There are criminals that beg for their life, and there are those who regret nothing. We have prepared a list of the last words of executed criminals.
Timothy McVeigh
Crime: Bombing of Oklahoma City’s federal government building, killing 168 people
Death: Lethal injection on June 11, 2001
Last Words: “I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.”
Peter Manuel, “The Beast of Birkenshaw”
Crime: Killed at least 8 people, and raped
Death: Hanged on July 11, 1958
Last Words: “Turn up the radio and I’ll go quietly.”
Ted Bundy
Crime: Killing, kidnapping and raping more than 30 women
Death: Electric chair on January 4, 1989
Last Words: “I’d like you to give my love to my family and friends.”
Aileen Wuornos
Crime: Killed 7 men between 19989 and 1990
Death: Lethal injection on October 9, 2002
Last Words: “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.”
Peter Kurten, “The Vampire of Dusseldorf”
Crime: Numerous murders, rape, theft and arson
Death: Guillotine on July 2, 1931
Last Words: “Tell me – after my head is chopped off, will I still be able to hear, at least for a moment, the sound of my own blood gushing from the stump of my neck? That would be the pleasure to end all pleasures.”
James French
Crime: Killed two people
Death: Electric chair on August 10, 1966
Last Words: “How’s this for a headline? ‘French Fries.”
John Wayne Gacy, “Killer Clown”
Crime: Raped and killed at least 33 boys and men
Death: Lethal injection on May 10, 1994
Last Words: “Kiss my a*s.”
Amelia Dyer, “Ogress of Reading”
Crime: Baby Farming and killing 200 to 400 babies
Death: Hanged in June 10, 1896
Last Words: “I have nothing to say.”
William Palmer, “The Prince of Poisoners”
Crime: Poisoned several people
Death: Hanged in June 14, 1856
Last Words: ”Are you sure it’s safe?”
Jeffrey Dahmer, “Milwaukee Cannibal”
Crime: Raped and killed 17 men and boys
Death: Beaten to death by a fellow inmate on November 28, 1994
Last Words: “I don’t care if I live or die. Go ahead and kill me.”
George Engel
Crime: Responsible for the 1886 Haymarket bombing in Chicago.
Death: Hanged on November 11, 1887
Last Words: “Hurrah for anarchy! This is the happiest moment of my life.”
Gary Gilmore
Crime: Murder of two people, assault and robbery
Death: Shot by firing squad on January 17, 1977
Last Words: “Let’s do it!”
Robert Alton Harris
Crime: Murder, kidnapping, robbery
Death: Gas chamber on April 21, 1992
Last Words: “Who was the fool, who the wise man, who the beggar or the Emperor? Wheter rich or poor, all are equal in death.”
Robert Charles Comer
Crime: Killed a man and raped a woman
Death: Lethal injection on April 11, 1988
Last Words: “Go raiders!”