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In rising chronological order, with death date specified. If relevant, also the context of the words or the circumstances of death are specified. If there is controversy or uncertainty concerning a person's last words, this is described in footnotes. For additional suicide notes, see Suicide note.
Gary Mark Gilmore (born Faye Robert Coffman; December 4, 1940 – January 17, 1977) was an American criminal who gained international attention for demanding the implementation of his death sentence for two murders he had admitted to committing in Utah.
This is a list of successful assassinations, sorted by location.For failed assassination attempts, see List of people who survived assassination attempts.. For the purposes of this article, an assassination is defined as the deliberate, premeditated murder of a prominent figure, often for religious, political or monetary reasons.
John Christie was born on 8 April 1899 in Northowram, near Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire, [3] [4] [better source needed] the sixth in a family of seven children. He had a troubled relationship with his father, carpet designer Ernest John Christie, an austere and uncommunicative man who displayed little emotion towards his children and would punish them for trivial offences.
A Texas man convicted of murdering a pastor was put to death on Wednesday — and uttered chilling last words prior to being executed. Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was convicted for the 2011 killing ...
10 10 Known as "The Baby Faced Killer"; responsible for 10 murders. Escaped from prison and later recaptured. [244] Chen Yongfeng China: 2003 10 10 Known as "The Butcher"; killed and dismembered 10 people at his house in the city of Wenzhou in the Zhejiang province within the span of a few months. [245] Zhou Kehua China: 2004–2012 10 10
Pierre declined a last meal, instead spending his final day fasting, praying, singing hymns and reading the Bible. His last words were "Thank you, I’m just going to say my prayers." [26] The Deseret News reports that Pierre said, to no one in particular, moments before his execution: "I'll be glad when this is over." [27]
The Zodiac Killer. The Zodiac Killer became infamous not only because of his crimes, but also because of his unusual connection with the media. The Zodiac killer murdered at least five people near ...