Robert Alton Harris: Difference between revisions
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|origin = Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States | |origin = Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States | ||
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|type of villain = | |type of villain = Murderer of minors | ||
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|crimes = Larceny<br>[[Murder]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Burglary<br>Aggravated robbery<br>Manslaughter | |crimes = Larceny<br>[[Murder]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Burglary<br>Aggravated robbery<br>Manslaughter | ||
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Harris' execution is specifically remembered for his choice of final words (recorded by Warden Daniel Vasquez): "You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everybody dances with the grim reaper." It was the subject of a 1995 Dutch documentary film, ''Procedure 769'', witness to an execution. This is a misquote of a line used in the 1991 film ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'': "You might be a king or a little street sweeper but sooner or later you dance with the reaper." | Harris' execution is specifically remembered for his choice of final words (recorded by Warden Daniel Vasquez): "You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everybody dances with the grim reaper." It was the subject of a 1995 Dutch documentary film, ''Procedure 769'', witness to an execution. This is a misquote of a line used in the 1991 film ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'': "You might be a king or a little street sweeper but sooner or later you dance with the reaper." | ||
== Trivia == | |||
Harris is one of 21 individuals chosen to be executed by the state of California, as no one is currently being executed in that state. | |||
[[Category:Modern Villains]] | [[Category:Modern Villains]] | ||
[[Category:Criminals]] | [[Category:Criminals]] |