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To death. >> his crimes were not especially extreme. it was two robbery murders. but when he was convicted, he wanted to die. he wanted to go out in a blaze of glory. so two years later he was put to death by a firing squad, and became the very first person in america in this new era to be executed. and his words were, "let's do it." >> the order of the fourth judicial district court of the state of utah has been carried out. gary mark gilmore is dead. >> tonight our topic will be murder as a growth industry. these are the national homicide figures. for the past ten years, every year has set a...

When they sentenced me to death. >> his crimes were not especially extreme. it was two robbery murders. but when he was convicted, he wanted to die. he wanted to go out in a blaze of glory. so two years later he was put to death by firing squad and became the very first person in america in this new era to be executed. and his words were "let's do it." >> the order of the fourth judicial district court of the state of utah has been carried out. gary mark gilmore is dead. ♪ >> tonight, our topic will be murder as a growth industry. these are the national homicide figures. for the past ten yea...

Particular crimes. >> in the 1970s, we had a four year moritorium on the death penalty. the u.s. supreme court ruled it unconstitutional. in 1976, new statutes, the u.s. supreme court said it's constitutional and then we started seeing the death penalty back in place. death row is repopulated with new criminals like gary gilmore. >> it seems that the people of utah want the death penalty but they don't want executions. well i took them literal and serious. >> his crimes were not especially extreme. it was two robbery murders. but when he was convicted, he wanted to die. he wanted to go out in ...

Penalty is an expression of society's moral outrage at particular crimes. >> in the 1970s, we had a four-year moratorium on the death penalty. the u.s. supreme court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional. eventually in 1976, with new statutes, the u.s. supreme court said it's constitutional, and then we started seeing the death penalty back in place, death rows repopulated with new criminals like gary gilmore. >> it seems the people of utah want the death penalty, but they don't want executions. i took them literally and serious when they sentenced me to death. >> the cause was not especial...

Well, i took them literal and serious when they sentenced me to death. >> his crimes were not especially extreme. it was two robbery murders. but when he was convicted, he wanted to die. he wanted to go out in a blaze of glory. so two years later he was put to death by firing squad and became the very first person in america in this new era to be executed. and his words were "let's do it." >> the order of the fourth judicial district court of the state of utah has been carried out. gary mark gilmore is dead. >> tonight our topic will be murder as a growth industry. these are the national homic...