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h e a d a n d t h e b o d y b r i e f e r , L y n d a a c t u a l l y l o o k e d q u i t e a t t r a c t i v e . T h e b r i e f e r s t r a p s s y m e t r i c a l l y a r c h e d o v e r h e r s h o u l d e r s a s t h e y c a m e d o w n t o t h e f r o n t p a n e l a c r o s s L y n d a ' s c h e s t . T h e b r i e f e r m a d e a d e e p V a c r o s s L y n d a ' s c h e s t , s m o o t h l y c o v e r i n g w h i l e a c c e n t i n g h e r b r e a s t s . H e r l o w e r t o r s o w a s t i g h t l y e n v e l o p e d i n t h e b r i e f e r , m a k i n g h e r l o o k y o u n g e r , a t t r a c t i v e , a n d r e l a x e d . L y n d a t h e n s l i p p e d t h e b a t h r o b e o n t o h e r s e l f . S h e g e n t l y l e t i t f a l l o v e r h e r s h o u l d e r s , k e e p i n g h e r e y e s c l o s e d s h e c a l m l y a n d v e r y g e n t l y s t r a i g h t e n e d i t o u t o n h e r b o d y . T h e r o b e w r a p p e d c o m f o r t a b l y a r o u n d h e r b o d y , m a k i n g t h e V l i n e o f h e r b o d y b r i e f e r s t a n d o u t e v e n m o r e n o w t h a t t h e s t r a p s o v e r h e r s h o u l d e r s w e r e c o v e r e d . A m a t r o n s m o o t h e d i t o v e r L y n d a ' s s h o u l d e r s a n d c h e s t s o s h e w o u l d l o o k p r e t t y a s p o s s i b l e . E l e c t r i c a l l y - c o n d u c t i v e g e l w a s m a s s a g e d i n t o h e r s c a l p . A s s h e w a s g i v e n t h e s c a l p m a s s a g e , s h e b e g a n a s e r i e s o f d e e p b r e a t h i n g e x e r c i s e s t o r e l a x . A f t e r t h i s , t h e d e a t h r o w m a t r o n s e s c o r t e d L y n d a t o t h e e x e c u t i o n h o l d i n g r o o m .
W h i l e s h e w a i t e d , L y n d a b r e a t h e d d e e p l y a n d t r i e d t o s t a y c a l m . S h e w a s a n g r y , f u r i o u s a t h e r d e f e a t . B u t t h i s w a s d e f e a t . S h e w a s c a p t u r e d , a n d s h e w a s d r e s s e d t o k i l l , o r r a t h e r , t o b e k i l l e d b y t h e s t a t e . S h e h a d f o u g h t a g a i n s t t h e s t a t e , b u t t h e s t a t e h a d w o n a n d s h e h a d l o s t , a n d n o w i t w a s t i m e f o r h e r t o l o s e t h e l a s t b a t t l e . S h e t r i e d t o k e e p h e r s e l f f r o m w o n d e r i n g w h a t t h i s w a s g o i n g t o f e e l l i k e . L y n d a t r i e d n o t t o t h i n k a b o u t t h e f a c t t h a t t h i s p r o c e d u r e s h e w a s a b o u t t o u n d e r g o , t h o s e d o c t o r s w a i t i n g f o r h e r a n d p r e p a r i n g h e r , w e r e n o t s o s h e c o u l d b e b e t t e r a f t e r w a r d . T h e y w e r e t h e r e t o m a k e s u r e s h e w a s d e a d b y t h e t i m e t h e y w e r e f i n i s h e d .
L y n d a w a s l e d i n t o t h e e x e c u t i o n r o o m a b o u t 1 0 m i n u t e s b e f o r e h e r s c h e d u l e d a c r o s s L y n d a ' s c h e s t , s m o o t h l y c o v e r i n g w h i l L y n d a L y o n B l o c k w a s e x e c u t e d i n t h e e l e c t r i c c h a i r t o d a y f o r t h e 1 9 9 3 s h o o t i n g - d e a t h o f O p e l i k a P o l i c e S e r g e a n t R o g e r L a m a r M o t l e y . L y n d a w a s e x e c u t e d f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 m i n u t e s a t 1 2 : 0 0 m i d n i g h t , b e f o r e b e i n g p r o n o u n c e d d e a d a t 1 2 : 0 5 a . m .
A b o u t t w o h o u r s b e f o r e h e r s c h e d u l e d e x e c u t i o n t i m e , ( 1 0 : 0 0 p m ) , L y n d a a t e h e r l a s t m e a l . H e r h e a d w a s t h e n s h a v e d a n d s h e w a s a l l o w e d t o t a k e a h o t s a l t - w a t e r b a t h . W h i l e s h e t o o k h e r b a t h , L y n d a r e l a x e d a n d c a l m e d h e r s e l f i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r h e r i m p e n d i n g e x e c u t i o n . O n c e s h e w a s c l e a n a n d c o m f o r t a b l e , s h e w e n t f o r t h e f i n a l e x e c u t i o n p r e p a r a t i o n . L y n d a h a d c h o s e n t o w e a r a b l a c k v - n e c k b o d y b r i e f e r a n d a w h i t e t e r r y c l o t h b a t h r o b e . T h e b o d y b r i e f e r w a s a s p e c i a l t y p e m a d e b y a F r e n c h l i n g e r i e c o m p a n y a n d e l e c t r i c a l l y r e s i s t a n t . A l l f e m a l e i n m a t e s w e a r t h e m d u r i n g t h e i r e x e c u t i o n s . T h e b o d y b r i e f e r s a r e c o l o r e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e m e t h o d o f e x e c u t i o n . B l a c k b o d y b r i e f e r s a r e m a d e o f s p e c i a l m a t e r i a l t h a t i n s u l a t e s a g a i n s t e l e c t r i c i t y , t h e r e b y c o n d u c t i n g e l e c t r i c i t y e f f i c i e n t l y t h r o u g h t h e b o d y . B o d y b r i e f e r s w o r n b y i n m a t e s r e c e i v i n g l e t h a l i n j e c t i o n a r e w h i t e , a n d b o d y b r i e f e r s w o r n b y i n m a t e s b e i n g g a s s e d a r e t a n . T h e b r i e f e r s s e r v e t o k e e p t h e i n m a t e s r e l a x e d , a s w e l l a s t o s e r v e p r a c t i c a l p u r p o s e s o f p o s t - m o r t e m i d e n t i f i c a t i o n a n d t o f a c i l i t a t e e