The Executioner’s Toll, 2010
The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States
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About the Book
The Executioner’s Toll, 2010 is a meticulous examination of every execution (and the details surrounding the execution) carried out in a single year—and a thought-provoking exploration into the minds of 46 killers as each plays the role of predator, quarry and condemned. The unsettling narratives begin with a murder on May 26, 1993, and end with an execution on December 16, 2010. The book chronicles 63 murders, 44 trials, countless appeals, two suicide attempts, 41 last meals, 33 final statements and 46 executions.
The Executioner’s Toll, 2010 could have covered any year in the modern era of the death penalty, but had to cover one complete year, in order to provide a true picture of the death penalty, executions and the anguish of victims. This book presents the compelling stories, accounts often neglected in the mainstream media. Every person facing the executioner has a story, every killing is as unique as it is devastating.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Matthew T. Mangino
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 248
Bibliographic Info: notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2014
pISBN: 978-0-7864-7979-5
eISBN: 978-1-4766-1604-9
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction 5
1. Vernon Lamont Smith a.k.a., Abdullah Sharif Kaazim Mahdi, Ohio. Executed January 7 9
2. Kenneth Mosley, Texas. Executed January 7 15
3. Gerald J. Bordelon, Louisiana. Executed January 7 19
4. Gary James Johnson, Texas. Executed January 12 24
5. Julius Ricardo Young, Oklahoma. Executed January 14 29
6. Mark Aaron Brown, Ohio. Executed February 4 33
7. Martin Edward Grossman, Florida. Executed February 16 37
8. Michael Adam Sigala, Texas. Executed March 2 42
9. Joshua Maxwell, Texas. Executed March 11 45
10. Lawrence Raymond Reynolds, Jr., Ohio. Executed March 16 49
11. Paul Warner Powell, Virginia. Executed March 18 53
12. Franklin DeWayne Alix, Texas. Executed March 30 58
13. Darryl M. Durr, Ohio. Executed April 20 61
14. William Josef Berkley, Texas. Executed April 22 66
15. Samuel Bustamante, Texas. Executed April 27 70
16. Kevin Scott Varga and Billy John Galloway, Texas. Executed May 12 and 13 75
17. Michael Francis Beuke, Ohio. Executed May 13 80
18. Rogelio Reyes Cannady, Texas. Executed May 19 85
19. Paul E. Woodward, Mississippi. Executed May 19 90
20. Gerald J. Holland, Mississippi. Executed May 20 94
21. Darick D. Walker, Virginia. Executed May 20 98
22. John Avalos Alba, Texas. Executed May 25 102
23. Thomas W. Whisenhant, Alabama. Executed May 27 106
24. George A. Jones, Texas. Executed June 2 111
25. Melbert Ray Ford, Jr., Georgia. Executed June 9 115
26. John Forrest Parker, Alabama. Executed June 10 119
27. David Lee Powell, Texas. Executed June 15 123
28. Ronnie Lee Gardner, Utah. Executed June 18 128
29. Michael James Perry, Texas. Executed July 10 133
30. William L. Garner, Ohio. Executed July 13 138
31. Derrick Leon Jackson, Texas. Executed July 20 142
32. Joseph D. Burns, Mississippi. Executed July 21 146
33. Roderick Davie, Ohio. Executed August 10 150
34. Michael Jeffrey Land, Alabama. Executed August 12 154
35. Peter A. Cantu, Texas. Executed August 17 158
36. Holly Wood, Alabama. Executed September 9 163
37. Cal Colburn Brown, Washington. Executed September 10167
38. Teresa Wilson Lewis, Virginia. Executed September 23 172
39. Brandon J. Rhode, Georgia. Executed September 27 177
40. Michael W. Benge, Ohio. Executed October 6 181
41. Donald Ray Wackerly II, Oklahoma. Executed October 14186
42. Larry Wayne Wooten, Texas. Executed October 21 190
43. Jeffrey T. Landrigan, Arizona. Executed October 26 194
44. Phillip D. Hallford, Alabama. Executed November 4 199
45. John David Duty, Oklahoma. Executed December 16 203
Conclusion 209
Chapter Notes 215
Bibliography 226
Index 233
Book Reviews & Awards
“This well-written and well-executed book makes for highly compelling reading…excellent”—ARBA.
