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- GoKings, on 07/07/2009, -1/+668"Please tell the media, I did not get my Spaghetti-O's, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know."
-- Thomas Grasso, executed in Oklahoma on March 20, 1995
This man had his priorities straight. - eastwood24, on 07/06/2009, -4/+578Best one I ran across:
"Somebody needs to kill my trial attorney."
—George Harris, executed in Missouri on Sept. 13, 2000 - TheKooRoo, on 07/07/2009, -4/+451I lol'd at "pusha da button"
- inactive, on 07/07/2009, -9/+455"I'd like my family to take care of each other. I love you, Angel. Let's ride."
-- Michael Richard, executed in Texas on September 25, 2007
"This is destiny. This is life. This is something Allah wants me to do. I'm not mad at you. When I get to the gates of heaven I'm going to be waiting for you. Please forgive me."
-- Johnny Ray Conner, executed in Texas on August 22, 2007
"I just want to tell my family I love y'all, man. ... Keep your head up, y'all. I'm ready."
-- Kenneth Parr, executed in Texas on August 15, 2007
"Father, take me home. I'm gone, baby. I'm ready to go."
-- Lonnie Earl Johnson, executed in Texas on July 24, 2007
"Go Raiders!"
-- Robert Charles Comer, executed in Arizona on May 22, 2007
"We all got to go sometime, some sooner than others. I'm going to be busy getting the Browns to the Super Bowl. Working magic. I love you guys."
-- James Filiaggi, executed in Ohio on April 24, 2007
"I am guilty. I don't deny that ... They had good evidence. Witnesses saw me. What can I say?"
-- Newton Anderson, executed in Texas on February 22, 2007
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"See you all on the other side. Warden, murder me ... I'm ready to roll. Time to get this party started."
-- James Jackson, executed in Texas on February 7, 2007
"It was done out of fear, stupidity and immaturity. It wasn't until I got locked up and saw the newspaper; I saw his face and smile and I realized I had killed a good man."
-- Johnathan Moore, executed in Texas on January 17, 2007
"Kathy, you know I never meant to hurt you. I gave you everything, and that's what made me so angry. But I never meant to hurt you. I'm sorry."
-- Carlos Granados, executed in Texas on January 10, 2007
"There is no way words can express how sorry I am for taking the lives of my babies. Now I can be with my babies, as I always intended."
-- Christina Marie Riggs, executed in Arkansas on May 3, 2000
"We all know what really happened, but there are some things you just can't fight. Little people always seem to get squashed. It happens. ... There is no man that is free from all evil, nor any man that is so evil to be worth nothing."
-- David Castillo, executed in Texas on August 23, 1998
"I just hope everything goes all right. I hope the Lord takes me home. Thank you, warden."
-- Clifton Allen White, executed in North Carolina on August 24, 2001
"I didn't take [the last meal] because I have very strong convictions about abortion and the 33 million babies that have been aborted in this country. Those babies never got a first meal and that's why I didn't take the last in their memory."
-- Ricky Lee Sanderson, executed in North Carolina on January 30, 1998
"I'm ready to be released. Release me."
-- Kenneth Allen McDuff, executed in Texas on November 17, 1998
"All praise and glory be to Allah ... may he bless this whole world with peace and his utmost blessings and may he bless this world with his utmost mercy."
-- James David Rich, executed in North Carolina on March 26, 1999
I want you to know that I did not kill your sister. If you want to know the truth, and you deserve to know the truth, hire your own investigators."
-- Pedro Muniz, executed in Texas on May 19, 1998
"The only thing I want to say is that I appreciate the hospitality you guys have shown me, and the respect. And the last meal was really good. That is about it."
-- James Collier, executed in Texas on December 11, 2002
"Baby, I love you. Ron, give Peggy a hug for me. Everybody has been so good to me. ... I love all of you very much. I will see you all when you get there. I will wait for you."