x e c u t i o n s . B e f o r e L y n d a g o t d r e s s e d t h o u g h , s h e h a d a c o s m e t i c t o u c h - u p . S h e w o r e b r i g h t r e d l i p s t i c k a n d l i g h t m a s c a r a . D u r i n g t h i s t i m e , s h e w a s g i v e n a m i l d a n a s t h e t i c t o h e l p h e r s t a y c a l m . T h e y d o p e d L y n d a u p q u i t e w e l l . A f t e r h e r m a k e u p h a d b e e n a p p l i e d , L y n d a p u t o n h e r b l a c k b o d y b r i e f e r . T h e b r i e f e r s t r e t c h e d t i g h t l y a c r o s s L y n d a ' s s k i n . S l o w l y a n d c a l m l y , L y n d a a d j u s t e d t h e s t r a p s a s s h e c o n t e m p l a t e d t h e l a s t t h i n g s h e w o u l d e v e r w e a r . W i t h h e r s h a v e d e x e c u t i o n t i m e . C a l m l y s h e s a t i n t h e c h a i r a n d d i d a n o t h e r d e e p b r e a t h i n g e x e r c i s e . A f t e r a b o u t 3 0 s e c o n d s , L y n d a s a t b a c k c o m p l e t e l y i n t h e c h a i r a n d t r i e d t o r e l a x a s s h e n e r v o u s l y w a i t e d w h i l e t h e m a t r o n s s t r a p p e d h e r i n . L y n d a c l o s e d h e r e y e s t o c a l m h e r s e l f i n h e r a n g e r a n d f e a r . T h e r e w a s n o t h i n g s h e c o u l d d o n o w . T w o m a t r o n s w o r k e d o n h e r u p p e r b o d y w h i l e t w o m o r e w o r k e d o n h e r l o w e r b o d y . T h e y s t r a p p e d h e r a n k l e s a n d w r i s t s i n f i r s t . T h e y t h e n m o v e d t o h e r l o w e r l e g s a n d f o r e a r m s b e f o r e p r o c e e d i n g u p t o h e r t h i g h s a n d u p p e r a r m s a n d s h o u l d e r s . A f t e r h e r l i m b s w e r e s e c u r e , a l a r g e s t r a p w a s f a s t e n e d o v e r h e r s t o m a c h a n d a s m a l l e r o n e w a s f a s t e n e d o v e r h e r h e a r t , j u s t b e l o w a n d p u l l e d u n d e r n e a t h h e r b r e a s t s . S h e l o o k e d s y m m e t r i c a l i n t h e c h a i r , h e r l e g s p u l l e d s l i g h t l y a p a r t , h e r h a n d s w r e s t i n g o n t h e a r m r e s t s , g r i p p i n g t h e e n d s i n n e r v o u s n e s s . T h e s t r a p s w e r e t i g h t e n o u g h t o k e e p h e r s e c u r e w h i l e t h e y w e r e a l s o l o o s e e n o u g h t o k e e p h e r c a l m a n d a l l o w h e r t o b r e a t h e . L y n d a ' s e y e s r e m a i n e d c l o s e d . S h e c o u l d f e e l e a c h s t r a p t i g h t l y p u l l e d a g a i n s t h e r . T h e y s e e m e d t o f o l l o w t h e s h a p e o f h e r b o d y p e r f e c t l y , a n d L y n d a f o u n d i t e a s i e r t o r e l a x e a c h p a r t o f h e r b o d y a s s h e t h o u g h t a b o u t t h e s t r a p s o v e r t h o s e p a r t s . T w o e l e c t r o d e s w e r e f a s t e n e d t o h e r c a l v e s , w h i l e t h e h e a d e l e c t r o d e w a s f a s t e n e d t o L y n d a ' s h e a d . O n c e b o t h e l e c t r o d e s w e r e f a s t e n e d t o h e r , t h e m a t r o n s d r a p e d a b l a c k h o o d o v e r L y n d a ' s h e a d a n d t h e e l e c t r o d e . H e r f a c e w a s c a l m l y o u t l i n e d b y t h e h o o d , a n d h e r b r e a t h i n g w a s b e c o m i n g m o r e i n t e n s e a s s h e t r i e d t o r e l a x h e r m i n d a n d h e r b o d y . S e v e r a l t i m e s s h e m o v e d h e r f i n g e r s a n d t o e s . L y n d a b r e a t h e d d e e p l y a n d r h y t h m i c a l l y . B y n o w t h e r e w a s n o t e l l i n g h o w o l d t h e w o m a n i n t h e e l e c t r i c c h a i r w a s . H e r r o b e f e l l g e n t l y o v e r h e r s h o u l d e r s a n d b r e a s t s d o w n h e r s i d e s i n t o h e r l a p . S h e l o o k e d a s c o m f o r t a b l e a s s h e c o u l d b e , a n d s h e w a s c o m p l e t e l y s t i l l , s a v e f o r h e r b r e a t h i n g a n d a f e w n e r v o u s t w i t c h e s . A f t e r w a r d , t h e p r i s o n c h a p l a i n c h i m e d i n w i t h " T h r o u g h b r i n g i n g L y n d a e t e r n a l c a l m m a y w e n o w c a l m t h e e v i l i n s i d e h e r , a n d t h r o u g h h e r e t e r n a l r e l a x a t i o n m y w e r e l a x t h e e v i l i n s i d e h e r . W e a s k n o w , L o r d , t h a t y o u b e w i t h L y n d a o n h e r j o u r n e y . W e a s k t h a t y o u k e e p h e r s o u l i n y o u r a r m s . A m e n . "
T h e h e a d m a t r o n w h i s p e r e d t o L y n d a t h a t t h e r e w a s e x a c t l y o n e m i n u t e t o h e r e x e c u t i o n . L y n d a b e g a n b r e a t h i n g h e a v i l y a g a i n , t r y i n g t o c a l m h e r s e l f . T h e m a t r o n w h i s p e r e d a g a i n " t h i r t y s e c o n d s , g o o d n i g h t L y n d a " , t h i s w a s i t . L y n d a k e p t b r e a t h i n g a n d m o v i n g h e r f i n g e r s a s h e r b o d y s t i f f e n e d w i t h s c a r e d a n t i c i p a t i o n o f w h a t w a s t o c o m e . A t e x a c t l y 1 2 : 0 0 m i d n i g h t , t h e e x e c u t i o n e r f l i p p e d t h e s w i t c h . 