About the Book
The Executioner's Toll, 2010 is a meticulous examination of every execution (and the details surrounding the execution) carried out in a single year--and a thought-provoking exploration into the minds of 46 killers as each plays the role of predator, quarry and condemned. The unsettling narratives begin with a murder on May 26, 1993, and end with an execution on December 16, 2010. The book chronicles 63 murders, 44 trials, countless appeals, two suicide attempts, 41 last meals, 33 final statements and 46 executions.
The Executioner's Toll, 2010 could have covered any year in the modern era of the death penalty, but had to cover one complete year, in order to provide a true picture of the death penalty, executions and the anguish of victims. This book presents the compelling stories, accounts often neglected in the mainstream media. Every person facing the executioner has a story, every killing is as unique as it is devastating.
Table of Contents:
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Vernon Lamont Smith a.k.a., Abdullah Sharif Kaazim Mahdi, Ohio. Executed January 7
2. Kenneth Mosley, Texas. Executed January 7
3. Gerald J. Bordelon, Louisiana. Executed January 7
4. Gary James Johnson, Texas. Executed January 12
5. Julius Ricardo Young, Oklahoma. Executed January 14
6. Mark Aaron Brown, Ohio. Executed February 4
7. Martin Edward Grossman, Florida. Executed February 16
8. Michael Adam Sigala, Texas. Executed March 2
9. Joshua Maxwell, Texas. Executed March 11
10. Lawrence Raymond Reynolds, Jr., Ohio. Executed March 16
11. Paul Warner Powell, Virginia. Executed March 18
12. Franklin DeWayne Alix, Texas. Executed March 30
13. Darryl M. Durr, Ohio. Executed April 20
14. William Josef Berkley, Texas. Executed April 22
15. Samuel Bustamante, Texas. Executed April 27
16. Kevin Scott Varga and Billy John Galloway, Texas. Executed May 12 and 13
17. Michael Francis Beuke, Ohio. Executed May 13
18. Rogelio Reyes Cannady, Texas. Executed May 19
19. Paul E. Woodward, Mississippi. Executed May 19
20. Gerald J. Holland, Mississippi. Executed May 20
21. Darick D. Walker, Virginia. Executed May 20
22. John Avalos Alba, Texas. Executed May 25
23. Thomas W. Whisenhant, Alabama. Executed May 27
24. George A. Jones, Texas. Executed June 2
25. Melbert Ray Ford, Jr., Georgia. Executed June 9
26. John Forrest Parker, Alabama. Executed June 10
27. David Lee Powell, Texas. Executed June 15
28. Ronnie Lee Gardner, Utah. Executed June 18
29. Michael James Perry, Texas. Executed July 10
30. William L. Garner, Ohio. Executed July 13
31. Derrick Leon Jackson, Texas. Executed July 20
32. Joseph D. Burns, Mississippi. Executed July 21
33. Roderick Davie, Ohio. Executed August 10
34. Michael Jeffrey Land, Alabama. Executed August 12
35. Peter A. Cantu, Texas. Executed August 17
36. Holly Wood, Alabama. Executed September 9
37. Cal Colburn Brown, Washington. Executed September 10167
38. Teresa Wilson Lewis, Virginia. Executed September 23
39. Brandon J. Rhode, Georgia. Executed September 27
40. Michael W. Benge, Ohio. Executed October 6
41. Donald Ray Wackerly II, Oklahoma. Executed October 14186
42. Larry Wayne Wooten, Texas. Executed October 21
43. Jeffrey T. Landrigan, Arizona. Executed October 26
44. Phillip D. Hallford, Alabama. Executed November 4
45. John David Duty, Oklahoma. Executed December 16
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author :
Matthew T. Mangino is the former district attorney of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania and currently serves on the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission’s Advisory Committee on Capital Punishment. He lives in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
Review :
“This well-written and well-executed book makes for highly compelling reading...excellent”—ARBA.
