Execution
In the early hours of December 2, 2005, Boyd was executed by lethal injection. He was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m.. He would be the 1,000th person to be executed since 1977, when the death penalty was reinstated.
In his final statement, he asked that his son and grandchildren be looked after and finished with "God bless everybody in here."
Boyd's last meal consisted of New York strip steak, a baked potato with sour cream, salad with ranch dressing, and cola.
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