-- Karla Faye Tucker, executed in Texas on February 3, 1998
"I would like to say to the world, I have always been a nice person. I have never been mean-hearted or cruel. I wish everybody well."
-- Granville Riddle, executed in Texas on January 30, 2003
"To the people of Mexico, I would like to thank them for the help. ... They have suffered enough. Long live Mexico. Raise the flag of Mexico with honor. I love you."
-- Javier Suarez Medina, executed in Texas on August 14, 2002
"My darling Gerti, my wife, I love you endlessly my honeybird. Till we meet again, stay strong. Love, Billy."
-- William Jones, executed in Missouri on October 20, 2002
"Now that I'm dying, there is nothing left to worry about. I know it was a mistake. ... Everybody has problems, and I won't be part of the problem anymore. I can quit worrying now. It was all a mistake. That's all I want to say."
-- James Colburn, executed in Texas on March 26, 2003
"If all you know is hatred, if all you know is blood-love, you'll never be satisfied. For everybody out there that is like that and knows nothing but negative, kiss my proud white Irish ass. I'm ready, warden, send me home."
-- Robert Atworth, executed in Texas on December 14, 1999
"To my mother who truly has been hurt the most, your love and strength I carry with me always. Take care of my son. I'm finally free and I'm going home to grandmother now. I love you all and God bless."
-- Donald Jones, executed in Missouri on April 27, 2005
"I am innocent, but was not given the tools at trial, or on appeal, to make my innocence into a legal reality."
-- Stephen K. Johns, executed in Missouri on October 24, 2001
"The news reports ... will say Jim Johnson is dead. Those reports will be untrue. Today I shall meet Jesus my Lord and Savior face to face. When the executioners have done their worst, God will be shown to have done his best."
-- James Johnson, executed in Missouri on January 9, 2002
"I understand the feelings of the Oestricker family, and I ask their forgiveness. ... I want to stress to them that I did not go down there that night to harm Jerry. I deeply regret how it turned out."
-- James W. Chambers, executed in Missouri on November 15, 2000
"I would like to tell my family 'Thank you for your support' and my friends. And let everyone know that you must stay strong for each other. Take care of yourselves."
-- Justin Fuller, executed in Texas on August 24, 2006
"Kick the tires and light the fire. I'm going home to see my son and my mom."
-- Richard Hinojosa, executed in Texas, August 17, 2006
"I would suggest that when a person has a thought of doing anything serious against the law, that before they did, that they should go to a quiet place and think about it seriously."
-- William George Bonin, executed in California on February 23, 1996
"I love you all, and I'm sorry for what I done. I'm sorry for killing your mom and what I done to you."
-- Rocky Barton, executed in Ohio on July 12, 2006
"For 17 years the Attorney General has been pursuing the wrong man. In time he will come to know this. I don't want anyone to avenge my death. Instead I want you to stop killing people. God bless."
-- Thomas Martin Thompson, executed in California on July 14, 1998
"Go home, have fun, smile. I'm happy. Why should I lie now? I have no anger. I have no fear."
-- Willie Shannon, executed in Texas on November 8, 2006
"My last words will be, 'Hoka hey, it's a good day to die.' Thank you very much. I love you all. Goodbye."
-- Clarence Ray Allen, executed in California on January 17, 2006
"Forgiveness: Giving up all hope for a better past."
-- Robert Lee Massie, executed in California on March 27, 2001
"Redskins are going to the Super Bowl."
-- Bobby Ramdass, executed in Virginia on October 10, 2000
"Somebody needs to kill my trial attorney."
-- George Harris, executed in Missouri on September 13, 2000
"I'm guilty. I can accept my punishment. I'm sorry I done it, yeah, but it's done."
-- Charles Walker, executed in Illinois on September 12, 1990
"A few hours ago, Wayne Snow said I had no redeeming qualities. The only thing I've got to say to Wayne Snow is kiss my ass. Bye."
