Ala. man executed for killing daughter's boyfriend

[discocrisco01]

Source: Associated Press

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) -- A man condemned for killing his daughter's 16-year-old boyfriend in rural south Alabama in 1987 was executed Thursday without admitting to his daughter what she called the damage he caused by the killing and abusing her for years.

Phillip Hallford was pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m. at Holman Prison and declined to say any final words. The 63-year-old Hallford spoke softly to the chaplain and guards for a few minutes as the injection was administered.

He was sentenced to die for forcing his then-15-year-old daughter to lure Eddie Shannon to an isolated area in Dale County, shooting the teen three times and throwing the body off a bridge. Trial testimony showed he was angry because they were dating.

His daughter, Melinda Hallford Powell, also says he sexually abused her and had never admitted it.



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Another one bites the dust.

[Roma]

1. Other than that he was a good guy,

"After he killed Shannon, she said, her father made a necklace out of the casings from the bullets that were fired at Shannon and made her wear it."

[Taverner]

10. Jezus FUCK

Why not take out his teeth and make a necklace of that?

[MrSlayer]

2. Good for him.

About 23 years too late but better late than never I guess. Much bigger fish to fry than this.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. I will never cheer state-sponsored murder, no matter how heinous the recipient...

...sorry.:thumbsdown:

[Scruffy1]

4. Me too

[jmm]

6. I agree. (n/t)

[patrice]

7. I agree. What opportunity is there now for even the slightest chance of reconciliation.

I don't think healing would be possible, but at least mutual recognition of what had happened might have been at least remotely possible.

[No Elephants]

13. He knew he was dying and he still never acknowledged the abuse.

Most likely he never would have, no matter how long he lived.

[Ferret Annica]

11. I agree, Capital Punishment is state sanctioned murder and torture

It needs to stop.

[hippywife]

15. Count me in on that view as well.

Capital punishment is revenge, not justice.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

16. +1. Bad shit like this happens in places that have no DP...

...and their societies don't fall apart because they can't execute the criminals. Ain't that amazing?

[CoffeeCat]

5. It really stuns me how...

...men who sexually abuse their own daughters--rarely admit it. This
guy knew he was going to die. He knew she needed an apology and an
admission. However, he seemed to dig his heels in until the last minute.

These people are such animals.

It sounds like he killed his daughter's boyfriend--because he thought he was
her boyfriend.

[proteus_lives]

8. Good riddance.

[Botany]

9. fine see ya bye

zero sympathy

[groundloop]

12. What he did was wrong, and the death penalty is wrong

Bastards like that should rot in jail for the rest of their wretched lifes. Murder is murder, whether it's carried out by an individual or a government.

[socialshockwave]

14. Agree with this,

1000% yes. What the man did was inexcusable and wrong, but state-sanctioned murder is also wrong.