What is Gary Gilmore?
'''Gary Mark Gilmore''' (December 4, 1940 – January 17, 1977) was an [[Americans|American]] criminal who gained international attention for demanding that his [[death sentence]] be carried out for two [[murder]]s he committed in [[Utah]]. Due to a ruling by the [[Supreme Court of the United States]], Gilmore was the first person executed in the United States after ten years during which no executions were carried out in the country. Gilmore is also the last person in the United States to request to be executed by [[firing squad]] and have their request granted (meaning the combination of the two; other people have requested to be executed by firing squad in the United States since then). Immediately before his execution, Gilmore observed the [[Last Rites]] with a Catholic [[priest]]; he had converted to the [[Catholic Church]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilmore, Gary}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:1977 deaths]] [[Category:American Roman Catholics]] [[Category:American people convicted of assault]] [[Category:American people executed for murder]] [[Category:American robbers]] [[Category:People executed by firearm]]