5 , 0 0 0 v o l t s w e r e s e n t t h r o u g h L y n d a ' s b o d y . H e r b o d y s t i f f e n e d a n d j e r k e d u p r i g h t i n s t a n t l y . H e r b o d y j u m p e d a n d s q u e e z e d i n t o t h e s t r a p s . H e r h a n d s c l e n c h e d t h e a r m r e s t s o f t h e c h a i r . H e r b r e a t h i n g s e i z e d u p i n s t a n t l y . T h e e l e c t r i c i t y d e s t r o y e d L y n d a ' s b r a i n a n d r e n d e r e d h e r u n c o n s c i o u s i n s t a n t l y . L y n d a w a s t e n s e a n d s t i l l f o r t h e e n t i r e t w o m i n u t e s . S t e a m c a m e f r o m h e r h e a d , c a l v e s , a n d c h e s t . N o s o u n d c a m e f r o m L y n d a a s h e r t h r o a t m u s c l e s c l o s e d . E v e r y m u s c l e i n L y n d a ' s b o d y w a s t e n s e , t h e b o d y b r i e f e r a n d b a t h r o b e w e r e d o i n g n o t h i n g n o w t o k e e p h e r l o o s e a n d c o m f o r t a b l e . T h e l i f e r u s h e d o u t o f L y n d a , c h a s e d o u t b y t h e e l e c t r i c i t y , w h i c h d e l i v e r e d h e r , t r a n s f o r m e d , i n t o d e a t h . F i n a l l y , t h e 2 m i n u t e p e r i o d w a s u p a n d t h e e l e c t r i c i t y w a s t u r n e d o f f . L y n d a ' s b o d y i n s t a n t l y r e l a x e d a n d s l u m p e d b a c k i n t o t h e c h a i r . H e r s h o u l d e r s d r o p p e d . H e r f e e t a n d l e g s r e l a x e d i n t o t h e l e g s t r a p s . H e r h a n d s o p e n e d a n d s h e w a s c o m p l e t e l y s t i l l . T h e m a t r o n s a l l o w e d 3 m i n u t e s t o p a s s f o r L y n d a ' s b o d y t o c o o l a n d r e l a x , a s d i f f e r e n t m u s c l e s i n h e r b o d y w o u l d r e l a x g r a d u a l l y a f t e r t h e i n v o l u n t a r y t e n s i o n . H e r b o d y s a t s t i l l a n d r e l a x e d . F r o m h e r t o e s t o t h e t o p o f h e r t i g h t l y h o o d e d h e a d , t h e r e w a s a b s o l u t e p e a c e i n h e r b o d y . S h e w a s n o l o n g e r a f r a i d o f d e a t h , f o r s h e w a s w r a p p e d u p i n d e a t h i t s e l f . S t e a m c o n t i n u e d t o r i s e f r o m h e r b o d y f o r a b o u t 2 m i n u t e s . A t t h e e n d o f t h e t h r e e m i n u t e p e r i o d , t h e h e a d m a t r o n a p p r o a c h e d L y n d a ' s l i f e l e s s b o d y t o p r o n o u n c e t h e v i c t i m d e a d . B y n o w h e r t o r s o m u s c l e s h a d r e l a x e d f r o m t h e i r i n v o l u n t a r y t e n s i o n , a n d a c a l m e x h a l a t i o n s o u n d w a s c o m i n g f r o m L y n d a ' s m o u t h . T h e m a t r o n v e r y g e n t l y u n f a s t e n e d t h e s t r a p o v e r L y n d a ' s h e a r t a n d p l a c e d a s t e t h o s c o p e o n t h e i n s i d e p a r t o f L y n d a ' s r i g h t b r e a s t , a n d c a l m l y p r e s s e d i n w a r d , w h i l e g e n t l y p l a c i n g h e r o t h e r h a n d o n t h e o u t s i d e o f L y n d a ' s l e f t b r e a s t t o k e e p h e r s t a b l e i n h e r L y n d a ' s r e l a x e d s t a t e . T h e m a t r o n c o u l d f e e l t h e w a r m b o d y a g a i n s t h e r h a n d . T h e e l e c t r i c a l a c t i v i t y i n h e r h e a r t h a d s t o p p e d , n o t a l w a y s t h e c a s e w i t h e l e c t r o c u t e d i n m a t e s . S h e h e a r d n o h e a r t b e a t . L y n d a w a s p r o n o u n c e d d e a d a t 1 2 : 0 5 a m . T h e m a t r o n g e n t l y r u b b e d L y n d a ' s c h e s t a n d s i g n a l e d t h e p r o n o u n c e m e n t . T h e w i t n e s s w i n d o w s w e r e c l o s e d a n d t h e w i t n e s s e s w e r e e s c o r t e d o u t o f t h e v i e w i n g a r e a . T h e p r i s o n p h o t o g r a p h e r t o o k p i c t u r e s o f L y n d a d e a d , s t r a p p e d i n , a n d h o o d e d . I t w a s h a r d t o t e l l m u c h d i f f e r e n c e f r o m w h e n s h e w a s a l i v e , s t r a p p e d - i n , a n d h o o d e d , e x c e p t t h a t s h e w a s m u c h m o r e r e l a x e d a n d l o o k e d a l m o s t p r e t t i e r . T h e m a t r o n s w a l k e d o v e r t o t h e h o o d e d l i f e l e s s c a l m a n d r e l a x e d b o d y a n d b e g a n u n s t r a p p i n g i t f r o m t h e c h a i r . A m a t r o n s u p p o r t e d L y n d a ' s h e a d a s t h e h o o d w a s r e m o v e d a n d t h e e l e c t r o d e w a s u n s t r a p p e d . L y n d a ' s t o t a l l y r e l a x e d n e c k m u s c l e s w o u l d n o t s u p p o r t h e r h e a d b y t h e m s e l v e s . O n c e t h e e l e c t r o d e h a d b e e n d e t a c h e d , t h e m a t r o n r e c l i n e d L y n d a ' s h e a d g e n t l y a g a i n s t t h e b a c k o f t h e c h a i r , w h i c h h a d a n a n g l e d h e a d r e s t . L y n d a ' s e y e s w e r e c l o s e d c a l m l y a n d h e r m o u t h h u n g o p e n . H e r s h o u l d e r s w e r e r e l a x e d , a n d t h e k i m o n o s t i l l g e n t l y f e l l o v e r t h e m a n d h e r n o w u n b r e a t h i n g , u n m o v i n g c h e s t a s i t o u t l i n e d h e r b r e a s t s a s i t f e l l o v e r h e r b o d y . S h e s a t w i t h a s t i l l u p r i g h t b u t r e l a x e d p o s t u r e , a s e a c h v e r t e b r a i n h e r b a c k h a d s t a c k e d n e a t l y o n t o p o f e a c h o t h e r w h e n h e r b o d y r e l a x e d . A l l t h e s t r a p s w e r e r e m o v e d f r o m L y n d a ' s d e a d b o d y .
