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Last firing squad execution in the U.S...
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June 19, 2010
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 19, 2010
* Ronnie Lee Gardner execution
* Last by firing squad in America
* Mormons - Mormonism
Page 12 has a heading announcing: "Murderer is executed by firing squad" with subhead and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with all section (80+ pages), nice condition.
wikipedia notes: News media arrived from around the world and raised the issue of blood atonement because of Gardner's citation of his Mormon roots in selecting the firing squad. Some followers of Mormonism were taught that murder is so heinous that the blood of the offender must be spilled to pay for their sins. On the day before Gardner's execution, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints condemned the idea of blood atonement as a way to salvation.
Category: The 20th Century
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