[Pelle]

Are there any videos of someone getting a lethal injection ? Seems intressting to watch

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Frank G. Spisak Jr.

Executed February 17, 2011 10:34 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio




Victims:





Crime:

Frank Spisak was a frizzy-haired transvestite who was looking forward to having a sex-change operation. He eventually decided he no longer wanted to be a woman, but instead he wanted to be Hitler. He stopped wearing frocks and make-up, and changed to silly suits, slicked back hair and a toothbrush moustache. In February 1982, Spisak launched his first "seek and destroy mission" in which he was attempting to "clean up the city." He walked onto the Cleveland State University and shot and killed a 57 year old black minister, Rev. Horace Rickerson, in a men's room. Four months later he shot John Hardaway,a 55 year old factory worker on a transit platform. Hardaway survived and identified Spisak at trial despite being shot seven times. In August, Coletta Dartt, an employee of Cleveland State University, left her office to use the restroom. Upon exiting the stall, she encountered Spisak, holding a gun, who ordered her back into the stall. Instead, Coletta shoved Spisak out of the way and ran down the hallway. Spisak shot at her, but missed. She also later identified Spisak. Three weeks later, the body of 50 year old Timothy Sheehan was found in a restroom at Cleveland State University, shot four times. Spisak later claimed that he shot Sheehan because hye thought that he may have been Jewish. Three days later, Spisak gunned down 17 year old Brian Warford, a black CSU student at a bus stop near the campus. Spisak was arrested in September for firing his gun out of his apartment window, but was released on bail. Police then received an anonymous phone call telling them to check the gun, a .22-caliber pistol. The gun was linked to the Warford murder and Spisak admitted to the other shootings. At the trial Spisak pled insanity, saying that the one-man war was launched under direct orders from God.Tim Sheehan's son Brendan Sheehan grew up to become a prosecutor and was seated as a trial court judge in Cuyahoga County in 2009. His father was murdered on Brendan's 15th birthday.


Citations:

State v. Spisak, Not Reported in N.E.2d, 1984 WL 13992 (Ohio App. 1984). (Direct Appeal)
Smith v. Spisak, 130 S.Ct. 676, 130 S.Ct. 676, 175 L.Ed.2d 595 (2010). (Habeas)


Final/Special Meal:

Spaghetti with tomato sauce, a salad, chocolate cake and coffee.


Final Words:

For his final statement, Spisak recited Biblical verses from the book of Revelations. In German, he read the first seven verses of the 21st chapter of Revelations. The passage deals with the end of the world, the return of Christ and the elevation of everyone to heaven. Interestingly, Spisak's final statement included the first seven verses of the 21st chapter of Revelations, but did not include the eighth verse which mentions "the abominable, and murderers, ... and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone." At the end of his statement Spisak said, "Heil Herr," which is roughly translated to English as "Praise God."

Revelation 21 - A New Heaven and a New Earth - 1 Then I saw "a new heaven and a new earth," for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." 5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." 6 He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7 Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. (New International Version, 2010)

[Phobophile]

Psycho

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Timothy Wayne Adams

Executed February 22, 2011 06:31 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas



Crime:
Timothy Adams and Emma Adams were married in March of 2000. In July, Adams and Emma had a son, Tim. In February 2002, when Emma discovered that Adams was keeping a gun in their apartment, she decided to move out. On Feb. 20, Emma and her child, Tim, returned to the apartment to remove some of her things. When Emma entered the apartment, she saw Adams with a gun in his hand and her other son, Andrew, 13, from a previous relationship. Emma put Tim down on the floor and asked Adams what was going on. Adams picked up Tim. Emma picked up the phone and called 9-1-1. Adams pointed his gun at Emma and fired a shot that grazed her back. Emma dropped the phone, and she and Andrew ran for the door. Minutes later, the police SWAT Team arrived. After a standoff and several phone conversations to relatives, Adams surrendered. Police found Tim dead on the floor inside the apartment. The toddler died from two bullet wounds to his chest. The act was intended as retaliation against his wife because she was leaving him. Adams pled guilty to capital murder.


Citations:

Adams v. State, Not Reported in S.W.3d, 2004 WL 3093236 (Tex.Crim.App. 2004). (Direct Appeal)

Final/Special Meal:

Fried chicken, french fries, lemon cake, root beer and Sprite.


Last Words:

None.

[luton loyal]

Good riddance

[Gollum09]

great thread, we should have the death penalty in the uk

[*Ragdoll_Cutie*]

Love this thread, keep em comin :) x

[MisterX]

death sentence

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Johnnie Roy Baston

Executed March 10, 2011 10:30 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio



Crime:

Chong-Hoon Mah was a 53 year old former South Korean journalist who moved to Toledo and owned a downtown Toledo shop called Continental Wigs 'n Things, which also sold sports gear. When he failed to return home from work, his wife went to the shop and found the store unlocked and the lights on. The cash register was open and empty. In a rear storage room, she found her husband's body, shot once through the head. Several Starter jackets of the type sold in the store were found in the home where Baston was staying, along with several sports hats. Baston was later arrested at a church function with a .45 caliber handgun in his luggage. The gun was later tested and proved to be the murder weapon. Upon arrest, Baston admitted participating in the robbery, but claimed that a "Ray-Ray" had taken the victim to the back and shot him.


Citations:

State v. Baston, 85 Ohio St.3d 418, 709 N.E.2d 128 (Ohio 1999). (Direct Appeal)
Baston v. Bagley, 420 F.3d 632. (6th Cir. 2005) (Habeas)

Final/Special Meal:

Declined.

Final Words:

In a 5-minute final statement, Baston said: "I would like to say to my family I am very sorry. I know this is not what they wanted to have happen. I hope they won’t be too bothered by what is taking place today. It is not their doing. Just the way things go.

I hope my execution, that it will be the last, that people will open up. The victims in my case didn’t want me to be executed. They wanted life without parole. That should have been respected. That should have been respected by our governor . . . I made a bad decision and I hope my family can move on and find some comfort and peace. I would like to say I’m sorry to my family. I made a bad decision.

I want you to reach out to my children. I love them so much. I want you to tell them stories about me. I want them to know the good things about me, even through my time in prison I wanted to better myself, encourage others. Remind them of that. My daughter, she’s quiet, a lot like me. Just like me. I want you to watch her. If she talks, listen.

I want to thank all the members of my church, my friends who petitioned, letters, faxed, Twittered, hopefully, to the governor, to show mercy. For a long time I didn’t see a lot of value in myself. It wasn’t until this moment till I had to go through this ordeal that I have seen so much love from so many people. Letters from people all over the world, and even Ohio.

I appreciate every last letter, I appreciate every last card, every last prayer, every last encouragement. I was hoping I didn’t cry. "It's OK. It's OK," said his brother, Ron Baston. "You can cry."

Dear heavenly father, I have sinned, and I repent of my sins, I pray for forgiveness. As I close my eyes on the light of this world, I hope to open my eyes to the light in heaven.

[Phobophile]

death penalty is inhumane and the people that put such a sentence on an convict are just as bad.