This is Richard Cobb. He is a 29 year old convicted for a
murder in 2002. More then eleven years ago in East Texas
he shot Kenneth Vandever with a 20-gauge shotgun killing him and also shot two
women who survived. Beunka Adams was his partner in the murder who was executed
last year. “KWTX reported that Adams showed that he gave
the orders during the holdup and carried out the abductions. Assistant Attorney
General Ellen Stewart-Klein said that Adams had “total participation in a
capital murder and the moral culpability required of one sentenced to death,”
the station reported” “Mr. Cobb has never disputed his involvement in the
crimes, but explained that he acted out of fear of Adams, who orchestrated the
crimes,” a court statement reads, according to Reuters. This is the fourth
execution in Texas this year. It
must be seen as not out of the ordinary, considering no press was sent to report
the event. Texas has performed 496
executions since 1976, making it the leader in capital punishment.
Cobb had an interesting last moment of life, his final
words. Here is where things get weird. Initially his last words were, “Life is
death, death is life. I hope that someday this absurdity that humanity has come
to will come to an end. Life is too short. I hope anyone that has negative
energy towards me will resolve that. Life is too short to harbor feelings of
hatred and anger. That’s it, warden.” But moments after being injected with the
lethal chemicals he turned his head looking up at the warden and said, “Wow!
That is great. That is awesome. Thank you, warden!” he then slumped his head on
the pillow and was officially declared dead about fifteen minutes later.
“The drug used in Texas
is pentobarbital, a barbiturate that has been withdrawn by its Danish maker,
which will not sell it for use in executions. That decision has several
capital punishment states scrambling for a new supply, but the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice apparently stocked up before the ban. According to Austin ’s American Statesman, the agency may have spent as much as $50,000
on execution chemicals and supplies.”
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