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People protest against Ronnie Lee Gardner's death penalty at the Utahns for Alternatives to the Death Penalty rally at the Utah State Capital in Salt Lake City, Utah, Thursday, June 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Matt Gillis)
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Ronnie Lee Gardner's daughter, Brandie Gardner, right, and Gardner's brother Randy Gardner, left, participate in a candlelight vigil as the execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner takes place by firing squad Friday, June 18, 2010 in Salt Lake City. Gardner, 49, was sentenced to death for a 1985 capital murder conviction stemming from the fatal courthouse shooting of attorney Michael Burdell during an escape attempt. Gardener was declared dead at 12:20 a.m. MDT June 18, 2010. ( AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)
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The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad Friday, June 18, 2010. Four bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair. Gardner was convicted of aggravated murder, a capital felony, in 1985. (AP Photo/Trent Nelson - Pool)
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In this Thursday, June 10, 2010 picture, Ronnie Lee Gardner raises his restrained hand as he is sworn in before speaking at his commutation hearing at the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah. Next to him is his attorney Andrew Parnes. Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad at midnight on June 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Trent Nelson, Pool)
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In this April 1985 picture, Ronnie Lee Gardner is restrained on the lawn at the Metropolitan Hall of Justice in Salt Lake City after the courthouse shooting death of attorney Michael Burdell during Gardner's failed escape attempt. Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad at midnight on June 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Deseret News, O. Wallace Kasteler)
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This undated picture provided by the attorneys for Ronnie Lee Gardner shows Michael Burdell. Gardner was sentenced to death for killing attorney Michael Burdell in 1985, and was executed by firing squad on June 18, 2010. (AP Photo)
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This October 1984 picture provided by Tami Stewart shows George "Nick" Kirk and his granddaughter Jamie Stewart at Halloween. Kirk was a bailiff who was shot and wounded in Ronnie Lee Gardner's escape attempt in 1985. Kirk suffered chronic health problems until his death in 1995. Gardner was executed by firing squad at midnight on June 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Tami Stewart)
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Ronnie Lee Gardner's daughter Brandie Gardner, left, and granddaughter Darian stand near the Utah State Prison as family and friends gather in Draper, Utah, Thursday, June 17, 2010, ahead of Gardner's execution by firing squad. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Jeffrey D. Allred)
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People reflect on Ronnie Lee Gardner's death penalty by singing, prayers, and reading at St. Mark's Cathedral in Salt Lake City, Thursday, June 17, 2010, hours before Gardner was executed by firing squad. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Matt Gillis)
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Randy Gardner, brother of convicted killer Ronnie Lee Gardner, speaks to the media near the Utah State Prison before his brother's execution by firing squad June 17, 2010 in Salt Lake City. Ronnie Lee Gardner, 49, was sentenced to death for a 1985 capital murder conviction stemming from the fatal courthouse shooting of attorney Michael Burdell during an escape attempt. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)
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Lynn Taylor, left, and his wife Donna, right, niece of Michael Burdell, who was shot and killed by Ronnie Lee Gardner, speak to the media near the Utah State Prison before the execution of Gardner by firing squad Thursday, June 17, 2010 in Salt Lake City. Gardner, 49, was sentenced to death for a 1985 capital murder conviction stemming from the fatal courthouse shooting of attorney Michael Burdell during an escape attempt. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)
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The Utah State Prison at sundown before the execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner by firing squad Thursday, June 17, 2010 in Salt Lake City. Gardner, 49, was sentenced to death for a 1985 capital murder conviction stemming from the fatal courthouse shooting of attorney Michael Burdell during an escape attempt. (AP Photo Steve C. Wilson)
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The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad Friday, June 18, 2010. Four bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair. Gardner was convicted of aggravated murder, a capital felony, in 1985. (AP Photo/Trent Nelson - Pool)
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The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad Friday, June 18, 2010. Four bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair. Gardner was convicted of aggravated murder, a capital felony, in 1985. (AP Photo/Trent Nelson - Pool)
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Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad at midnight on June 18, 2010, at the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah. (AP Photo/Trent Nelson, Pool)
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Rowan Eyzaguirre (from left), Cedar Gonzalez, and Anthony Barnes hold candles to protest against Ronnie Lee Gardner's death penalty at the Utahns for Alternatives to the Death Penalty rally at the Utah State Capital in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, June 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Matt Gillis)
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Ronnie Lee Gardner's attorney Andrew Parnes, center, reacts as the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole announced their unanimous decision to deny Ronnie Lee Gardner's request for commutation on Monday, June 14, 2010 in Draper, Utah. He is scheduled to be executed by firing squad Friday. (AP Photo/Trent Nelson, Pool)
