[Pyramid_Head]

These are fun to read, hope more are added soon.

[Drumstickshredder]

I see Kimberley Mccarthy got a 90 day reprieve...

[Johnny Wadd]

Originally Posted by lambtikabhoona ↗

where do you get this info from?

http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/usexecute.htm

[MeMyselfandI]

Frederick TREESH

Executed by lethal injection in Ohio on March 6, 2013



Victims: Ghassam "Gus" Danno (video store owner) / Henry Dupree, 58 (security guard)

Crime:

Treesh and two companions, Keisha Harth and Benjamin Brooks, smoked crack cocaine and picked up another man, Anthony Washington, who agreed to assist them. After a “couple hours” of driving and smoking cocaine, the group decided to rob a business to finance the purchase of more cocaine.

Washington eventually directed the group to the Vine Street News, an adult bookstore in Eastlake. Treesh and Brooks were armed with a nine-millimeter handgun and a sawed-off shotgun. Harth handed Treesh a roll of duct tape to restrain the robbery victims.

Treesh and Brooks entered the Vine Street News and approached the sales counter where Louis Lauver worked. Treesh pulled out the nine-millimeter handgun, cocked it, pointed it at Lauver, and ordered him not to move or call out for help. Treesh then asked Lauver where the security guard was, and Lauver motioned toward the rear of the store. Treesh walked through swinging doors into the restricted area at the rear of the store and poked the security guard, then ordered Dupree to stand up. Startled, Dupree complied.

Treesh testified that he originally intended to take Dupree to the front of the store and tape him up with the clerk, but then noticed handcuffs on Dupree’s pants and decided to use them. According to Treesh, a struggle ensued when he reached for Dupree’s handcuffs, and the handgun discharged. While Treesh was in the rear of the store, Brooks ordered Lauver to empty the cash register. Lauver complied, and Brooks demanded that Lauver open the safe. As Lauver explained that this was impossible, shots rang out from the back of the store and Treesh came rapidly back through the swinging doors. Brooks quickly left with the money from the cash register. Lauver stood by the counter with his hands in the air as Treesh headed toward the exit. Before reaching the door, Treesh brought the handgun up, pointed it at Lauver, and fired at least two shots. Bullets struck Lauver in the jaw and forearm. Treesh later testified that he aimed these shots not at Lauver, but at the telephone on the wall behind the counter.

After Treesh left the store, Lauver temporarily lost consciousness, but awoke shortly thereafter and dialed 911. Dupree, grievously injured during his encounter with Treesh at the rear of the store, managed to make his way through the swinging doors, but collapsed on the floor behind the counter. An autopsy later confirmed that Dupree died as a result of two close-range gunshot wounds in his chest. Lauver survived and testified at trial.

Treesh and Brooks robbed banks and several businesses, committed sexual assaults, stole cars, committed carjackings and shot someone to death in a Michigan robbery during a spree that also took them to Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Brooks, 45, of New Haven, Ind., pleaded guilty to avoid the death sentence and is serving 40 years to life in prison.

Citations:

State v. Treesh, 90 Ohio St.3d 460, 739 N.E.2d 749 (Ohio 2091). (Direct Appeal)
Treesh v. Bagley, 612 F.3d 424 (6th Cir. 2010). (Habeas)

Final/Special Meal:

Steak, eggs, hash browns, cottage cheese, onion rings and a hot fudge sundae.

Final Words:

“This is where drugs lead you.” Treesh apologized for the death of Dupree, but said he wouldn’t say he was sorry to family members of a video store clerk killed in Michigan who were witnessing the execution. "I'm not here to say I'm sorry to any of these victims that are here. I've never been tried, never been charged with that crime. I am here for Henry Dupree. I'd like to apologize to the family for what I've done. I'm sorry. You want closure? Closure only comes with a book. You close it and put it on a shelf. There is no closure. Every holiday, every birthday, everything, you will think about the victim. So if you want me murdered, just say it.”

