Title

US journalist witnesses hanging of Westley Allan Dodd

Genre

News report

TX Date

6 Jan 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:00:20

Description

American journalist Eric Sponane witnessed the execution of triple child molester and murderer Westley Allan Dodd at the Washington State Prison by hanging and he recalls the last words as spoken by Dodd which explained he had found peace in religion.

Contributors

Eric Sponane

Keywords

USA; Crime; Death penalty; Homicide; Murderers; Child abuse; Hanging; Religious belief; God; Rape; Paedophilia; Sexual abuse; Sexual offences; Washington; Westley Allan Dodd

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