Death Letters
In 1990, Charles Dean Hood was convicted of murder and sentenced to die. Twelve years later he began writing to senior editor Michael Hall. Here, in three of his letters, he describes in extraordinary detail his two decades spent awaiting execution and reveals what it’s like to be taken to Huntsville for the lethal injection only to receive a stay at the last possible minute—not once, but twice.
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August 24th, 2009 at 10:35am
Yvette Holden says:
I think it is disgusting officers stood round celebrating the fact they are about to kill someone! What because they dress it up and call it justice its ok to act in this manner. When you read in court trials the murder took great pleasure he’s a sadistic killer I don’t see why these people in uniforms are any different. This man claims to be innocent so why would he say sorry if he is innocent he’s another victim and if he’s proved innocent how many ’sorry’ will he get?
March 29th, 2009 at 9:09am
Laura Daly says:
He states that all the wardens were standing around like they were at a ball game and they should be ashamed as they were about to kill a man. He killed two people and then sent flowers using the victims credit card.... and he wants respect. I have listened to this guy on you tube and here and never once has he mentioned his victims or the fact that he is there because he killed two people.
