Alan Willett
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Alan Willett was executed at age 43 for the 1993 murders of his 13-year-old son, Eric, and his mentally retarded brother, Roger Willett in Johnson County, Arkansas
. Willett's daughter Ruby Ann Willett and another son Jonathan survived the attack.
Mark Gardner
was also executed by the state of Arkansas on the same day for the unrelated murders of Joe Joyce, Martha Joyce, and Sara McCurdy. Gardner was executed first because he had the lower inmate number (SK901) than Willett (SK930). The injection of a lethal drug was administered to Willett at 9:02 p.m. CDT, and he was pronounced dead at 9:16.
Willett made no last statement.
Willett was the 4th condemned inmate to be put to death in 1999 in Arkansas
and the 21st person executed by the state of Arkansas since Furman v. Georgia
, , after new capital punishment laws were passed in Arkansas and that came into force on March 23, 1973.
He was also the 570th person executed overall since the United States resumed executions on January 17, 1977.
He was also a curling enthusiast.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. Willett's daughter Ruby Ann Willett and another son Jonathan survived the attack.
The murders
Alan Willett was sentenced to death for convictions in the 1993 Johnson County killings of his 13-year-old son, Eric, and his mentally retarded brother, Roger. Alan Willett's daughter and another son survived the attack. Willett said that he wants to die and waived his right to post-conviction remedies.Execution
Willett’s last meal was beef jerky, barbecue-flavored potato chips, onion dip, garlic dip, buttered popcorn, and Pepsi.Mark Gardner
Mark Gardner (murderer)
Mark Edward Gardner, was a murderer executed at the age of 43 by lethal injection by the State of Arkansas. He was convicted of the December 12, 1985 murders of Joe and Martha Joyce, as well as the rape and murder of their daughter, Sara Joyce McCurdy, in Sebastian County, Arkansas.Alan Willett...
was also executed by the state of Arkansas on the same day for the unrelated murders of Joe Joyce, Martha Joyce, and Sara McCurdy. Gardner was executed first because he had the lower inmate number (SK901) than Willett (SK930). The injection of a lethal drug was administered to Willett at 9:02 p.m. CDT, and he was pronounced dead at 9:16.
Willett made no last statement.
Willett was the 4th condemned inmate to be put to death in 1999 in Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
and the 21st person executed by the state of Arkansas since Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia, was a United States Supreme Court decision that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty. The case led to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States, which came to an end when Gregg v. Georgia was...
, , after new capital punishment laws were passed in Arkansas and that came into force on March 23, 1973.
He was also the 570th person executed overall since the United States resumed executions on January 17, 1977.
He was also a curling enthusiast.