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Famous Last Words

"For me a corpse has a beauty and dignity which a living body could never hold . . . there is a peace about death that soothes me."

John Christie, , Hanged

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“I repent, but I do not fear death.”

Fritz Haarmann, , Decapitated

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"I just want to say I am not sad or bitter with anybody. Like I said from day one, I didn't go in there and kill them, but I'm no better than the people that did. Jesus is Lord. That's all I have to say."

Edward Lewis Lagrone, ,

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"It is difficult to say farewell under these circumstances, but you will understand that you will always be in my thoughts. You know I have been proud of our association: it has always been an honourable one. I shall remember your great ki...

John George Haigh, , Hanged

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“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 y’all. Thank you, chaplain.”

Kimberley McCarthy, , Lethal Injection, 26th Jun 2013

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"Take your time. Don't bungle it."

H H Holmes, , Executed 1896 aged 35

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"I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends."

Ted Bundy, , Electric Chair 1989

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"I don't even know why I'm here."

Albert Fish, , Executed aged 66

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“I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.”

Timothy McVeigh, , Lethal Injection, 11 Jun 2003

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"Kiss my ass."

John Wayne Gacy, , Executed 1994

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"Open your trembling flowers, or your petals I'll crush."

Israel Keyes, ,

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"So tonight, I'll die like a man."

Raymond Fernandez, , Executed, 8 Mar 1951

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"I want my family to know I love them. I want my kids to know I love Jesus."

Riley Dobi Noel, ,

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"I can only hope and pray the pain and hurt I caused you will be healed as I give my life as a key to forgiveness. May God's love shine on you.''

Charles Wesley Roache, ,

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"I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. You don't have to. I know I allowed the Devil to rule my life. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. I thank God for having pa...

Angel Maturino Resendiz, , Lethal Injection, 27 Jun 2006

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"I know my sin was great, but the penalty is great too. That makes things even, I guess."

Martha Beck, , Executed, 1951

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"Such is life."

Ned Kelly, , Hanged aged 25, 1880

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“I am ready to be released. Release me.”

Kenneth McDuff, , Executed by lethal injection

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"Gentleman, I have one last piece of advise: Look away. This will not be pretty to see."

Marcel Petiot, , Executed 1946

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"The only statement I want to make is that I am an innocent man convicted of a crime I did not commit. I have been persecuted for 12 years for something I did not do. From God's dust I came and to dust I will return so the Earth shall beco...

Cameron Todd Willingham, ,

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"I didn't murder the Hodges family. I've never murdered anybody. I'm going to my death with a clear conscience. I am going to my death having had a great life because of my two great sons."

Earl Conrad Bramblett, ,

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“I have nothing to say.”

Amelia Dyer, , Hanged

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"I'd just like to say I'm sailing with the rock, and I'll be back like Independence Day, with Jesus, June 6th. Like the movie, big mother ship and all. I'll be back."

Aileen Wuornos, , Lethal Injection 2002, aged 46

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"I'm not going to waste no time talking about my lifestyle, my case, my punishment. Y'all stick together. Don't worry about me. I'm OK."

Willie J. Williams, ,

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"Turn up the radio and I'll go quietly."

Peter Manuel, , Hanged in 1958, aged 31

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"I would suggest that when a person has a thought of doing anything serious against the law, that before they did that they should go to a quiet place and think about it seriously."

William Bonin, , Executed 1996

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"I don't care if I live or die. Go ahead and kill me."

Jeffrey Dahmer, , Killed by Prison Inmate 1994

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"I am innocent. I stand innocent before God and man. I forgive those who have wronged me and ask forgiveness of those I have injured. God have mercy!"

Earle Nelson, , Hanged 1928

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“I was once asked by somebody, I don’t remember who, if there was any way sex offenders could be stopped. I said no. I was wrong.”

Westley Allan Dodd, , Hanged, 5th Jan 1993

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"It's all right."

Carroll Cole, , Executed 1985 aged 47

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“Don’t blow my brains out! The Japanese want to buy them!”

Andrei Chikatilo, , Executed by Gunshot to the head, 1994

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"I don't hold any grudges. This is my doing. Sorry it happened."

Steven Judy, , Electric Chair 1981

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“I’ll let my lawyers talk for me. I’m ready to go”

Donald Gaskins, , Executed, Sep 1991

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