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| Oklahoma convicted child killer Donald Gilson executed |
| By newsok.com |
| Published: 05/15/2009 |
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BY SEAN MURPHY Published: May 15, 2009 McALESTER — Proclaiming his innocence and saying he would see his victim in heaven, a man convicted of battering his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son and stuffing the body in an abandoned freezer was executed Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Featured Gallery Donald Lee Gilson, 48, lifted his head and smiled at his family before a lethal mix of drugs began to flow through his veins at 6:14 p.m. He was pronounced dead five minutes later, state Corrections Department spokesman Jerry Massie said. "I’m an innocent man but … I get to go to heaven, and I’ll see Shane tonight,” said Gilson, who was convicted in the 1995 killing of Shane Coffman, in his final statement. Gilson’s parents, sister, a friend and a pastor witnessed the execution. About a dozen members of the victim’s family watched through a one-way glass. Several others watched on closed-circuit television. Gilson’s last meal was a cheeseburger, chili-cheese French fries and a chocolate shake from Chili’s. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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