商品簡介
Wilson, a retired law enforcement officer and author, describes, by state and in chronological order from 1868-2010, each legal execution since the statehood of five southwestern states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Drawing from contemporary newspapers, court records, diaries, and personal accounts, he details the name of the condemned and the date of execution, the crime, the trial and appeals, and the execution. The introduction discusses methods used in these states: death by hanging, lethal gas, electrocution, firing squad, and lethal injection. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
R. Michael Wilson has been researching and writing about the history of the American West for more than a decade. A retired law enforcement officer, he is the author of numerous books on crime and capital punishment. He is a member of the Wild West History Association and Western Writers of America.