-- William Mitchell, executed in Georgia on September 1, 1987
"Let the torture and suffering in me end."
-- R. Gene Simmons, executed in Arkansas on June 25, 1990
"An innocent man is going to be murdered tonight. When my innocence is proven, I hope Americans will realize the injustice of the death penalty as all other civilized countries have."
-- Roger Keith Coleman, executed in Virginia on May 20, 1992
"Let mama know I still love her. Keep that chin up."
-- Cornelius Singleton, executed in Alabama on November 20, 1992
"I was once asked by somebody, I don't remember who, if there was any way sex offenders could be stopped. I said no. I was wrong."
-- Westley Dodd, executed in Washington on January 5, 1993
"None greater than thee, Lord."
-- Sung by Danny Rolling before his execution in Florida on October 25, 2006
"I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends."
-- Ted Bundy, executed in Florida on January 24, 1989
"I want to offer again my most profound and heartfelt apologies to my victims' families. I am truly sorry. I have tried my best to empathize with their grief and devastation and I hope they come to know of my concerns and prayers for them."
-- Arthur Gary Bishop, executed in Utah on June 10, 1988
"Let's do it."
-- Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah on January 17, 1977
"As the ocean always returns to itself, love always returns to itself. So does consciousness, always returns to itself. And I do so with love on my lips. May God bless all mankind."
-- James Ronald Meanes, executed in Texas on December 15, 1998
"We talk about a reprieve or stay from the Supreme Court, but the real Supreme Court you must face up there and not down here. Keep your heads up and stay strong. "
-- Jaime Elizalde Jr., executed in Texas on January 31, 2006
"To all of the racist white folks in America that hate black folks and to all of the black folks in America that hate themselves: the infamous words of my famous legendary brother, Matt Turner, 'Y'all kiss my black ass.' Let's do it."
-- Brian Roberson, executed in Texas on August 9, 2000
"I can't really pinpoint where it started, what happened, but really believe that's just the bottom line, what happened to me was in California. I was in their reformatory schools and penitentiary, but ah, they create monsters in there."
-- David Long, executed in Texas on December 8, 1999
"I'm an African warrior, born to breathe, and born to die."
-- Carl Kelly, executed in Texas on August 20, 1993
"We will keep marching. Keep marching black people, black power. ... Keep marching black people. Keep marching black people. They are killing me tonight. They are murdering me tonight."
-- Gary Graham, executed in Texas on June 22, 2000
"The act I committed to put me here was not just heinous, it was senseless. But the person that committed that act is no longer here -- I am."
-- Napoleon Beazley, executed in Texas on May 28, 2002
"They butchered me back there. I was in a lot of pain. They cut me in the groin; they cut me in the leg. I was bleeding profusely."
-- Bennie Demps, executed in Florida on June 8, 2000
"I lived as if I were going to be executed. That left me well-prepared. I took four people's lives; I'm man enough to give mine."
-- Earl Richmond, executed in North Carolina on May 6, 2005
"Please tell the media, I did not get my Spaghetti-O's, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know."
-- Thomas Grasso, executed in Oklahoma on March 20, 1995
"It's all the state of Oklahoma's fault."
-- Walanzo Dion Robinson, executed in Oklahoma on March 18, 2003
"We're not here for a social event, we're here for a killing."
-- David Wayne Woodruff, executed in Oklahoma on January 31, 2002
"You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everybody dances with the Grim Reaper."
-- Robert Alton Harris, executed in California on April 21, 1992
"Only the sky and the green grass goes on forever, and today is a good day to die."
-- David Martinez, executed in Texas on July 28, 2005
"When I die, bury me deep, lay two speakers at my feet, put some headphones on my head and rock and roll me when I'm dead. I'll see you in Heaven someday. "
-- Douglas Roberts, executed in Texas on April 20, 2005
"Freedom, freedom at last! It's been a good one!"
-- John W. Rook, executed in North Carolina on September 20, 1986
"I'm sorry it's taken so long to have justice served for y'all, but it's being served now."
