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John Albert Taylor
Utah State Prison mug shot
Born
(1959-06-06)June 6, 1959
Ogden, Utah, U.S.[2]
Died
January 26, 1996(1996-01-26) (aged 36)
Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah, U.S.[3]
Cause of death
Execution by firing squad
Criminal status
Executed at Utah State Prison on January 26, 1996[3]
Parent(s)
Albert Taylor Gaylene Taylor[2]
Conviction(s)
Carrying a concealed weapon, burglary – 1977, Florida Sexual assault, aggravated murder – December 1989, Utah[1]
Criminal penalty
Death by firing squad
John Albert Taylor (June 6, 1959 – January 26, 1996) was an American who was convicted of burglary and carrying a concealed weapon in the state of Florida, and sexual assault and murder in the state of Utah. Taylor's own sister tipped off police in June 1989 after 11-year-old Charla King was found raped and strangled to death in Washington Terrace, Utah. His fingerprints were found at the crime scene, which was located in an apartment complex where he had been staying. In December 1989, Taylor was sentenced to death and placed on death row at Utah State Prison.[1]
Taylor gave up appealing his sentence after his request for retrial was rejected by the Utah Supreme Court, though he continued to maintain his innocence.[1] He became the second person to be executed by firing squad in the United States (after Gary Gilmore) since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.[4] Taylor said he chose this method of execution to embarrass the state of Utah.[5] On January 26, 1996, the day of Taylor's execution, legislation was introduced in the Utah House of Representatives to eliminate the firing squad.[6]
^ abcDeVoy, Beverly (1996-01-26). "Taylor knew from the start he would die". Deseret News. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
^ abCite error: The named reference DeseretNews-19920316-stop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abCite error: The named reference SLT-19960126-executes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Whittell, Giles (2010-04-24). "Utah death row inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner elects to die by firing squad". The Times. London. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
^Westcott, Kathryn (2010-06-18). "How and why Gardner was shot". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
^Donaldson, Amy (1996-01-26). "Firing squad carries out execution". Deseret News. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
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