Mason was the last man to die in San Quentin's Gas Chamber. Mason refused any last meal, requesting only ice water while in the death watch cell. Mason told the warden that he had no final words to impart. (24 August 1993)
There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.
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Monday 29th of September 1890 (-) — Victim of Joseph Vacher aka L’Eventreur du Sud-Est Olympe Buisson is raped, strangled and mutilated by Joseph Vacher aka L’Eventreur du Sud-Est. Buisson was Vacher's first victim although he never confessed to this murder, afraid to be labeled as a child killer.