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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Eyewitness: Utah firing squad executes prisoner

Utah State Prison execution chamber
The Utah State Prison execution chamber after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad this morning. Four bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair. Gardner was sentenced to death for the 1985 courthouse shooting of attorney Michael Burdell during an escape attempt. Gardner had been in court to face a charge of murdering a bartender
Illustration: Trent Nelson
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