Talk:Ricky Ray Rector

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Things that I'd like added-

  • A 2nd source confirmation of the Police officer/Doorman killed and/or their names
  • A 2nd source confirmation that he turned the gun on himself soon after their deaths
  • A good picture of Rector

Any other suggestions? Zenosparadox 03:49, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] More background details

My mother was married to Rector during this time and had children by him. Until this day, many of our family's questions about the attempted arrest and execution are still un-answered.

-Step-Son

[edit] Incorrect name?

I have seen this name published as RickEy Ray Rector (see, for example, Kozinski, Alex. “Tinkering with Death.” In Debating the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital Punishment? The Experts on Both Sides Make Their Best Case, edited by Hugo Adam Bedau and Paul G. Cassell. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 43). Thoughts? --Katwmn6 22:38, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Correcting Innacuracies

There are a number of innacuracies in the article that I have corrected, using Marhsall Frady's articel from The New Yorker as a reference. The inaccuracies include:

--That Rector killed Criswell and Officer Martin while robbing a convenience store. This is incorrect. Rector kille Criswell in an altercation at a dance hall. He shot Officer Martin three days later, after originally agreeing to surrender to Martin.

--That Clinton returned to AK to view the execution. This is partially correct--Clinton did interrupt his presidential campaign to return to AK, but he did not view the execution. He merely wanted to be on hand to field any last minute requests for clemency. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Moroveus (talk • contribs) 05:57, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Oh, guys...

I worked in an operating theatre, but I still felt nauseous after this. This is beyond sick --213.202.168.170 (talk) 23:06, 29 February 2008 (UTC)