Execution
John Hicks died by lethal injection at 10:20 a.m. on November 29, 2005 at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio.
Asked for a final statement by the warden, he said:
- "It begun with a syringe in my arm and it ends with a needle in my arm. It’s come full circle. I realize that. … I know this may be shallow or hollow words to y’all but it’s coming from my heart."
After the drugs had begun to flow, he said "Whoa. Hallelujah", laughed loudly and then said "Yes. Thank you."
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