A w h i t e m o v a b l e b e d w a s b r o u g h t i n t o t h e e x e c u t i o n c h a m b e r . T h e p r i s o n p h o t o g r a p h e r n e e d e d t o t a k e a f e w p i c t u r e s o f h e r b o d y u n s t r a p p e d a n d r e v e a l e d . A m a t r o n h e l d h e r h e a d u p w i t h o n e o f t h e s t r a p s u s e d t o s e c u r e t h e e l e c t r o d e t o h e r h e a d . L y n d a l o o k e d c a l m a n d s i l e n t a n d r e l a x e d . A l l s i x m a t r o n s t h e n l i f t e d L y n d a ' s b o d y o u t o f t h e c h a i r a n d l a i d i t o u t o n t h e m o v a b l e b e d . T h e m a t r o n s g e n t l y a r r a n g e d L y n d a ' s b o d y s o t h a t i t w a s a s s t r a i g h t a n d s y m m e t r i c a l a s p o s s i b l e . O n e m a t r o n g e n t l y a r r a n g e d h e r k i m o n o s o t h a t i t c o v e r e d h e r s h o u l d e r s a n d f e l l o v e r h e r b r e a s t s , l e a v i n g t h e m i d d l e o f h e r s t o m a c h a n d c r o t c h e x p o s e d , a l o n g w i t h t h e i n s i d e s o f h e r u p p e r l e g s . S h e s a t t o t h e s i d e o f L y n d a a n d r a n a f i n g e r o v e r t h e c e n t e r l i n e o f h e r b o d y f r o m t h e t o p o f h e r h e a d t o h e r l o w e r t o r s o . " K e e p h e r i n s l e e p , l e t h e r h e a r t b e a t r e s t . H e r b r e a t h i n g h a s c e a s e d , s o r e l a x h e r w h i t e c h e s t . D e a t h i s n o t w r o n g , i t i s o n l y w h a t ' s c o m e . W h i l e t o m o s t i t i s f e a r e d , i t i s n e e d e d f o r s o m e . H e r t i m e h a s g o n e b y , h e r l i f e h a s f o u n d e n d . W r a p h e r i n t h e s h r o u d o f y o u r g l o r y , w e a s k y o u . A m e n . " A f t e r t h e p i c t u r e s , t h e s h e e t a t t h e h e a d o f t h e b e d w a s p u l l e d o v e r L y n d a ' s h e a d a n d s h o u l d e r s d o w n t o t h e t o p o f t h e V l i n e o f h e r b o d y b r i e f e r . A m a t r o n , i n k e e p i n g w i t h e x e c u t i o n p r o c e d u r e , t h e n p l a c e d a s t e t h o s c o p e a t t h e b a s e o f L y n d a ' s c h e s t , b e f o r e p l a c i n g i t a g a i n o n t h e i n s i d e o f h e r r i g h t b r e a s t , a n d t h e n l a s t l y m o v i n g p l a c i n g i t o n t h e r i g h t s i d e o f h e r b o d y , b e t w e e n h e r t o r s o a n d h e r a r m . T h i s w a s t o b e s u r e s h e h a d n ' t s p r u n g b a c k t o l i f e l i k e s o m e i n m a t e s i n t h e p a s t . T h e r e w a s a b s o l u t e l y n o h e a r t b e a t o r b r e a t h i n g f r o m t h e w o m a n l a i d o u t b e f o r e h e r . H e r b o d y l o o k e d s e r e n e , l i f e l e s s , a n d r e l a x e d . H e r h a n d s r e s t e d g e n t l y b y h e r s i d e s , a n d h e r b r e a s t s w e r e s t i l l f u l l a s t h e y s a t n e a t l y o n t o p o f h e r c h e s t . H e r l e g s w e r e f u l l , s t r a i g h t , a n d v e r y p r e t t y . H e r f e e t a n g l e d t o w a r d t h e e n d o f t h e b e d a s h e r l e g m u s c l e s w e r e c o m p l e t e l y r e l a x e d . A m a t r o n g e n t l y r u b b e d h e r h a n d a l o n g t h e s o l e s o f L y n d a ' s f e e t , s m i l i n g a s s h e s a i d t o s o m e o t h e r s , " S h e ' s a t p e a c e n o w , s h e ' s c a l m , s h e ' s n o t a n g r y a n y m o r e . " T h e m a t r o n s l o o k e d a t h e r w i t h c o m p a s s i o n a n d s m i l e s . T h e y w e r e h a p p y . S h e h a d c o n d u c t e d h e r s e l f w i t h d i g n i t y a n d c a l m w h i l e o n d e a t h r o w , a n d h a d d o n e s o d u r i n g h e r e x e c u t i o n . T h e y w e r e h a p p y t o s e e t h a t h e r t u m u l t u o u s l i f e h a d c o m e t o a c l o s e . S h e h a d a l w a y s b e e n s o t e n s e a n d a n g r y , a n d n o w s h e w a s r e l a x e d a n d s h e l o o k e d w o n d e r f u l . S h e h a d a l w a y s g o t t e n t h e w o r s t o f l i f e , a n d n o w w a s w h e r e m a n y p e o p l e t h o u g h t s h e b e l o n g e d : l a i d o u t d e a d o n a g u r n e y , a t p e a c e , a w a y f r o m t h e w o r l d .
