Guiteau notoriously danced his way to the gallows and shook hands with his executioner. On the scaffold, as a last request, he recited a poem called "I am Going to the Lordy" which he had written during his incarceration. He had originally requested an orchestra to play as he sang his poem but this request was denied. (30 June 1882)
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Thursday 8th of August 1985 (-) — Victim of Richard Ramirez aka The Night Stalker Elyas Abowath is shot in the head by Richard Ramirez aka The Night Stalker. Ramirez then handcuffed and beat 27-year-old Sakina Abowath while forcing her to reveal the locations of the family's jewelry and then brutally raped and sodomized her.