The meeting was very quick. The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole would announce their decision. Gardner would either be executed or his sentence commuted to life in prison without parole. It was very tense.
I trained my camera on the victims’ families. The Board announced its unanimous decision not to commute Gardner’s sentence. The execution would proceed.
Barb Webb, whose father was shot by Gardner, pumped her fists. Afterward, Barb’s sister Tami was interviewed in front of the prison…
From the cell block behind her, inmates began shouting. “Kill him!” “Kill him!” Their primal shouts sent a chill down my spine.
And now I’m going into the prison to cover the firing squad execution. I won’t be witnessing the actual event. I will report back after it is done.
………. Unbelieveable. It’s like something from a movie.
I gotta say that your images of the expressions are absolutely terrifying. The hair… The rejoicing …. It’s just surreal.
Glad to see you back on the blog again, Trent.
I agree with BWJones–never mind the hair, the expressions of the two main ladies in that second photo (and apparently the guy to their left) are truly disturbing.
Good job capturing and reporting on this proceeding, and the rest of the story.