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Convicted child killer Daryl Holton dies in Tenn. electric chair
AP via KnoxNews ^
| 9/12/7
Posted on 09/12/2007 7:44:57 AM PDT by SmithL
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ A Gulf War veteran from Tennessee who murdered four children with an assault rifle has been executed.
Death row inmate Daryl Holton was pronounced dead at 1:25 a.m. CDT Wednesday.
He is the first Tennessee inmate put to death by electrocution since 1960.
The 45-year-old Holton had confessed to shooting his three young sons and their half-sister in 1997 in the town of Shelbyville, about 50 miles south of Nashville.
Holton told police he killed the children because his ex-wife had denied him from seeing them. He also said he intended to kill his ex-wife and himself, but instead decided to turn himself in.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: bzzzz; capitalpunishment; darylholton; deathpenalty; electricchair; extracrispy; oldsparkey; snapcracklepop; tookietime
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This photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows convicted killer Daryl Holton in 1999. Holton is sentenced to be executed by electrocution early Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, in Nashville, Tenn. Holton confessed to killing his three young sons and their half-sister with an assault rifle on Nov. 30, 1997.
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:45:00 AM PDT
by
SmithL
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:45:36 AM PDT
by
SmithL
(I don't do Barf Alerts, you're old enough to read and decide for yourself)
To: SmithL
Seems the chair worked after all...
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:47:49 AM PDT
by
pandoraou812
( zero tolerance to the will of Allah ...... dilligaf? with an efg.....)
To: SmithL
Robbins and Sarandon are deeply saddened.
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:52:52 AM PDT
by
mlbford2
(If you are going to make a hole, make it a big one.)
To: SmithL
I like how they make a point of saying: “A Gulf War Veteran”
Yessirrreee, those damn baby killin vets gotta get rounded up and shot down, doncha know.
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:54:24 AM PDT
by
Al Gator
(Refusing to "stoop to your enemy's level", gets you cut off at the knees.)
To: pandoraou812
Apply directly to the forehead...
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:55:22 AM PDT
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: SmithL
Holton told police he killed the children because his ex-wife had denied him from seeing them. He also said he intended to kill his ex-wife and himself, but instead decided to turn himself in.Well he certainly got even with his ex-wife, he killed all her/his children and then stayed around to enjoy the show. What a warped sick mind, how could anyone do that?
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:55:34 AM PDT
by
xJones
To: SmithL; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; null and void; Larry Lucido; Eric Blair 2084
That's smoking...
good news!
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:04:48 AM PDT
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: Al Gator
Let’s not overlook the “Assault Rifle”.
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:06:34 AM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: Old Professer
lol Yesterday there was a story about how the chair didn’t have enough voltage to work...IMO it wouldn’t have be a shame if he suffered either.
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:07:43 AM PDT
by
pandoraou812
( zero tolerance to the will of Allah ...... dilligaf? with an efg.....)
To: SmithL
I hope he bought some carbon offset credits to offset the amount of coal used to generate the electricity used.
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:07:58 AM PDT
by
bc42875
To: SmithL
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:08:44 AM PDT
by
YourAdHere
(Buy My Book, Bradypalooza, from Amazon.Com)
To: SmithL
Any sign of Mike Farrell outside holding a vigil?
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:09:38 AM PDT
by
YourAdHere
(Buy My Book, Bradypalooza, from Amazon.Com)
To: rockinqsranch
Wow, no fooling. This story has them licking their chops. All the ingredients of what they believe.
A deranged war vet with an assault rifle actually caught killing kids.
This will keep their belief system intact for the next 100 years.
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:09:46 AM PDT
by
Al Gator
(Refusing to "stoop to your enemy's level", gets you cut off at the knees.)
To: SmithL
Say F*** you to Satan for me!
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:11:55 AM PDT
by
Tolkien
(There are things more important than Peace. Freedom being one of those.)
To: SmithL; Anti-Bubba182
So much for Fred Leuchter’s little stunt.
(#57)
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:12:28 AM PDT
by
dighton
To: SmithL
I wonder why he chose the electric chair over lethal injection?? The state gives them the choice, you would think a needle stab would be a little easier than getting cooked is.
Not that I ever plan on having to make that decision myself you understand....
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:13:58 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: SmithL
Ol’ Sparky has still got the touch.
To: SmithL
That's now Daryl "Joltin'" Holton.
To: SmithL
KAYLA HOLTON, 4
ERIC HOLTON, 6
BRENT HOLTON, 10
STEPHEN HOLTON, 12
Makes you want to cry
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:44:43 AM PDT
by
BBell
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