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Jun 18, 2010 · Capital punishment. Utah. US domestic policy. Ed Pilkington describes the execution of convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner by firing squad. He was the first American in 14 years to be...
- 3 min
- Ed Pilkington,Rachel Stevenson
Jul 21, 2010 · Gary Gilmore, convicted in a double murder, is shot to death by a firing squad in Utah, becoming the first person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated...
- Missy Sullivan
- 9 min
Mar 12, 2015 · 5 minute read. Gary Gilmore pictured in January of 1977 Keystone / Getty Images. By Lily Rothman. March 12, 2015 5:58 PM EDT. F iring squads have returned to the headlines this week, as Utah...
Utah was the first state to resume executions after the 1972–1976 national moratorium on capital punishment ended with Gregg v. Georgia, when Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad in 1977. Utah is one of only two states to have ever carried out executions by firing squad, and the only one to do so after the moratorium ended.