- Stanley Faulder
Joseph Stanley Faulder (
19 October 1937 –17 June 1999 ) was the first Canadian citizen to be executed in theUnited States since 1952.Stanley Faulder, a
Jasper, Alberta native, was convicted for murdering Inez Philips, an elderly woman, inTexas in 1975 during a robbery in her house. He was caught, convicted, and sentenced to death in 1977.Despite diplomatic complaints by the Canadian government, Faulder was executed by lethal injection on
17 June 1999 .His last appeal was rejected about an hour before his death.
See also
*
List of individuals executed in Texas
*Capital punishment in Texas References
* [http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/statistics/deathrow/executed/faudler.jpgOffender Information] . "
Texas Department of Criminal Justice ". Retrieved on2008-02-02 .
* Randall, Kate. [http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/jan1999/sup-j27.shtml US high court upholds death sentence of Canadian on death row in Texas] . "World Socialist Web Site " (1999-01-27 ). Retrieved on2008-02-02 .
* Randall, Kate. [http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/jun1999/faul-j19.shtml Texas executes Canadian Stanley Faulder] "World Socialist Web Site " (1999-06-19 ). Retrieved on2008-02-02 .
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