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Saturday, 16 August 2008

Unfamous last words

Posted on 14:00 by Unknown
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a website dedicated to its executions, including a database of final statements. Here are some highlights.Leon Dorsey, executed 12 August 2008“See you when you get there. Do what you’re gonna do.”Patrick Bryan Knight, executed 26 June 2007“I am not Patrick Bryan Knight, and ya'll can't stop this execution now. Melyssa, take care of that little monster
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