-- Earl Alexander Frederick Sr., executed in Oklahoma on July 30, 2002
"Sir, in honor of a true American hero: 'Let's roll.' Lord Jesus receive my spirit."
-- David Ray Harris, executed in Texas on June 30, 2004
"Jane, you know damn well I did not molest that kid of yours. You are murdering me and I feel sorry for you. Get in church and get saved. I really don't know what else to tell you."
-- William Chappell, executed in Texas on November 20, 2002
"All I have to say is if more parents would raise their children in God-fearing homes, maybe some of them wouldn't end up in the position I'm in."
-- John Sterling Gardner, executed in North Carolina on October 23, 1992
"Like I've said from day one, I did not go in there and kill them -- but I am no better than those that did. Jesus is Lord."
-- Edward Lagrone, executed in Texas on February 11, 2004
"All right, warden, let's give them what they want."
-- Melvin White, executed in Texas on November 3, 2005
"I'm sorry I killed Wayne Shinn. I hope North Carolina will one day be sorry that they killed me."
-- David Lawson, executed in North Carolina on June 15, 1994
"I've got one thing to say: Get your warden off this gurney and shut up. I am from the island of Barbados. I am the warden of this unit. People are seeing you do this."
-- - inactive, on 07/07/2009, -2/+395"You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everybody dances with the Grim Reaper."
-- Robert Alton Harris, executed in California on April 21, 1992
All on one page SEE REPLY - inactive, on 07/07/2009, -4/+276"I'd just like to say I'm sailing with the Rock and I'll be back like Independence Day with Jesus, June 6, like the movie, big mothership and all. I'll be back."
—Aileen Wuornos, executed in Florida on October 9, 1992
...............independence day was released in 1996 - liquidhalcyon, on 07/07/2009, -1/+237I noticed a lot of guys saying bye to Irene. I'm never dating an Irene.
- AndrewSnook, on 07/06/2009, -9/+242"Go Raiders!"
- benroy, on 07/07/2009, -7/+213There's also some guy named Warden at almost every execution. What a morbid *****.
If you people don't know I'm kidding.... - DrewG7, on 07/07/2009, -11/+203Odd how when you're about to die you really wanna start believing in some serious Jeebus.
- voyetra8, on 07/07/2009, -5/+159Wow, it looks like Texas executes a lot of black guys.
- Imissnaptime, on 07/07/2009, -1/+150nothing worse than getting the wrong last meal.
oh wait. - mrkmrk, on 07/07/2009, -30/+177Case Facts: On December 8, 1991 James Johnson was involved in an argument with his daughter Dawn Becker, who lived with Johnson and his wife Jerri Wilson in Moniteau County, Missouri. During the argument Johnson stated that he “couldn’t take it anymore” and was going to move out. His wife told him that if his daughter moved out she would too. Johnson then told his wife to choose between him or their daughter. When Mrs. Johnson chose their daughter Johnson ordered both of them from the home. When they did not leave Johnson took a rifle and pointed it at both of the women and forcibly removed his daughter from the house.
A few minutes later Johnson loaded some guns and ammunition into his car and drove away. He returned a short time later with his daughter and told his wife he wanted to work things out. Shortly thereafter Moniteau County Deputy Sheriff Les Roark arrived at the house to investigate a domestic disturbance. Roark asked to speak with Ms. Becker, but Johnson refused. Mrs. Johnson brought Becker to
the door and told Roark that they were both fine. As Roark was walking back to his patrol car Johnson stepped outside and shot the deputy twice. Johnson stepped inside the house, but when he heard Roark moaning he went back outside and shot him in the forehead, killing him.
Johnson then left the house in his car with his guns and ammunition, some clothes and a thermos. Johnson drove to the home of Moniteau County Sheriff Kenny Jones whose family was having a Christmas Party. Using a .22 caliber rifle Johnson fired shots on a group of people he saw through a window. Pam Jones, wife of Sheriff Jones was struck five times in the shoulder, face, neck and back of the head. She died at the scene in front of her family.
