商品簡介
This work contains details on each person executed by the criminal justice system in three states, from the 1800s through December 2010. Drawing on contemporary newspaper reports, the profiles of each criminal include details of their crimes, trials, sentencing, last words, and execution by hanging, firing squad, electrocution, or lethal injection. The book is organized with the researcher in mind, with case histories presented by state and chronologically. An introduction gives technical and medical information on execution methods. Wilson is retired from law enforcement; he has written other books on crime and capital punishment. 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.