L y n d a ' s b o d y w a s t h e n w h e e l e d o u t s o t h e f a m i l y o f h e r v i c t i m c o u l d l o o k a t h e r . T h e y s a w h e r b o d y a n d s i l e n t l y l e f t . B y c o n v e n t i o n , t h e p r i s o n d o e s n ' t p e r m i t t h e f a m i l y t o s e e t h e f a c e a f t e r t h e e x e c u t i o n . H e r b o d y w a s t h e n w h e e l e d i n t o a n o t h e r r o o m . T h e m a t r o n s p u l l e d t h e s h e e t o v e r h e r h e a d u p , e x p o s i n g h e r f a c e . T h e y t h e n p u l l e d t h e s h e e t a t t h e f o o t o f t h e b e d o v e r h e r b o d y u p t o h e r c h e s t . L y n d a ' s f a m i l y c a m e a n d , w i t h s o m e o f t h e m c r y i n g , e a c h s a i d g o o d b y e t o L y n d a .
W h i l e s h e w a i t e d , L y n d a b r e a t h e d d e e p l y a n d t r i e d t o s t a y c a l m . S h e w a s a n g r y , f u r i o u s a t h e r d e f e a t . B u t t h i s w a s d e f e a t . S h e w a s c a p t u r e d , a n d s h e w a s d r e s s e d t o k i l l , o r r a t h e r , t o b e k i l l e d b y t h e s t a t e . S h e h a d f o u g h t a g a i n s t t h e s t a t e , b u t t h e s t a t e h a d w o n a n d s h e h a d l o s t , a n d n o w i t w a s t i m e f o r h e r t o l o s e t h e l a s t b a t t l e . S h e t r i e d t o k e e p h e r s e l f f r o m w o n d e r i n g w h a t t h i s w a s g o i n g t o f e e l l i k e . L y n d a t r i e d n o t t o t h i n k a b o u t t h e f a c t t h a t t h i s p r o c e d u r e s h e w a s a b o u t t o u n d e r g o , t h o s e d o c t o r s w a i t i n g f o r h e r a n d p r e p a r i n g h e r , w e r e n o t s o s h e c o u l d b e b e t t e r a f t e r w a r d . T h e y w e r e t h e r e t o m a k e s u r e s h e w a s d e a d b y t h e t i m e t h e y w e r e f i n i s h e d .
L y n d a w a s l e d i n t o t h e e x e c u t i o n r o o m a b o u t 1 0 m i n u t e s b e f o r e h e r s c h e d u l e d a c r o s s L y n d a ' s c h e s t , s m o o t h l y c o v e r i n g w h i l L y n d a L y o n B l o c k w a s e x e c u t e d i n t h e e l e c t r i c c h a i r t o d a y f o r t h e 1 9 9 3 s h o o t i n g - d e a t h o f O p e l i k a P o l i c e S e r g e a n t R o g e r L a m a r M o t l e y . L y n d a w a s e x e c u t e d f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 m i n u t e s a t 1 2 : 0 0 m i d n i g h t , b e f o r e b e i n g p r o n o u n c e d d e a d a t 1 2 : 0 5 a . m .
A b o u t t w o h o u r s b e f o r e h e r s c h e d u l e d e x e c u t i o n t i m e , ( 1 0 : 0 0 p m ) , L y n d a a t e h e r l a s t m e a l . H e r h e a d w a s t h e n s h a v e d a n d s h e w a s a l l o w e d t o t a k e a h o t s a l t - w a t e r b a t h . W h i l e s h e t o o k h e r b a t h , L y n d a r e l a x e d a n d c a l m e d h e r s e l f i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r h e r i m p e n d i n g e x e c u t i o n . O n c e s h e w a s c l e a n a n d c o m f o r t a b l e , s h e w e n t f o r t h e f i n a l e x e c u t i o n p r e p a r a t i o n . L y n d a h a d c h o s e n t o w e a r a b l a c k v - n e c k b o d y b r i e f e r a n d a w h i t e t e r r y c l o t h b a t h r o b e . T h e b o d y b r i e f e r w a s a s p e c i a l t y p e m a d e b y a F r e n c h l i n g e r i e c o m p a n y a n d e l e c t r i c a l l y r e s i s t a n t . A l l f e m a l e i n m a t e s w e a r t h e m d u r i n g t h e i r e x e c u t i o n s . T h e b o d y b r i e f e r s a r e c o l o r e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e m e t h o d o f e x e c u t i o n . B l a c k b o d y b r i e f e r s a r e m a d e o f s p e c i a l m a t e r i a l t h a t i n s u l a t e s a g a i n s t e l e c t r i c i t y , t h e r e b y c o n d u c t i n g e l e c t r i c i t y e f f i c i e n t l y t h r o u g h t h e b o d y . B o d y b r i e f e r s w o r n b y i n m a t e s r e c e i v i n g l e t h a l i n j e c t i o n a r e w h i t e , a n d b o d y b r i e f e r s w o r n b y i n m a t e s b e i n g g a s s e d a r e t a n . T h e b r i e f e r s s e r v e t o k e e p t h e i n m a t e s r e l a x e d , a s w e l l a s t o s e r v e p r a c t i c a l p u r p o s e s o f p o s t - m o r t e m i d e n t i f i c a t i o n a n d t o f a c i l i t a t e e x e c u t i o n s . B e f o r e L y n d a g o t d r e s s e d t h o u g h , s h e h a d a c o s m e t i c t o u c h - u p . S h e w o r e b r i g h t r e d l i p s t i c k a n d l i g h t m a s c a r a . D u r i n g t h i s t i m e , s h e w a s g i v e n a m i l d a n a s t h e t i c t o h e l p h e r s t a y c a l m . T h e y d o p e d L y n d a u p q u i t e w e l l . A f t e r h e r m a k e u p h a d b e e n a p p l i e d , L y n d a p u t o n h e r b l a c k b o d y b r i e f e r . T h e b r i e f e r s t r e t c h e d t i g h t l y a c r o s s L y n d a ' s s k i n . S l o w l y a n d c a l m l y , L y n d a a d j u s t e d t h e s t r a p s a s s h e c o