The Execution Of Gary Gilmore
The Execution Of Gary Gilmore
47 min • Crime, History • 2016

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The date was January 17, 1977, the time 8:08am. After years of being deemed ''cruel and an unusual punishment'' by the courts, the death penalty in America was back. Gilmore uttered his haunting last words, ''Let's do it''. A moment of silence - and then the air shattered with the sound of rifle fire. Emmy-Award winning producer-director Lawrence Schiller shed's new light on one of the most famous executions in history and one that changed the criminal justice system for generations to come.

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Gary Gilmore: Part 1
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1. Gary Gilmore: Part 1
47 mins

The date was January 17, 1977, the time 8:08am. After years of being deemed ''cruel and an unusual punishment'' by the courts, the death penalty in America was back. Gilmore uttered his haunting last words, ''Let's do it''. A moment of silence - and then the air shattered with the sound of rifle fire. Emmy-Award winning producer-director Lawrence Schiller shed's new light on one of the most famous executions in history and one that changed the criminal justice system for generations to come.

Gary Gilmore: Part 2
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2. Gary Gilmore: Part 2
47 mins

The date was January 17, 1977, the time 8:08am. After years of being deemed ''cruel and an unusual punishment'' by the courts, the death penalty in America was back. Gilmore uttered his haunting last words, ''Let's do it''. A moment of silence - and then the air shattered with the sound of rifle fire. Emmy-Award winning producer-director Lawrence Schiller shed's new light on one of the most famous executions in history and one that changed the criminal justice system for generations to come.