t have your life right, get it right. We all have to die to get to heaven. Get your life right with Christ; it’s coming to an end. I’m talking to each and every soul in this building, in this room. I don’t hate nobody, you’re doing what you think is your job. God’s law is above this law. Hang on. Cowboy up, I’m fixing to ride. Jesus is my ride. Tell my babies daddy will look down on them. Put a “C” in his name for Carl. Tell my boys and tell Tracy to keep on keeping on. Love one another, go to church, change your life for Christ, live your life for Christ. All right, Warden. Terella, I feel it babe, love.
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GA 2/21/2013 |
38 “I’m sorry,” Cook said as he was strapped to a gurney. “I’m not going to ask you to forgive me. I can’t even do it myself.” He also thanked his family for “their support, for being with me and I’m sorry I took so much from you all.”
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OH 3/6/2013 |
Frederick Treesh |
48 ‘This is where drugs lead you,’ Treesh, a former cocaine addict, said in a last statement.
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OK 3/12/2013 |
42 “I would like to apologize to the families of Laci Hill, Forest Boyd and Ray Patterson for the pain I’ve caused them. I don’t deserve it. But as God has forgiven me, I hope you will forgive me for the pain I’ve caused. I would like to thank my family and friends for their love and support. When my body is gone, my spirit will be with them. Jesus Christ died for my sins. God has forgiven me. An eternity in heaven is mine.”
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TX 4/9/2013 |
50 Last Statement: Ms. Connie Hilton, I’m sorry for what happened to you. If I hadn’t raped you, then you wouldn’t have lived. If you look at the transcripts, I didn’t kill Mr. Newman and I didn’t rob your house. There are two people still alive. I was just there. When I saw you in the truck driving away, I could have killed you but I didn’t. I’m not a killer. My momma was abused. I’m sorry for what you’ve gone through. It wasn’t me that harmed and stole all of your stuff. If you look at the transcripts you will see. I ask the good Lord to forgive me. I love ya’ll; Sheena, my sister, momma, and daddy. Ya’ll pray for me, keep up the fight. Get the transcripts, let the truth come out so that I do not die in vain. I thank the Lord for the man I am today. I have done all I can to better myself, to learn to read and write. Take me to my King. I love ya’ll and thank you for the love you gave me. I respect all of ya’ll. Ms. Hilton. Ok. Let me rest. It’s burning.
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FL 4/10/2013 |
Larry Mann |
59 last meal of fried shrimp, fish and scallops, stuffed crabs, ice cream and a soda he had any last words |
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TX 4/16/2013 |
Ronnie Threadgill |
40 Last Statement: To my loved ones and dear friends, I love ya’ll and appreciate ya’ll for being there. I am going to a better place. To all the guys back on the row, keep your heads up, keep up the fight. I am ready. Let’s go.
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TX 4/25/2013 |
Richard Cobb |
29 Last Statement: Life is death, death is life. I hope that someday this absurdity that humanity has come to will come to and an end. Life is too short. I hope that anyone that has negative energy towards me will resolve that. Life is too short to harbor feelings of hatred and anger. That’s it.
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OH 5/1/2013 |
Steve Smith |
46 Smith’s last meal consisted of pizza, fried fish, chocolate ice cream and soda Steve Smith declined to say any last words,
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TX 5/7/2013 |
Carroll Parr |
Last Statement: First of all; Shonna talk to your brother. He’ll tell you the truth about what happened to your husband. I told Bubba to tell you what happened. Now, my statement to the world: I am in the midst of truth. I am good, I am straight, don’t trip. To all my partners, tell them I said like Arnold Schwarzenegger, “I’ll be back.” These eyes will close, but they will be opened again, my understanding of God is, Jesus has got me through. To my family, I love ya’ll |
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TX 5/15/2013 |
Jeffery Williams |
37 Last Statement: You clown police. You gonna stop with all that killing all these kids. You’re gonna stop killing innocent kids, murdering young kids. When I kill one or pop one, ya’ll want to kill me. God has a plan for everything. You hear? I love everyone that loves me. I ain’t got no love for anyone that don’t love me.
