The second death sentence was carried out in Arizona this year after eight years! Vicki’s killer, disabled inmate Atwood, was executed yesterday by injection of lethal injection in both arms. Atwood, who refused the last meal by saying that he was fasting, then listed his requests one by one during the dinner. It was also reported that Atwood’s last words begged God for mercy.
LITTLE GIRL’S BODY FOUND 7 MONTHS AFTER
Vicki Lynne Hoskinson disappeared while riding her bike to send a birthday card to her aunt in Tucson, Arizona, USA. His body was found seven months later in the Arizona desert.
Frank Atwood, 66, was found guilty of murdering Vicki and received the death penalty. Atwood, who was sentenced on Wednesday, sat down to his last meal and spoke his last words before being executed.
HE REJECTED THE MEAL FIRST, THEN ORDERED WHAT HE WANTED
Atwood’s last supper ate tortilla chips washed down with peanut butter and jam, salami, mustard, wheat bread, and a pack of water or juice.
The disabled prisoner initially refused the last meal, saying that he was “fasting”. However, he then conveyed his request for his last meal.
Atwood was executed by lethal injection in the state’s second execution this year, after an eight-year hiatus.
HE WANTED MERCY, NOT APPEAL
Witnesses said Atwood spoke to God and begged for mercy in his final moments, FOX10 reported.
She thanked the priest for “guiding herself to faith,” and added, “I pray that the Lord will have mercy on us all, have mercy on me.”
According to prison officials, the execution began at 10:04 am, and Atwood was pronounced dead 12 minutes later.
Authorities said Atwood “appeared to have accepted his fate” and “did not apologize in his last words” before both of his arms were injected with the serum.
Friends and neighbors of the Hoskinson family showed their support outside the prison to remember Vicki Lynne. “I feel like it would be part of my childhood shutdown,” Stacy Davis, Vicki Lynne’s childhood friend, told AZ Central.
THE JUDGE DIDN’T AVOID AGAINST ATWOOD
Atwood had pleaded innocent. His lawyers also made several attempts to stop Atwood’s execution but were unsuccessful. US District Judge Michael Liburdi decided to continue the execution despite Atwood’s insistence that the state’s death penalty procedures would violate his constitutional rights. The judge attributed this to the cruel and unusual punishment and unimaginable pain he would have to endure.
Atwood remained in a wheelchair due to a degenerative spine condition. His lawyers said Atwood would suffer excruciating pain if he was tied to a stretcher while lying on his back during his execution by injection.