[MrRight]

Originally Posted by variable ↗

Mark Anthony Stroman

Executed July 20, 2011 08:53 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas



Crime:

When Stroman entered the station early that morning, he demanded money from Patel. Patel reached for a .22 caliber pistol that he kept under the cash register, but he did not retrieve it. Stroman then shot the unarmed Patel in the chest, causing Patel to fall to the floor. The surveillance video showed that while Patel lay dying on the floor, Stroman was unable to open the cash register. Stroman demanded that Patel “open the register or I’ll kill you." Stroman later described the robbery and shooting, and his motives and preparation for it to a fellow prisoner, who testified at Stroman’s trial that Stroman told him he had “been in the store two or three times previously to check it out and he didn’t see any cameras.” Stroman admitted that he intentionally killed Patel with a .44 chrome-plated “big long pistol.” Angry at people of Middle Eastern Descent following the September 11, 2011, terrorist attacks, Stroman’s killing of Patel was the last of a series of violent crimes that he committed against those whom he considered to be of Middle Eastern background. On September 15, 2001, Stroman murdered Waqar Hasan by shooting him in the head as Hasan grilled hamburgers in his Dallas store. Stroman later told a fellow-prisoner that his murder of Hasan was his ninth crime of this type. Stroman also demonstrated racial motives for the killing, and stated that he was a member of a prison gang, had a .44 pistol and some automatic weapons, and intended to go to a shopping mall and start shooting everybody because of all of the Middle Eastern people there. On September 21, 2001, Stroman shot and wounded Raisuddin Bhuiuian as Bhuiuian worked in a convenience store and service station. Unlike the murder of Patel, the crimes against Hasan and Bhuiuian did not involve robbery. Stroman admitted to all of these crimes and lacked remorse for any of them, claiming that he had performed a patriotic duty. Regarding his murder of Patel, Stroman told the fellow-prisoner that his country “hadn’t done their job so he was going to do it for us.”

Citations:

to be updated


Final/Special Meal:

Chicken fried steak with gravy, a ham-and-cheese omelet with onions and tomatoes, bacon, fried potatoes, fried squash and okra, pork chops with eggs sunny-side up, Dr. Pepper and a pint of vanilla Blue Bell ice cream.

Last Words:

From inside the death chamber, Stroman looked at five friends watching through a window and told them he loved them. "Even though I lay on this gurney, seconds away from my death, I am at total peace. I'm still a proud American, Texas loud, Texas proud. God bless America. God bless everyone. Let's do this damn thing."

interesting story with a plot twist, he was an Aryan brotherhood member who had been committing various crimes since the age of 12.

the only surviving victim, a Bengali Muslim immigrant Rais Buyan who was blinded in one eye from the racial attack launched a campaign to save Anthony Stroman from execution. Buyan even sued state officials for refusing to let him meet Anthony Stroman for mediation. last minute appeal by Buyan and some Muslim activists fell on deaf ears.

Stroman falsely claimed to have lost a sister on 9/11 and used 9/11 as an excuse to attack and kill Muslims even though as a white supremacist he already had issues with Muslims long before 9/11.

before the end, Stroman claimed he was a changed man although his final words on the day do not indicate it.

he said in an interview: "Let's just say that I could not think clearly anymore and I am sorry to say I made innocent people pay for my rage, anger, grief and loss"

"I was an uneducated idiot back then and now I'm a more understanding human being"

in a bid to have the death sentence commuted to life Rais Buyan said: "If the Governor of Texas and the Board of Pardons and Parole can listen to the victims when they want revenge, why can they not listen when the victims are asking for mercy?

for his last meal Buyan should have cooked him Halal...

[variable]

Robert W. Jackson III

Executed July 29, 2011 12:12 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Delaware



Crime:

Jackson and accomplice Anthony Lachette decided to burglarize a house in order to obtain money to buy marijuana. Lachette suggested they break into the home of Elizabeth Girardi as he was acquainted with one of her children. No one was at home when the two broke into the house through the back door. Once inside, the two gathered property that included jewelry, rare coins, compact discs, firecrackers, and a camera. After placing the stolen property in paper bags, Jackson and Lachette left the house the way they entered. As they headed toward the driveway, where Jackson had parked the car, they saw Mrs. Girardi, who had arrived home and was walking towards Jackson's car. Lachette decided to flee despite Jackson's attempt to persuade him to stay. Lachette then dropped his bag and ran off, leaving Jackson behind. After Lachette ran off, Jackson grabbed an ax from a shed and confronted Mrs. Girardi in the driveway, striking her several times in the face. Accomplice Lachette testified against Jackson at trial, pleaded guilty to burglary and conspiracy and was released from prison in 1996.

Two different juries recommended the death penalty for Jackson, the first after deliberating less than two hours. Jackson told a second jury in 1995 that he was a changed person and apologized to Girardi's family. "I can't explain what happened," he said, according to one news account at the time. "I don't know what happened — a mistake." The jury voted for the death penalty 11-1.

Citations:

Jackson v. State, 643 A.2d 1360 (Del. 1994). (Direct Appeal-Reversed)
Jackson v. State, 684 A.2d 745 (Del.Supr. 1996). (Direct Appeal-Affirmed)
Jackson v. State, 770 A.2d 506 (Del.Supr. 2001). (PCR)
Jackson v. Carroll, 161 Fed.Appx. 190 (3d Cir. 2005) (Habeas).

Last Meal:

Steak, a baked potato, potato skins, corn and a soda.

Last Words:

"Are the Girardis in there? Christopher and Claudia - if you are in there, I've never faulted you for your anger. I would have been mad myself," [But] I didn’t take your mother from you.” He then suggested that his co-defendant, Tony Lachette, was the killer. "Tony's laughing his ass off right now because you're about to watch an innocent man die. This isn't justice."

[MrCorpse]

Great thread! And great reading material for when I'm supposed to be doing shit at work... now I'm going to look for the 2010 thread!

[kc21]

I'm hooked....

[luton loyal]

[MrCorpse]

WE WANT MORE... KILL KILL KILL... (i'm lookin' at you Texas)

[Geemonster]

Originally Posted by MrCorpse ↗

WE WANT MORE... KILL KILL KILL... (i'm lookin' at you Texas)

We could use the DP here too

[variable]

Martin Robles

Executed August 10, 2011 06:21 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas



Crime:

Robles and Joe "Magic" Padron entered a Corpus Christi house in the early morning and shot to death the two occupants, rival gang members John Commisky and Jesus Gonzalez. A third occupant of the house, Antonio Ortiz, escaped the gunfire and called 9-1-1 after the killers left. Ortiz said the group had previous encounters with Robles and Padron and later identified them at trial. The autopsies determined that Gonzalez had been shot at least fifteen times, mainly in the head, while Commisky was shot at least fourteen times, mostly in the back. They were both shot from a distance of no more than two-and-a-half feet. Accomplice Padron, who at the time of the killings had just completed a ten-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter with a deadly weapon, was also convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Citations:

Robles v. State, Not Reported in S.W.3d, WL 1096971(Tex.Crim.App. 2006). (Direct Appeal)
Robles v. Thaler, 344 Fed.Appx. 60 (5th Cir. 2009). (Habeas)

Final/Special Meal:

Declined.

Last Words:

"I love you, Israel."

[Agapeti]

His partner Joe Padron should have been executed too. Instead they cut a deal with him for testifying against this guy and he only got life with no chance of parole. Lazy prosecutors in Texas

[Agapeti]

Ohh Great thread btw!!