83-year-old executed in Alabama is oldest inmate put to death in modern US history

CNN ^ | 4/19/18 | Steve Almasy and Jamiel Lynch

[Blue House Sue]

(CNN)Alabama has executed Walter Leroy Moody, 83, who had been convicted of murder for the mail bombing death of a federal judge in 1989.

Moody is the oldest person put to death since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, according to figures compiled by the Death Penalty Information Center. Earlier Thursday, the Supreme Court denied the appeals from Moody's attorney after temporarily delaying his death by lethal injection.

[Robe]

Evil has no age

[fruser1]

Next time a body shows up, refer to police to your northern and southern neighbors. 50/50 chance.

[DaveA37]

“At least us taxpayers won’t have to pay for his bypass.”......

We’ve been paying for a long time already, what’s another million or two? As Biden once said, “A million here, a million there, pretty soon we’ll be talking about real money”. ( Or, something to that effect)

[Right Wing Assault]

#11. I’d move if I were you.

Could be a tough sale.

[Hot Tabasco]

"Moody turned down a final meal

My final meal request would be from an all you can eat buffet.....

[Chickensoup]

that wasn’t PLUGS Biden that was an esteemed senator from NY ? Monahan? perhaps?

[Little Ray]

Same reason there are death panels in socialized medicine - increasing health care costs...

[MarvinStinson]

Sick.

[Rummyfan]

Wasn’t Timothy McVeigh executed five or six years after the Oklahoma City bombing, in contrast to this case?

Im no conspiracy nut, but i truly believe the government did not want McVeigh talking, so he was given the express path to execution.

[fungoking]

Judicial version of Beat the Clock.

[IronJack]

Move.

[hanamizu]

The suspect was captured, arrested, arraigned, tried, convicted and executed in 34 days, iirc.

---

The condemned man’s last words were “Push the button!”

[FNU LNU]

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Eccl 8:11

[Tea Party Terrorist]

I remember the Shannon Melendi story well. I lived in the area (softball country club) when it went down.

Her dad was/is a professional photographer that has taken tons of pictures of various members of my family.

[bmwcyle]

Let’s keep setting records.

[dfwgator]

Next.....

[Vermont Lt]

Must have been a pain in the butt getting into those veins. 83 year old veins are not easy to find or get an IV into.

[Vermont Lt]

That might just be an indication that you might want to consider moving.

[Vermont Lt]

AND...McVeigh wanted to be a martyr. So he did not aggressively support the appeal process.

In that event, what took 5 years?

[Still Thinking]

I didn’t really mean you should move, I was just teasing you. ;)