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FL 5/29/2013 |
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TX 6/12/2013 |
Elroy Chester |
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FL 6/12/2013 |
William Van Poyck |
58 http://deathrowdiary.blogspot.ch/ u can read the story of william, the sister of william wrote it. On June 12, 2013 at 7:13pm my brother, William, took his last breath on this earth and began his journey to the other side. His last words were, “Set me Free!” and his soul is indeed free now to continue his work helping others.
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Author: Claim Your Innocence
US – Executions Scheduled for 2013 June 18 – November
| Month | State | Inmate |
| June | ||
| 18 | OK | James DeRosa – executed |
| 24 | FL | Marshall Gore STAYED |
| 25 | OK | Brian Davis Executed |
| 26 | TX | Kimberly McCarthy executed |
| July | ||
| 10 | TX | |
| 16 | TX | John Quintanilla executed |
| 18 | TX | Vaughn Ross executed |
| 25 | AL | Andrew Lackey |
| 31 | TX | Douglas Feldman |
| August | ||
| 7 | OH | Billy Slagle |
| 18-24 | CO | Nathan Dunlap – Stayed |
| September | ||
| 19 | TX | Robert Garza |
| 25 | OH | Harry Mitts |
| 26 | TX | Arturo Diaz |
| October | ||
| 9 | TX | Michael Yowell |
| November | ||
| 14 | OH | Ronald Phillips |
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stay of executions january-august 2013
| Date of Scheduled Execution | State | Inmate | Reason for Stay |
| January | |||
| 8 | PA | Mark Spotz | Stayed to allow time for appeals. |
| 16 | OH | Ronald Post | Commuted to a sentence of life without parole. |
| 29 | TX | Kimberly McCarthy | Stayed until 4/SR3/2013 after attorneys raised claims of racial bias. |
| February | |||
| 13 | LA | Christopher Sepulvado | Stayed due to issues with lethal injection protocol in the state of Louisiana. |
| 19 | GA | Warren Hill | Stayed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to examine the issue of Hill’s mental retardation. |
| 20 | TX | Britt Ripkowski | Stayed by a district court which found the defendant legally incompetent. |
| 21 | GA | Andrew Cook | Stayed on lethal injection grounds by the Georgia Court of Appeals. Update – Stay was lifted and Cook was executed as scheduled. |
| 26 | FL | Augustus Howell | Stayed to allow time for appeals. |
| 27 | TX | Larry Swearingen | Stayed to allow time for DNA testing. |
| March | |||
| 5 | PA | Freeman May | Stayed to allow time for appeals. |
| 6 | PA | Orlando Maisonet | Stayed to allow time for appeals. |
| 6 | AZ | Edward Schad | Stayed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to allow time for appeals. |
| 7 | PA | Abraham Sanchez | Stayed to allow time for appeals. |
| 21 | TX | Michael Gonzales | Stayed to allow time for appeals. |
| April | |||
| 3 | TX | Kimberly McCarthy | Stayed due to proposed legislation that would address racial discrimination in the death penalty. |
| 10 | TX | Rigoberto Avila | Stayed by 41st District Judge Anna Perez who ruled additional time is necessary to allow Avila’s defense attorneys to explore possible new evidence of Avila’s innocence. |
| 21 | PA | Borgela Philistin | Stayed to allow time for appeals. |
| 24 | TX | Elroy Chester | Stayed to allow time to clarify legal issues. |
| 25 | PA | Michael Travaglia | Stayed to allow time for appeals. |
| May | |||
| 7 | MS | Willie Manning | Stayed by Mississippi Supreme Court to allow further review of the case. |
| 21 | TX | Robert Pruett | 60-day stay to allow for DNA testing. |
| August | |||
| 18-24 | CO | Nathan Dunlap | Gov. John Hickenlooper issued an executive order granting a temporary reprieve. |
“Volunteer” refers to inmates who have voluntarily waived their normal appeals (not necessarily that they have volunteered for execution).