n t e m p l a t e d t h e l a s t t h i n g s h e w o u l d e v e r w e a r . W i t h h e r s h a v e d e x e c u t i o n t i m e . C a l m l y s h e s a t i n t h e c h a i r a n d d i d a n o t h e r d e e p b r e a t h i n g e x e r c i s e . A f t e r a b o u t 3 0 s e c o n d s , L y n d a s a t b a c k c o m p l e t e l y i n t h e c h a i r a n d t r i e d t o r e l a x a s s h e n e r v o u s l y w a i t e d w h i l e t h e m a t r o n s s t r a p p e d h e r i n . L y n d a c l o s e d h e r e y e s t o c a l m h e r s e l f i n h e r a n g e r a n d f e a r . T h e r e w a s n o t h i n g s h e c o u l d d o n o w . T w o m a t r o n s w o r k e d o n h e r u p p e r b o d y w h i l e t w o m o r e w o r k e d o n h e r l o w e r b o d y . T h e y s t r a p p e d h e r a n k l e s a n d w r i s t s i n f i r s t . T h e y t h e n m o v e d t o h e r l o w e r l e g s a n d f o r e a r m s b e f o r e p r o c e e d i n g u p t o h e r t h i g h s a n d u p p e r a r m s a n d s h o u l d e r s . A f t e r h e r l i m b s w e r e s e c u r e , a l a r g e s t r a p w a s f a s t e n e d o v e r h e r s t o m a c h a n d a s m a l l e r o n e w a s f a s t e n e d o v e r h e r h e a r t , j u s t b e l o w a n d p u l l e d u n d e r n e a t h h e r b r e a s t s . S h e l o o k e d s y m m e t r i c a l i n t h e c h a i r , h e r l e g s p u l l e d s l i g h t l y a p a r t , h e r h a n d s w r e s t i n g o n t h e a r m r e s t s , g r i p p i n g t h e e n d s i n n e r v o u s n e s s . T h e s t r a p s w e r e t i g h t e n o u g h t o k e e p h e r s e c u r e w h i l e t h e y w e r e a l s o l o o s e e n o u g h t o k e e p h e r c a l m a n d a l l o w h e r t o b r e a t h e . L y n d a ' s e y e s r e m a i n e d c l o s e d . S h e c o u l d f e e l e a c h s t r a p t i g h t l y p u l l e d a g a i n s t h e r . T h e y s e e m e d t o f o l l o w t h e s h a p e o f h e r b o d y p e r f e c t l y , a n d L y n d a f o u n d i t e a s i e r t o r e l a x e a c h p a r t o f h e r b o d y a s s h e t h o u g h t a b o u t t h e s t r a p s o v e r t h o s e p a r t s . T w o e l e c t r o d e s w e r e f a s t e n e d t o h e r c a l v e s , w h i l e t h e h e a d e l e c t r o d e w a s f a s t e n e d t o L y n d a ' s h e a d . O n c e b o t h e l e c t r o d e s w e r e f a s t e n e d t o h e r , t h e m a t r o n s d r a p e d a b l a c k h o o d o v e r L y n d a ' s h e a d a n d t h e e l e c t r o d e . H e r f a c e w a s c a l m l y o u t l i n e d b y t h e h o o d , a n d h e r b r e a t h i n g w a s b e c o m i n g m o r e i n t e n s e a s s h e t r i e d t o r e l a x h e r m i n d a n d h e r b o d y . S e v e r a l t i m e s s h e m o v e d h e r f i n g e r s a n d t o e s . L y n d a b r e a t h e d d e e p l y a n d r h y t h m i c a l l y . B y n o w t h e r e w a s n o t e l l i n g h o w o l d t h e w o m a n i n t h e e l e c t r i c c h a i r w a s . H e r r o b e f e l l g e n t l y o v e r h e r s h o u l d e r s a n d b r e a s t s d o w n h e r s i d e s i n t o h e r l a p . S h e l o o k e d a s c o m f o r t a b l e a s s h e c o u l d b e , a n d s h e w a s c o m p l e t e l y s t i l l , s a v e f o r h e r b r e a t h i n g a n d a f e w n e r v o u s t w i t c h e s . A f t e r w a r d , t h e p r i s o n c h a p l a i n c h i m e d i n w i t h " T h r o u g h b r i n g i n g L y n d a e t e r n a l c a l m m a y w e n o w c a l m t h e e v i l i n s i d e h e r , a n d t h r o u g h h e r e t e r n a l r e l a x a t i o n m y w e r e l a x t h e e v i l i n s i d e h e r . W e a s k n o w , L o r d , t h a t y o u b e w i t h L y n d a o n h e r j o u r n e y . W e a s k t h a t y o u k e e p h e r s o u l i n y o u r a r m s . A m e n . "
T h e h e a d m a t r o n w h i s p e r e d t o L y n d a t h a t t h e r e w a s e x a c t l y o n e m i n u t e t o h e r e x e c u t i o n . L y n d a b e g a n b r e a t h i n g h e a v i l y a g a i n , t r y i n g t o c a l m h e r s e l f . T h e m a t r o n w h i s p e r e d a g a i n " t h i r t y s e c o n d s , g o o d n i g h t L y n d a " , t h i s w a s i t . L y n d a k e p t b r e a t h i n g a n d m o v i n g h e r f i n g e r s a s h e r b o d y s t i f f e n e d w i t h s c a r e d a n t i c i p a t i o n o f w h a t w a s t o c o m e . A t e x a c t l y 1 2 : 0 0 m i d n i g h t , t h e e x e c u t i o n e r f l i p p e d t h e s w i t c h . 