Gilmore Execution Sees Death Penalty Reinstated
Gilmore Execution Sees Death Penalty Reinstated
On 17th January 1977, Gary Gilmore became the first person
to be executed in the United States in almost ten years.
His death by firing squad marked the end of a ban on the death penalty which had been in place since 1972.
On 17th January 1977, Gary Gilmore became the first person
to be executed in the United States in almost ten years.
His death by firing squad marked the end of a ban on the death penalty which had been in place since 1972.
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