[MeMyselfandI]

Steven Ray THACKER

Executed by lethal injection in Oklahoma on March 12, 2013



Victims:

Laci Dawn Hill, 25 / Forrest Reed Boyd, 24 (restaurant supervisor) / Ray Patterson, 52 (tow truck driver)

Crime:

Thacker met 25 year old Laci Dawn Hill in her home on Dec. 23, 1999, answering an ad Hill placed to sell a pool table. When his attempt to rob her failed, Thacker kidnapped her and took her to a rural cabin and raped her. Thacker attempted to strangle Hill, but eventually stabbed her in the chest and neck. Her lifeless body was left on the cabin floor, covered by box springs and several mattresses. Thacker fled to Missouri where he killed Forrest Reed Boyd and stole his car along with his credit cards. Thacker drove to Tennessee where the car ultimately broke down, and he called a tow truck. Thacker murdered Ray Patterson, the tow truck driver, after being confronted for using a stolen credit card. Thacker was apprehended in Tennessee.

Citations:

Thacker v. State, 100 P.3d 1052 (Okla.Crim. App. 2004). (Direct Appeal)
Thacker v. State, 120 P.3d 1193 (Okla.Crim. App. 2005). (PCR)
Thacker v. Workman, 678 F.3d 820 (10th Cir. 2012). (Habeas)

Final/Special Meal:

A large meat lover’s pizza, a small bag of peanut M&Ms and an A&W root beer.

Final Words:

“I’d like to apologize sincerely to the families of Laci Hill, Forrest Boyd and Ray Patterson. I don’t deserve it, but as God has forgiven me, I hope you will forgive me for the pain I’ve caused. I would like to thank my family and friends for their love and support. When my body is gone, my spirit will be with them. Jesus Christ died for my sins. God has forgiven me, and eternity in Heaven is mine.”

[FNAL]

There you have it, folks. Do whatever the hell you want but accept Jesus just before you check out and you'll be set!

[blancadon]

Good riddance.

[petedeamon]

Good riddance..:2gunsfi ring_v1:

[Yvesrow1]

love reading these

[MeMyselfandI]

Rickey Lynn LEWIS

Executed by lethal injection in Texas on April 9, 2013



Victims:

George Ray Newman, 45

Crime:

According to Connie Hilton, her barking dog woke her during the night. She got out of bed and saw a man in the hallway with a shotgun. Her fiance, 45 year old George Newman, responded to her scream and was shot in the face. The dog was also killed.

After Hilton attempted to hide in the bathroom, a man aimed a gun at her, saying, “Shut up or I’ll shoot you, too.” Hilton began struggling with that man, and was struck in the head at least twice before submitting. She was then lifted by two individuals, who told her to cover her eyes. Hilton was led outside and later directed into the living room, where she was sexually assaulted by the man who found her in the bathroom. That man took Hilton into the kitchen, where he tied her hands and feet; she heard sounds indicating the house was being ransacked.

Finally, Hilton felt a gun barrel placed between her legs, and the same man told her: “Quit whimpering, somebody will find you in the morning.” She was left in the kitchen, hands and feet bound, as Lewis and his partners fled in her truck. She managed to free herself, crawled to Newman to find him dead, then climbed out a window to seek help.

Lewis was arrested three days later after he was seen with some of the stolen items. Through DNA analysis, samples of blood from Lewis were matched with traces of blood found both in the house and in the victim’s car (recovered the next morning), and also with semen recovered from the house and Hilton.

Citations:

In re Lewis, Not Reported in S.W.3d, 2003 WL 21751491 (Tex.Crim.App. 2003). (State Habeas)
Lewis v. Quarterman, 541 F.3d 280 (5th Cir. 2008). (Federal Habeas)
Lewis v. Thaler, 701 F.3d 783 (5th Cir. 2012). (Federal Habeas)

Final/Special Meal:

Texas no longer offers a special "last meal" to condemned inmates. Instead, the inmate is offered the same meal served to the rest of the unit.

Final/Last Words:

"Ms. Connie Hilton, I'm sorry for what happened to you. If I hadn't raped you, then you wouldn't have lived. If you look at the transcripts, I didn't kill Mr. Newman and I didn't rob your house. There are two people still alive. I was just there. When I saw you in the truck driving away, I could have killed you but I didn't. I'm not a killer. My momma was abused. I'm sorry for what you've gone through. It wasn't me that harmed and stole all of your stuff. If you look at the transcripts you will see. I ask the good Lord to forgive me." Lewis then thanked his friends for their love and support and asked them to "get the transcripts, let the truth come out so that I do not die in vain. I thank the Lord for the man I am today. I have done all I can do to better myself, to learn to read and write. Take me to my King. OK, let me rest." As the drug began taking effect, he said he could feel it "burning my arm. I feel it in my throat. I'm getting dizzy...."