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Death warrant requested for killer Ronnie Lee Gardner

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah is one step closer to its first death row execution in 11 years.

An application for a death warrant has been filed by the Utah Attorney General's Office asking a state judge to order the execution of death row inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner. Ref. Source 9

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Judge signs execution warrant; Gardner requests firing squad

SALT LAKE CITY - A judge signed an execution warrant Friday for Ronnie Lee Gardner, ordering that he be put to death on June 18.

"I would like the firing squad please," Gardner told 3rd District Judge Robin Reese. Reese heard last-minute arguments by defense attorneys hoping to convince him to change the sentence to... Ref. Source 4

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Ronnie Lee Gardner's commutation plea denied

SALTLAKE CITY - The Board of Pardons on Monday, denied Ronnie Lee Gardner's petition for commutation. He has been ordered to death by firing squad Friday, a sentence that stands following this final decision by the board. Gardner makes no claim of innocence and admits that he is guilty of each of the crimes of which he has... Ref. Source 5

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Ronnie Lee Gardner executed by firing squad

DRAPER - Ronnie Lee Gardner, who a quarter century ago put bullets into the heads of two good men, died in the earliest minutes of Friday morning with wounds from four .30-caliber rifle rounds in his chest. Ref. Source 1

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Brother of executed killer causes ruckus in House over death penalty bill

The brother of executed killer Ronnie Lee Gardner was detained by police Thursday night. Ref. Source 5w.