Johnson then went to the home of Deputy Sheriff Russell Borts who was talking on the telephone. Johnson shot him four times in the face, hand and chest. Deputy Borts survived the attack.
Johnson then went to the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office where law enforcement officers from around the area had gathered following the shootings. When word reached them that Deputy Borts had been shot the officers left the office. Johnson, who was laying in wait outside the office, opened fire and shot Cooper County Sheriff Charles Smith four times with .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle. Sheriff Smith died from the gunshot wounds to his face, side, head and back. Moments later Miller County Deputy Sheriff Sandra Wilson arrived at the office. As she was getting out of her car Johnson shot her in the chest with an eight millimeter, bolt action Mauser rifle. Deputy Wilson died at the scene.
Johnson was able to escape the scene and hid on the back porch of a local resident, Dorothy Mae Miller. The next morning Johnson confronted Mrs. Miller and held her hostage for most of the day. Johnson allowed her to leave her house in the evening so she could attend a Christmas party where she was expected. Upon her release Mrs. Miller contacted authorities and told them where Johnson was. Law enforcement went to Mrs. Miller’s home, whereupon they talked Johnson into surrendering.
(But it's all right; he turned to Jesus in the end!) - srobertson203, on 07/07/2009, -0/+141http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornos looks like it should be 2002, not 1992.
- davewashere, on 07/07/2009, -3/+142Speaking of wasted lives, have you seen the Raiders roster in recent years?
- MedicSean37, on 07/07/2009, -9/+142I'm usually a highly opinionated person, but I've always had mixed feelings about the death penalty. :|
- inactive, on 07/07/2009, -3/+123I think you took a wrong turn if you were looking for class, my friend.
- xdrawnout, on 07/07/2009, -1/+116they're like acceptance speeches but reversed
- inactive, on 07/07/2009, -1/+106They forgot Carl Panzram
"Yes, hurry it up, you Hoosier bastard! I could hang ten men while you're fooling around!" - saltybull, on 07/07/2009, -5/+103I like the ones that acknowledged the victims and their family's! It would have been nice if they put the crimes up top so we knew what the ***** they died for!!!!
- SoulGrub, on 07/07/2009, -2/+97Mad props. Got tired clicking after 10 or so.
- sappro, on 07/07/2009, -45/+130Wow. It is very surreal to think that seconds after someone said these quotes, they died.
Yes, they were criminals, but they were also human beings. Don't ***** talk their final words unless they obviously said them as a joke.
Try having a little more class, Digg. - PhoenixAvatar2, on 07/07/2009, -2/+87Dugg for putting it in a reply and not in the main comment.
- mdelling, on 07/07/2009, -12/+96I cannot imagine anything more depressing than to being going to your death and have nothing else to say than that. To me, that signifies that your life was wasted.
- RocketGib, on 07/07/2009, -19/+102The quotes are great, but these comments suck.
- harrisbradley, on 07/07/2009, -0/+79CTRL + F
find: "Texas"
[Highlight all]
...damn! - AmericanGunner, on 07/07/2009, -3/+81thats, what she said?
- WuShuGuShuPORK, on 07/07/2009, -9/+82Texas...
- jtotheoe, on 07/07/2009, -1/+74I thought this one was the best, but you kinda have to see the picture.
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/photogallery/la ... - Soniti, on 07/07/2009, -33/+105Did I ever say that the man's final words vindicated him of his crime?
No.
Now stop trying to drop knowledge like it would somehow make what he said any less poetic. Obviously he was not a good man, these are his FINAL WORDS FROM DEATH ROW. - SoulGrub, on 07/07/2009, -0/+72Because dying and having an afterlife isn't really dying at all, it's obviously more comforting to think you'll keep you mind and consciousness. By their words, you can tell which of them are truly afraid of death.
