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Texas Death Row Inmates' Last Words Catalogued By State
Texas Death Row Inmates' Last Words Catalogued By State
Posted: 07/01/2013 4:31 pm EDT
In addition to executing more people than any other state in the nation, Texas keepseerily comprehensive records documenting the last words of the men and women who perish on its death row.
"Thank you for being here today to honor Felecia Prechtl, whom I didn’t even know,” Karl Eugene Chamberlain told his victim's family during a June 11, 2008 execution described in haunting detail by the New York Times. “I am so terribly sorry. I wish I could die more than once to tell you how sorry I am.”
Before she became the 500th person executed by the state of Texas, Kimberly McCarthy said her death "was a win."
"I just wanted to say thanks to all who have supported me over the years: Reverend Campbell, for my spiritual guidance; Aaron, the father of Darrian, my son; and Maurie, my attorney," McCarthy said on June 26. "Thank you everybody. This is not a loss, this is a win. You know where I am going. I am going home to be with Jesus. Keep the faith. I love ya'll. Thank you, Chaplain."
The day after McCarthy's death, longtime Associated Press reporter Michael Graczyk, who covers the death penalty, published what he called "Recollections from hundreds of executions in Texas."
Graczyk reported that "Jonathan Nobles, sang 'Silent Night' as his last words as he was receiving the lethal injection. He got to "Round yon virgin, mother and child" before gasping and losing consciousness."
Graczyk wrote that, after that execution, Christmas has "never has been the same."
Man Killed By 3 Caged Tigers In Italy
Man Killed By 3 Caged Tigers In Italy
ROME (Reuters) - A 72-year-old man was killed by three tigers in a closed-down zoo in northern Italy after he entered the animals' cage to feed them, media reports said on Tuesday.
The zoo, in the mountainous area of Pinerolo near Turin, was closed due to financial difficulties in 2009 and its owners had not managed to relocate nine tigers and one leopard kept there, the Corriere della Sera daily reported.
The tigers attacked the zoo's caretaker suddenly as he was feeding them, and his wife raised the alarm, state broadcaster RAI said. Emergency services confirmed his death at the scene
Locals had previously expressed concerns about the tigers, which were not sterilized and recently had cubs.
(Reporting by Naomi O'Leary; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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Details for Wednesday, July 03
A few showers early, followed by isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon. Humid. High 82F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Evening: Partly cloudy skies. Slight chance of a shower through the evening. Low 73F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
A few showers early, followed by isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon. Humid. High 82F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Evening: Partly cloudy skies. Slight chance of a shower through the evening. Low 73F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
| UV Index: 8 (Very High) | Relative Humidity: 77% | Precipitation: 30% | Snow: 0% | Cloud Coverage: 72% |
Sunrise: 5:30 AM
Sunset: 8:31 PM |
Moonrise: 2:07 AM
Moonset: 4:38 PM | 
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Direction: SSW (202°)
Speed: 11Mph(18Km, 9Kts) |
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