Execution
He was pronounced dead on April 15, 2005 at 6:14 p.m. after being executed by lethal injection at the Broad River Correctional Facility. It was the 958th execution in the United States since the Gregg v. Georgia decision in 1976. His accomplice, David Rocheville, had been executed more than five years earlier, on December 3, 1999
For his last meal he had a hamburger, french fries and chocolate milkshake.
In his final statement, which was read by his lawyer, he said that he could not ask for forgiveness from the families of the murder victims, knowing it would not be granted. He also said:
- "I am morally and legally responsible for what happened. I hope they also know how deeply, truly sorry I am for what I have done. I hope my death brings them the peace they deserve. … I hope my family knows how much I love them, and how ashamed I am that I have tarnished their name. For the last 14 years I have tried to live my life as cleanly and as honorably as I was raised."
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