- FiestyPumpkin, on 07/07/2009, -13/+84Who the hell's Irene?
- wontstoptalking, on 07/07/2009, -1/+72How about this for a headline for tomorrow's paper? French fries.
Executed in electric chair in Oklahoma.
~~ James French, d. 1966 - Aroundtown27, on 07/07/2009, -1/+68That is why it shouldn't be used... the death penalty requires a perfect system which ours is far from.
- inactive, on 07/07/2009, -0/+61when i read Pusha da button!
Marios voice was in my head..
:/ ha get out!
"itsa Me MARIO pusha da button!" - thejackyl, on 07/07/2009, -2/+60I don't find that to be odd at all.
- GeyserShitdick, on 07/07/2009, -6/+62COOOOOOOOOOCKS
- commiecat, on 07/07/2009, -0/+54Wikipedia has different last statements for the few people that I actually looked up.
Giuseppe Zangar -- trutv.com: "Viva Italia! Goodbye to all poor peoples everywhere! Pusha da button!"
Giuseppe Zangar -- wikipedia: ""Get to hell out of here, you son of a bitch [spoken to the attending minister]. I go sit down all by myself. Viva Italia! Goodbye to all poor peoples everywhere! Lousy capitalists! No picture! Capitalists! No one here to take my picture. All capitalists lousy bunch of crooks. Go ahead. Push the button!"
Patrick Knight -- trutv.com: "I said I was going to tell a joke. Death has set me free. That's the biggest joke. I deserve this."
Patrick Knight -- wikipedia: "Death has set me free; that's the biggest joke. I deserve this. And the other joke is I am not Patrick Bryan Knight, and ya'll can't stop this execution now."
They quoted Knight correctly on Trutv but they left out the best line about him not being Patrick Knight. - inactive, on 07/07/2009, -0/+54maybe she was a witch?
- leazarus, on 07/07/2009, -1/+55Thanks - but the pics completed the effect.
Still coulda made it one page, tho. - rajun50, on 07/07/2009, -1/+54Same here. While I'm sure some of those guys deserved every bit of it, I can't help but think that some of them just might truly be innocent, which sucks.
- visionaryIX, on 07/07/2009, -18/+69You're going to be buried (probably as will I) because its religious, but I thought that was surprisingly well thought out.
- Sewermutt, on 07/07/2009, -0/+50"Please tell the media, I did not get my Spaghetti-O's, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know."
—Thomas Grasso, executed in Oklahoma on March 20, 1995
"Viva Italia! Goodbye to all poor peoples everywhere! Pusha da button!"
—Giuseppe Zangara, executed in Florida on March 20, 1933 - Soniti, on 07/07/2009, -62/+112"The news reports ... will say Jim Johnson is dead. Those reports will be untrue. Today I shall meet Jesus my Lord and Savior face to face. When the executioners have done their worst, God will be shown to have done his best."
-- James Johnson, executed in Missouri on January 9, 2002
This is simply beautiful. - VacantThoughts, on 07/07/2009, -15/+62When people think they can just embrace a magical deity who will forgive them for anything and get sent to awesome land when they die what the ***** is supposed to stop them from doing ***** like this. This guy should have died thinking he would burn for eternity.
Sometimes I wish hell was real for people like this. - FKnight, on 07/07/2009, -1/+47Yeah, no *****. After reading these I've decided that I will never get into any type of relationship, even just friends, with anyone named "Irene."
- ramiro, on 07/07/2009, -0/+41Thanks, man! Glad to see a digger trying to make somebody else's life easier. :)
- KRG12345, on 07/07/2009, -4/+43Respawn in 5... 4... 3...
- sexxxy, on 07/07/2009, -3/+42best last name EVER!
http://i43.tinypic.com/20svt3n.jpg - albel65, on 07/07/2009, -1/+39Well, at least they got rid of the only Raiders fan.
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