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Gary Gilmore

12/4/1940 - 1/17/1977
Sagittarius

Last Words

"Let's do it."

Death & Legacy

Gary Gilmore, 36, was executed by a firing squad in Utah, ending a 10-year moratorium on capital punishment in the United States. Convicted of two murders, he was the first person to be judicially executed in the U.S. since 1967.

Read full obituary from The New York Times

Details

Cause of Death
Execution by firing squad
Age at Death
36 years
Funeral Location
The exact location of Gary Gilmore's funeral is not publicly disclosed. However, after his execution in Utah, his body was cremated and his ashes were scattered in Provo Canyon, Utah.
Final Resting Place
Gilmore was cremated and his ashes scattered over Spanish Fork, Utah.