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— John B. Nixon, American convicted murderer (14 December 2005), right before being executed "My last words will be 'Hoka Hey, it's a good day to die.' Thank you very much. I love you all. Goodbye." [10] [68] — Clarence Ray Allen, American criminal (17 January 2006); statement written prior to execution by lethal injection
In his last words, Caesar allegedly exclaimed over the fact that his friend and relative Brutus took part in his murder. A person's last words , their final articulated words stated prior to death or as death approaches, are often recorded because of the decedent's fame, but sometimes because of interest in the statement itself.
— George Stinney, African-American child and youngest American with an exact age executed by the United States (16 June 1944), on whether he had any final words before his wrongful execution via electric chair. 14-year-old Stinney was tried and sentenced to death by Judge Philip H. Stoll in under three hours on 14 April after an all-white ...
Last words have always fascinated people. Perhaps they hold an echo of wisdom or a biting witticism — or at least a hint about who's getting what in the will. And so, Business Insider put ...
The execution by firing squad was carried out at 10:04 a.m. on January 31, 1945, near the village of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. The defiant Slovik said to the soldiers whose duty it was to prepare him for the firing squad before they led him to the place of execution:
The 54-year-old is the third person to be put to death in Texas this year, and the 11th in the US. As of 2011, death row inmates in Texas cannot request a final meal, meaning Burton had to choose ...
Williams maintained that he was innocent in the 1998 killing of Felicia Gayle. No forensic evidence linked him to the murder, but two witnesses testified that he had confessed to them.
— Jean-François de La Harpe, French playwright, writer and literary critic (11 February 1803); his final recorded words, spoken the day before his death "Not—" [7]: 55–56 — Robert Emmet, Irish Republican and Irish nationalist patriot, orator and rebel leader (20 September 1803), during execution by hanging for treason. The executioner ...