BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)

39th year  -  N° 357                 Sunday, 22 December 2024         Antwerpen		
Die Kleinen und die Bösen
Utah State Prison

Draper, Utah, United States.

Related events:

  1. Tuesday 16th of November 1976 (x) Double murderer Gary Gilmore attempts to commit suicide by swallowing barbiturates
    Gilmore's 20-year-old girlfriend Nicole Barrett did the same in Provo. They both survived.

  2. Thursday 16th of December 1976 (x) Double murderer Gary Gilmore tries to commit suicide

  3. Monday 17th of January 1977 (-) Double murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by the firing squad
    Gilmore gained international attention for demanding the implementation of his death sentence for two murders. Gilmore's last meal request was for steak, potatoes, milk and coffee but consumed only the milk and coffee. When asked for any last words Gilmore simply replied "Let's do it."

  4. Friday 28th of August 1987 (-) Triple murderer Pierre Dale Selby is executed by lethal injection

  5. Friday 10th of June 1988 (-) Child molester and serial killer Arthur Gary Bishop is executed by lethal injection
    "I am a homosexual pedophile convicted of murder, and pornography was a determining factor in my downfall."

  6. Thursday 30th of July 1992 (-) Triple murderer William Andrews is executed by lethal injection

  7. Sunday 25th of September 1994 (x) Double murderer Ronnie Gardner gets drunk from consuming alcohol which he fermented in his own prison cell sink and stabs inmate Richard 'Fats' Thomas with a shiv fashioned from a pair of sunglasses
    Thomas suffered nine puncture wounds to his face, mouth, arm and chest that were life-threatening, but made a full recovery.

  8. Friday 26th of January 1996 (-) Rapist and murderer John Taylor is executed by the firing squad
    Taylor's last meal request was for a large Ambassador pizza with thin crust, onions, mushrooms, hot peppers, sausage, pepperoni, ham and extra cheese. He also asked for a Coke. He gave his glasses to warden Hank Galetka and said "There is no need for them."

  9. Friday 18th of June 2010 (-) Double murderer Ronnie Gardner is executed by the firing squad
    Three days before, Gardner ate a last meal of steak, lobster tail, apple pie, vanilla ice cream and 7-Up before beginning a 48-hour fast while watching The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and reading Divine Justice.