{"id":9779,"date":"2017-04-05T11:42:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T11:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reprieve.org.uk\/?page_id=9779"},"modified":"2021-03-22T11:01:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T11:01:48","slug":"last-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2017\/04\/05\/last-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Last Words"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"header_block\">\u201c<em>Well, I guess no one\u2019s going to call<\/em>\u201d Edward Earl Johnson said as he was strapped into Mississippi\u2019s gas chamber and his hopes of justice faded. \u201c<em>OK, let\u2019s get this over with<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Last Words\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_qAIdXq95Y8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"header_block\">The switch was thrown by the executioner, and Edward\u2019s life was taken. 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