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Gary Mark Gilmore (born Faye Robert Coffman; December 4, 1940 – January 17, 1977) was an American criminal who gained international attention for demanding the implementation of his death sentence for two murders he had admitted to committing in Utah.
Jun 29, 2014 · Who Was Gary Gilmore? After committing a series of escalating petty crimes in Oregon during his teens, Gary Gilmore was sent to reform school and later served his first stretch in prison.
Gary Gilmore, American murderer whose 1977 execution in Utah ended a de facto nationwide moratorium on capital punishment that had lasted nearly 10 years. His case also attracted widespread attention because Gilmore resisted efforts made on his behalf to commute the sentence.
Mar 12, 2015 · In 1976, when Gary Mark Gilmore was sentenced to death by firing squad, TIME reported that dozens of men were calling the Utah state prison warden asking to be one of the shooters.
Dec 8, 2021 · The 35-year-old, an abused child who spent much of his life in prison, not only accepted his fate—he chose to die by firing squad. The decision made Gilmore the first person to be executed in the United States since the Supreme Court struck down the death penalty in 1972.
Jul 21, 2010 · Gary Gilmore, convicted in a double murder, is shot to death by a firing squad in Utah, becoming the first person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was...
Gary Mark Gilmore (December 4, 1940 - January 17, 1977) was an American who gained international notoriety for demanding the fulfillment of his own death sentence for two murders he committed in Utah.
