A Georgia man convicted of killing his parents and sister was executed Thursday after the courts allowed what experts say is the nation's first video-recorded execution in almost two decades.
Andrew DeYoung, 37, received a lethal injection Thursday night at the state prison in Jackson after courts turned down his appeals.
A videographer with a camera on a tripod stood about 5 feet away from the gurney inside the execution chamber.
When asked to make a final statement, DeYoung said he was "sorry to everyone I hurt."
"I love you Dawn. Remember to smile," DeYoung said. His lawyer said Dawn was an old friend.
He declined the offer of a final prayer. Department of Corrections officials said he took a sedative pill offered to him beforehand.
1 comment:
I think they do need to publish the video. Not to satisy any morbid curiousity but to actually show people this is what happens if you murder someone.
The mere threat of the death penalty does not seem to be much of a deterrent, maybe this is give it a boost as one.
I think it would give some seriousness to the crime that sitting on death row for decades takes away from it.
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