Ready, aim ... fire; Utah schedules an execution by firing squad.(of convicted murderer John Albert Taylor)(Brief Article)

From: Newsweek | Date: January 29, 1996| Author: Kaplan, David A.; Glick, Daniel | Copyright information

AFTER GARY GILMORE WAS EXECUTED by a Utah firing squad in 1977, prison custodians refused to clean up the mess. The task ultimately fell to Department of Corrections officials themselves. This week, as child-killer John Albert Taylor prepares to meet the riflemen, the state wants a tidier result. A metal pan, three feet square, will be put underneath the chair where Taylor Sits. The intention is to contain "blood-borne pathogens," says a corrections spokesman. The 36-year-old Taylor ...

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