5 , 0 0 0 v o l t s w e r e s e n t t h r o u g h L y n d a ' s b o d y . H e r b o d y s t i f f e n e d a n d j e r k e d u p r i g h t i n s t a n t l y . H e r b o d y j u m p e d a n d s q u e e z e d i n t o t h e s t r a p s . H e r h a n d s c l e n c h e d t h e a r m r e s t s o f t h e c h a i r . H e r b r e a t h i n g s e i z e d u p i n s t a n t l y . T h e e l e c t r i c i t y d e s t r o y e d L y n d a ' s b r a i n a n d r e n d e r e d h e r u n c o n s c i o u s i n s t a n t l y . L y n d a w a s t e n s e a n d s t i l l f o r t h e e n t i r e t w o m i n u t e s . S t e a m c a m e f r o m h e r h e a d , c a l v e s , a n d c h e s t . N o s o u n d c a m e f r o m L y n d a a s h e r t h r o a t m u s c l e s c l o s e d . E v e r y m u s c l e i n L y n d a ' s b o d y w a s t e n s e , t h e b o d y b r i e f e r a n d b a t h r o b e w e r e d o i n g n o t h i n g n o w t o k e e p h e r l o o s e a n d c o m f o r t a b l e . T h e l i f e r u s h e d o u t o f L y n d a , c h a s e d o u t b y t h e e l e c t r i c i t y , w h i c h d e l i v e r e d h e r , t r a n s f o r m e d , i n t o d e a t h . F i n a l l y , t h e 2 m i n u t e p e r i o d w a s u p a n d t h e e l e c t r i c i t y w a s t u r n e d o f f . L y n d a ' s b o d y i n s t a n t l y r e l a x e d a n d s l u m p e d b a c k i n t o t h e c h a i r . H e r s h o u l d e r s d r o p p e d . H e r f e e t a n d l e g s r e l a x e d i n t o t h e l e g s t r a p s . H e r h a n d s o p e n e d a n d s h e w a s c o m p l e t e l y s t i l l . T h e m a t r o n s a l l o w e d 3 m i n u t e s t o p a s s f o r L y n d a ' s b o d y t o c o o l a n d r e l a x , a s d i f f e r e n t m u s c l e s i n h e r b o d y w o u l d r e l a x g r a d u a l l y a f t e r t h e i n v o l u n t a r y t e n s i o n . H e r b o d y s a t s t i l l a n d r e l a x e d . F r o m h e r t o e s t o t h e t o p o f h e r t i g h t l y h o o d e d h e a d , t h e r e w a s a b s o l u t e p e a c e i n h e r b o d y . S h e w a s n o l o n g e r a f r a i d o f d e a t h , f o r s h e w a s w r a p p e d u p i n d e a t h i t s e l f . S t e a m c o n t i n u e d t o r i s e f r o m h e r b o d y f o r a b o u t 2 m i n u t e s . A t t h e e n d o f t h e t h r e e m i n u t e p e r i o d , t h e h e a d m a t r o n a p p r o a c h e d L y n d a ' s l i f e l e s s b o d y t o p r o n o u n c e t h e v i c t i m d e a d . B y n o w h e r t o r s o m u s c l e s h a d r e l a x e d f r o m t h e i r i n v o l u n t a r y t e n s i o n , a n d a c a l m e x h a l a t i o n s o u n d w a s c o m i n g f r o m L y n d a ' s m o u t h . T h e m a t r o n v e r y g e n t l y u n f a s t e n e d t h e s t r a p o v e r L y n d a ' s h e a r t a n d p l a c e d a s t e t h o s c o p e o n t h e i n s i d e p a r t o f L y n d a ' s r i g h t b r e a s t , a n d c a l m l y p r e s s e d i n w a r d , w h i l e g e n t l y p l a c i n g h e r o t h e r h a n d o n t h e o u t s i d e o f L y n d a ' s l e f t b r e a s t t o k e e p h e r s t a b l e i n h e r L y n d a ' s r e l a x e d s t a t e . T h e m a t r o n c o u l d f e e l t h e w a r m b o d y a g a i n s t h e r h a n d . T h e e l e c t r i c a l a c t i v i t y i n h e r h e a r t h a d s t o p p e d , n o t a l w a y s t h e c a s e w i t h e l e c t r o c u t e d i n m a t e s . S h e h e a r d n o h e a r t b e a t . L y n d a w a s p r o n o u n c e d d e a d a t 1 2 : 0 5 a m . T h e m a t r o n g e n t l y r u b b e d L y n d a ' s c h e s t a n d s i g n a l e d t h e p r o n o u n c e m e n t . T h e w i t n e s s w i n d o w s w e r e c l o s e d a n d t h e w i t n e s s e s w e r e e s c o r t e d o u t o f t h e v i e w i n g a r e a . T h e p r i s o n p h o t o g r a p h e r t o o k p i c t u r e s o f L y n d a d e a d , s t r a p p e d i n , a n d h o o d e d . I t w a s h a r d t o t e l l m u c h d i f f e r e n c e f r o m w h e n s h e w a s a l i v e , s t r a p p e d - i n , a n d h o o d e d , e x c e p t t h a t s h e w a s m u c h m o r e r e l a x e d a n d l o o k e d a l m o s t p r e t t i e r . T h e m a t r o n s w a l k e d o v e r t o t h e h o o d e d l i f e l e s s c a l m a n d r e l a x e d b o d y a n d b e g a n u n s t r a p p i n g i t f r o m t h e c h a i r . A m a t r o n s u p p o r t e d L y n d a ' s h e a d a s t h e h o o d w a s r e m o v e d a n d t h e e l e c t r o d e w a s u n s t r a p p e d . L y n d a ' s t o t a l l y r e l a x e d n e c k m u s c l e s w o u l d n o t s u p p o r t h e r h e a d b y t h e m s e l v e s . O n c e t h e e l e c t r o d e h a d b e e n d e t a c h e d , t h e m a t r o n r e c l i n e d L y n d a ' s h e a d g e n t l y a g a i n s t t h e b a c k o f t h e c h a i r , w h i c h h a d a n a n g l e d h e a d r e s t . L y n d a ' s e y e s w e r e c l o s e d c a l m l y a n d h e r m o u t h h u n g o p e n . H e r s h o u l d e r s w e r e r e l a x e d , a n d t h e k i m o n o s t i l l g e n t l y f e l l o v e r t h e m a n d h e r n o w u n b r e a t h i n g , u n m o v i n g c h e s t a s i t o u t l i n e d h e r b r e a s t s a s i t f e l l o v e r h e r b o d y . S h e s a t w i t h a s t i l l u p r i g h t b u t r e l a x e d p o s t u r e , a s e a c h v e r t e b r a i n h e r b a c k h a d s t a c k e d n e a t l y o n t o p o f e a c h o t h e r w h e n h e r b o d y r e l a x e d . A l l t h e s t r a p s w e r e r e m o v e d f r o m L y n d a ' s d e a d b o d y .