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CLEMENCY: Oklahoma Board Recommends Mercy for Inmate Facing Execution
UPDATE: Gov. Mary Fallin refused to grant clemency to Davis. On June 6, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency for Brian Darrell Davis, who is facing execution on June 25. The board voted 4-1 to recommend that Davis’s death sentence be commuted to life in prison without parole. The parole board recommended clemency after Davis took responsibility for the crime and apologized to the family of the victim. “A weight lifted off of all of us,” said his mother, Yvonne Davis. “Brian does deserve a second chance.” Davis was convicted of murdering his girlfriend’s mother. The recommendation now goes to Governor Mary Fallin, who can approve or reject the vote. The governor also has the authority to grant a 30-day stay in order to consider the case further.
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Paula Cooper, Youngest Person Sentenced to Death in Indiana, To Be Released From Prison
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aula Cooper, who was 15 years old at the time of her crime, and the youngest person ever sentenced to death in Indiana, will be released from prison on June 17, twenty-seven years after her conviction for the murder of 78-year-old Ruth Pelke. Her case received international attention, sparking a campaign that led to the commutation of her death sentence to 60 years in prison. An appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court received over 2 million signatures from around the world. Pope John Paul II asked that Cooper’s sentence be reduced. Bill Pelke, the grandson of Ruth Pelke, forgave and befriended Cooper and wrote a book, Journey of Hope…From Violence to Healing, about his experience with the case.
Pelke also founded Journey of Hope, an organization led by murder victims’ family members that conducts speaking tours on alternatives to the death penalty, with an emphasis on compassion and forgiveness. He has advocated for Cooper’s release and recently reflected, “I knew my grandmother would not want [her] grandfather to have to go through what [my] grandfather had to go through, to see a granddaughter that he loved strapped to the electric chair and have volts of electricity put to her until she was dead.” In a 2004 interview with the Indianapolis Star, Cooper expressed remorse for her crime, saying, “Everybody has a responsibility to do right or wrong, and if you do wrong, you should be punished. Rehabilitation comes from you. If you’re not ready to be rehabilitated, you won’t be.” During her time in prison, Cooper earned a college degree, trained assistance dogs, and tutored other prisoners. In 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court held that states could not mandate the death penalty for those under the age of 16 at the time of their crime, and in 2005, the Court barred the death penalty for all juvenile offenders.
(T. Evans, “Ind. woman sentenced to death at 16 to leave prison,” USA Today, June 16, 2013; M. Edge, “Murder Victim’s Grandson Helps Free Assailant,” KTVA, May 23, 2013). See Juveniles and Victims.
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hi everyone, thanks for all your comments, for your time in my blog, i want just to tell you, im back soon, with a big update for 2013, i dont forget my penpal, i dont forget any innocent on the death row, i still here ! Many people, have try to close my mouth, but i still fighting for all injustice in this world and for my haters , i love you ! u make me more strong and i will fight more and more, NO MORE INJUSTICE, NO MORE INNOCENT ON THE DEATH ROW.! peace and love
Anabel
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
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This blog was viewed about 84,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
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Freedom for Leon Benson
Take the time to read Leon Benson’s website,, take action sign the petition and share when possible.
We can not allow a person imprisoned which should be free !
Leon Benson website :http://www.freewebs.com/freeleonbenson/
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US – UPCOMING EXECUTIONS – DECEMBER 2012
November 17, 2012
Dates are subject to change due to stays and appeals
| December | |||||
| 12.04.12 | George Ochoa | Oklahoma | executed | ||
| 12.11.2012 | Roy Ward | Indiana | Stay likely | ||
| 12.11.2012 | Manuel Pardo | Florida | executed | ||
| 12.12.2012 | Rigoberto Avila | Texas | Changed to 4/10/2013 | ||
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