I am not a crook ...
Posted on 12/14/2005 3:58:14 PM PST by onyx
Prison Officials Say Nixon Calm As Execution Approaches
POSTED: 7:20 am CST December 14, 2005 UPDATED: 5:10 pm CST December 14, 2005
PARCHMAN, Miss. -- Convicted hitman John B. Nixon, Sr., spent the final hours before his scheduled execution Wednesday visiting with relatives, and prison officials described him as calm and tranquil.
The 77-year-old man ate a breakfast of two eggs, two sausage patties, two pieces of white bread, coffee and milk. Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps said Nixon declined to eat lunch, saving room for a last meal.
The execution -- Mississippi's first since 2002 -- was set for 6 p.m. at the state penitentiary at archman.
Nixon would become the oldest person in the nation to be executed since the death penalty was reinstated nearly three decades ago.
He has spent nearly 20 years on death row for the 1985 murder of 45-year-old Virginia Tucker of Brandon.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Nixon's request for a reprieve just hours before the scheduled execution.
The High Court had been the last hope for the former auto mechanic after Gov. Haley Barbour denied clemency.
Scheduled to take place in 2 minutes.
He expressed remorse. Finally.
He wasn't a gang member, just an assassin, so no peace protests were held, I guess.
And he didn't pen any books not attract any left wing organizations. Just white trash.
I am not a crook ...
So it wasn't a hate crime, just business...
Dang. Those guys know how to keep a secret.
Yes, indeed, he's white, and I am watching the local Jackson news right now and they're just babbling on about other news. Not even covering his execution from outside the prison.
Burn in Hell, John B. Nixon Sr.
Right. He was hired by the husband of the victim.
This is bizarre on so many levels.
lol --- I thought so too. Really bizarre.
This is bizarre on so many levels.
Probably watching his weight - He wants to be ready for the beach next Summer - Oh wait....
Liberal newspapers must love that headline. the NYT will be tickled pink to report "Nixon Executed" tomorrow
I agree with you. Who would care. I'd probably throw it up anyway.............
Doesn't he care about his cholesterol?
To the media, he is the "good" Nixon.
Merry Christmas to all, even if you are a non-believer.
:) You're bad...lol.
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