BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)

39th year  -  N° 345                 Tuesday, 10 December 2024         Antwerpen		
Not Fade Away
Raleigh State Prison

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

Related events:

  1. Friday 4th of August 1933 (-) Murderer Olin Fogleman is executed by Old Sparky

  2. Friday 8th of September 1933 (-) Murderer Bryant Stone is executed by Old Sparky

  3. Friday 2nd of November 1984 (-) Serial killer Velma Barfield is executed by lethal injection
    Barfield was the first woman to die by lethal injection in North Carolina. Barfield chose as her last meal a bag of Cheez Doodles and a 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola, and wore pink pajamas and an adult diaper as she was put to death.

  4. Friday 16th of March 1984 (-) Triple cop killer James Hutchins is executed by lethal injection
    Hutchins was the first man to die by lethal injection in North Carolina.

  5. Friday 19th of September 1986 (-) Rapist and murderer John Rook is executed by lethal injection
    Rook's final meal request was for a dozen hot dogs 'all the way' with mustard, ketchup, cole slaw, relish and chili and two Cokes. His last words were: ″Freedom, freedom, at last, man. It’s been a good one.″

  6. Friday 18th of October 1991 (-) Murderer Michael McDougall is executed by lethal injection

  7. Friday 23rd of October 1992 (-) Triple murderer John Gardner is executed by lethal injection
    Gardner's last words were "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."

  8. Wednesday 15th of June 1994 (-) Murderer David Lawson is executed by the gas chamber
    Lawson, strapped into a wooden chair and wearing only white boxer shorts, a diaper and socks, began yelling after his executioners placed a leather mask over his face. His words were not clear through the double-paned windows of the death chamber but he seemed to scream "I'm human! I'm human!" as the airtight door to the room was clamped shut. 

  9. Tuesday 24th of January 1995 (-) Rapist and murderer Kermit Smith is executed by lethal injection
    Smith is one of only a few white criminals since 1976 to have been executed for murdering a black victim.

  10. Friday 22nd of September 1995 (-) Multiple murderer Phillip Lee Ingle is executed by lethal injection

  11. Friday 20th of November 1998 (-) Double murderer John Noland is executed by lethal injection

  12. Friday 14th of August 1998 (-) Murderer Zane Hill is executed by lethal injection

  13. Friday 5th of June 1998 (x) Serial killer Henry Louis Wallace marries 55-year-old former prison nurse Rebecca Torrijas while on deathrow
    Wallace and Torrijas were married in a ceremony that took place next to the execution chamber where he has been sentenced to die. Rebecca wore a pale green dress covered with pink flowers and a pearl necklace. Wallace looked dashing in his red prison jumpsuit and black tennis shoes.

  14. Friday 30th of January 1998 (-) Murderer Ricky Sanderson is executed by the gas chamber
    Sanderson said "Thank you Jesus, I'm going home'' as he waited patiently for his death.

  15. Friday 19th of November 1999 (-) Double murderer David Brown is executed by lethal injection

  16. Friday 26th of March 1999 (-) Double murderer James Rich is executed by lethal injection
    Rich' last meal request was for pizza with cheese, black olives, banana peppers and mushrooms with four sodas.

  17. Friday 24th of September 1999 (-) Double murderer Harvey Green is executed by lethal injection

  18. Thursday 21st of October 1999 (-) Murderer Arthur Boyd is executed by lethal injection
    Boyd's last meal request was for two bacon mushroom melts from Wendy's and a pint of chocolate milk. Boyd's last words were "I love you, Laura".

  19. Thursday 9th of November 2000 (-) Rapist and murderer Michael Sexton is executed by lethal injection
    Sexton's last meal request was for a Philly cheese steak sub and a Pepsi.

  20. Friday 31st of August 2001 (-) Murderer Ronald Frye is executed by lethal injection

  21. Friday 30th of November 2001 (-) Murderer John Rose is executed by lethal injection

  22. Friday 24th of August 2001 (-) Murderer Clifton White is executed by lethal injection

  23. Friday 12th of October 2001 (-) Murderer David Ward is executed by lethal injection

  24. Friday 9th of March 2001 (-) Murderer Willie Fisher is executed by lethal injection

  25. Friday 6th of December 2002 (-) Murderer Ernest Basden is executed by lethal injection

  26. Tuesday 10th of December 2002 (-) Murderer Desmond Carter is executed by lethal injection
    Carter declined a special meal. Instead he bought two cheeseburgers, a steak sub, and two Cokes from the prison canteen for which he paid $4.20 from his prison account.

  27. Friday 3rd of October 2003 (-) Murderer Edward Hartman is executed by lethal injection
    Hartman's last meal request was for Greek salad, linguini with clam sauce, garlic bread, cheesecake with cherry topping and a Coke.

  28. Friday 26th of September 2003 (-) Murderer Joseph Bates is executed by lethal injection
    Bates' last meal request was for fried pork chops, French fries, hush puppies, apple pie, a Pepsi and a Dr. Pepper.

  29. Friday 7th of November 2003 (-) Murderer Joseph Keel is executed by lethal injection
    Keel's last meal request was for chicken, a biscuit, rice, a Diet Coke and a T-bone steak without the bone with mushrooms and onions.

  30. Friday 12th of September 2003 (-) Double murderer Henry Lee Hunt is executed by lethal injection
    Hunt's last meal was a medium Domino's pizza with pepperoni, hamburger, Canadian bacon, sausage, onions, mushrooms and green peppers, and a 20-ounce Coke. Hunt's last words were "It's a good day to die."

  31. Friday 14th of November 2003 (-) Murderer John Daniels is executed by lethal injection
    Daniels' last meal request was for ribeye steak, baked potato with sour cream and butter, pecan pie, soda, roll and hush puppies.

  32. Friday 22nd of August 2003 (-) Murderer William Jones is executed by lethal injection
    Jones' last meal request was for tossed salad with shredded carrots and cheese, thousand island dressing and a soda.

  33. Friday 5th of December 2003 (-) Murderer Robbie Lyons is executed by lethal injection
    Lyons' final meal was pizza and lasagna, both prepared in accordance with Islamic dietary laws, and a Pepsi.

  34. Friday 9th of January 2004 (-) Murderer Raymond Rowsey is executed by lethal injection
    Rowsey's execution was the 888th carried out in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Rowsey's final meal request was for pizza, chicken wings, two packages of peanut M&M's, and a Pepsi.

  35. Friday 2nd of December 2005 (-) Double murderer Kenneth Boyd is executed by lethal injection
    Boyd was the 1000th person executed in the United States after the ban on capital punishment was lifted. His last meal request was for a a medium-well New York strip steak, a baked potato with sour cream, a roll with butter, a salad with ranch dressing and a Pepsi.