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Complete Audio of the Execution Tapes
Below is the complete collection of subpoenaed Georgia execution tapes, totaling
more than eight hours of audio. These RealAudio files are transfers of the raw,
unedited tapes. Some of the tapes begin after the execution has started or end
before the procedure has been completed. Any gaps in the files exist on the
original tapes themselves.
The Georgia Department of Corrections recorded the executions from three locations:
- Command Post. The most complete recording of each execution is the
taped telephone conversation between department of corrections officials in
Atlanta and the prison personnel in a room adjacent to the death chamber.
These recordings, which often document the arrival of the witnesses and the
removal of the body, are the most descriptive of the execution procedure.
- Death chamber. Recordings from the death chamber capture the warden
swearing in witnesses, reading the death warrant, affording the condemned
a chance to add to his last words, and pronouncing death. The electrocution
itself is not recorded.
- Inmate's cell. Recordings from the inmate's cell are made two hours
prior to the scheduled execution. Here, the inmate is given the opportunity
to make a final statement with no time limitation.
| Inmate's
Name |
Execution
Date |
Audio Source
|
| John Eldon
Smith |
Dec 15,
1983 |
|
|
Death
Chamber |
| Ivon Ray
Stanley |
Jul 12,
1984 |
Inmate's
Cell |
Command
Post |
|
| Alpha Otis
O'Daniel Stephens |
Dec 12,
1984 |
|
|
Death
Chamber |
| Roosevelt
Green |
Jan 9, 1985
|
|
Command
Post |
|
| Van Roosevelt
Solomon |
Feb 20,
1985 |
Inmate's
Cell |
Command
Post |
Death
Chamber |
| John Young
|
Mar 20,
1985 |
Inmate's
Cell |
|
Death
Chamber |
| Jerome Bowden
|
Jun 25,
1986 |
Inmate's
Cell |
Command
Post |
Death
Chamber |
| Joseph Mulligan
|
May 15,
1987 |
Inmate's
Cell |
Command
Post |
Death
Chamber |
| Richard
Tucker |
May 22,
1987 |
Inmate's
Cell |
Command
Post |
Death
Chamber |
| William
Boyd Tucker |
May 29,
1987 |
|
Command
Post |
|
| Timothy
McCorquodale |
Oct 21,
1987 |
Inmate's
Cell |
Command
Post |
Death
Chamber |
| Henry Willis
|
May 18,
1989 |
Inmate's
Cell |
Command
Post |
Death
Chamber |
| Warren McCleskey
|
Sep 25,
1991 |
Inmate's
Cell |
Command
Post |
Death
Chamber |
| Thomas Dean
Stevens |
Jun 29,
1993 |
|
Command
Post |
Death
Chamber |
| Christopher
Burger |
Dec 7, 1993
|
|
Command
Post |
Death
Chamber |
| William
H. Hance |
Mar 31,
1994 |
|
Command
Post |
|
| Larry Grant
Lonchar |
Nov 14,
1996 |
|
Command
Post |
|
| Ellis Wayne
Felker |
Nov 15,
1996 |
Inmate's
Cell |
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