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Weeping Arizona inmate put to death after he apologizes and says
he loves his family... but his final words are 'potato, potato, potato'
describes fellow prisoner's execution... and the last hours before his own death
he loves his family... but his final words are 'potato, potato, potato'
'Bob is gone... may God forgive them': Death row inmate's chilling diary---
'I would like to apologize to Mark's family and friends for what I did to them. I would like to apologize to my family,' Towery said.
'So many times in my life I went left when I should have gone right and I went right when I should have gone left. It was mistake after mistake.'
According to the Arizona Republic, he looked at his family and began crying, before adding: 'I love my family. Potato, potato, potato.'
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Potatoes may have been on his mind after his last meal before his execution included a baked potato with sour cream.
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describes fellow prisoner's execution... and the last hours before his own death
more at both Daily Mail links; interesting insights at the latterIn 1991, Robert Charles Towery concocted a plan: with his friend Randy Barker, he would kill a man who had lent him money in the past, and rob the man's house of its jewellery and cash.
When the body of Mark Jones was found, a witness came forward to say he had seen the men dump Jones' car. Barker, who testified against Towery, was given 10 years. Towery was sentenced to death.
A day after Towery's execution at the Arizona state prison in Florence, his attorney has released letters the killer wrote to him from Death Row during his last month alive.
They give a chilling insight into the thoughts of a man locked up for 20 years - from the 'humiliating' strip searches to his first taste of orange juice in years and his first sighting of an iPhone.
They show his affection for cellmate Robert Moormann, a killer prosecutors claimed was mentally-disabled, and who Towery saw as a gentle man who did not understand his fate.
The letters - written and posted daily to his attorney Dale Baich - also reveal the steps he took to prepare for his death, including rehearsing his final words and the journey to his holding cell.
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