A w h i t e m o v a b l e b e d w a s b r o u g h t i n t o t h e e x e c u t i o n c h a m b e r . T h e p r i s o n p h o t o g r a p h e r n e e d e d t o t a k e a f e w p i c t u r e s o f h e r b o d y u n s t r a p p e d a n d r e v e a l e d . A m a t r o n h e l d h e r h e a d u p w i t h o n e o f t h e s t r a p s u s e d t o s e c u r e t h e e l e c t r o d e t o h e r h e a d . L y n d a l o o k e d c a l m a n d s i l e n t a n d r e l a x e d . A l l s i x m a t r o n s t h e n l i f t e d L y n d a ' s b o d y o u t o f t h e c h a i r a n d l a i d i t o u t o n t h e m o v a b l e b e d . T h e m a t r o n s g e n t l y a r r a n g e d L y n d a ' s b o d y s o t h a t i t w a s a s s t r a i g h t a n d s y m m e t r i c a l a s p o s s i b l e . O n e m a t r o n g e n t l y a r r a n g e d h e r k i m o n o s o t h a t i t c o v e r e d h e r s h o u l d e r s a n d f e l l o v e r h e r b r e a s t s , l e a v i n g t h e m i d d l e o f h e r s t o m a c h a n d c r o t c h e x p o s e d , a l o n g w i t h t h e i n s i d e s o f h e r u p p e r l e g s . S h e s a t t o t h e s i d e o f L y n d a a n d r a n a f i n g e r o v e r t h e c e n t e r l i n e o f h e r b o d y f r o m t h e t o p o f h e r h e a d t o h e r l o w e r t o r s o . " K e e p h e r i n s l e e p , l e t h e r h e a r t b e a t r e s t . H e r b r e a t h i n g h a s c e a s e d , s o r e l a x h e r w h i t e c h e s t . D e a t h i s n o t w r o n g , i t i s o n l y w h a t ' s c o m e . W h i l e t o m o s t i t i s f e a r e d , i t i s n e e d e d f o r s o m e . H e r t i m e h a s g o n e b y , h e r l i f e h a s f o u n d e n d . W r a p h e r i n t h e s h r o u d o f y o u r g l o r y , w e a s k y o u . A m e n . " A f t e r t h e p i c t u r e s , t h e s h e e t a t t h e h e a d o f t h e b e d w a s p u l l e d o v e r L y n d a ' s h e a d a n d s h o u l d e r s d o w n t o t h e t o p o f t h e V l i n e o f h e r b o d y b r i e f e r . A m a t r o n , i n k e e p i n g w i t h e x e c u t i o n p r o c e d u r e , t h e n p l a c e d a s t e t h o s c o p e a t t h e b a s e o f L y n d a ' s c h e s t , b e f o r e p l a c i n g i t a g a i n o n t h e i n s i d e o f h e r r i g h t b r e a s t , a n d t h e n l a s t l y m o v i n g p l a c i n g i t o n t h e r i g h t s i d e o f h e r b o d y , b e t w e e n h e r t o r s o a n d h e r a r m . T h i s w a s t o b e s u r e s h e h a d n ' t s p r u n g b a c k t o l i f e l i k e s o m e i n m a t e s i n t h e p a s t . T h e r e w a s a b s o l u t e l y n o h e a r t b e a t o r b r e a t h i n g f r o m t h e w o m a n l a i d o u t b e f o r e h e r . H e r b o d y l o o k e d s e r e n e , l i f e l e s s , a n d r e l a x e d . H e r h a n d s r e s t e d g e n t l y b y h e r s i d e s , a n d h e r b r e a s t s w e r e s t i l l f u l l a s t h e y s a t n e a t l y o n t o p o f h e r c h e s t . H e r l e g s w e r e f u l l , s t r a i g h t , a n d v e r y p r e t t y . H e r f e e t a n g l e d t o w a r d t h e e n d o f t h e b e d a s h e r l e g m u s c l e s w e r e c o m p l e t e l y r e l a x e d . A m a t r o n g e n t l y r u b b e d h e r h a n d a l o n g t h e s o l e s o f L y n d a ' s f e e t , s m i l i n g a s s h e s a i d t o s o m e o t h e r s , " S h e ' s a t p e a c e n o w , s h e ' s c a l m , s h e ' s n o t a n g r y a n y m o r e . " T h e m a t r o n s l o o k e d a t h e r w i t h c o m p a s s i o n a n d s m i l e s . T h e y w e r e h a p p y . S h e h a d c o n d u c t e d h e r s e l f w i t h d i g n i t y a n d c a l m w h i l e o n d e a t h r o w , a n d h a d d o n e s o d u r i n g h e r e x e c u t i o n . T h e y w e r e h a p p y t o s e e t h a t h e r t u m u l t u o u s l i f e h a d c o m e t o a c l o s e . S h e h a d a l w a y s b e e n s o t e n s e a n d a n g r y , a n d n o w s h e w a s r e l a x e d a n d s h e l o o k e d w o n d e r f u l . S h e h a d a l w a y s g o t t e n t h e w o r s t o f l i f e , a n d n o w w a s w h e r e m a n y p e o p l e t h o u g h t s h e b e l o n g e d : l a i d o u t d e a d o n a g u r n e y , a t p e a c e , a w a y f r o m t h e w o r l d .
L y n d a ' s b o d y w a s t h e n w h e e l e d o u t s o t h e f a m i l y o f h e r v i c t i m c o u l d l o o k a t h e r . T h e y s a w h e r b o d y a n d s i l e n t l y l e f t . B y c o n v e n t i o n , t h e p r i s o n d o e s n ' t p e r m i t t h e f a m i l y t o s e e t h e f a c e a f t e r t h e e x e c u t i o n . H e r b o d y w a s t h e n w h e e l e d i n t o a n o t h e r r o o m . T h e m a t r o n s p u l l e d t h e s h e e t o v e r h e r h e a d u p , e x p o s i n g h e r f a c e . T h e y t h e n p u l l e d t h e s h e e t a t t h e f o o t o f t h e b e d o v e r h e r b o d y u p t o h e r c h e s t . L y n d a ' s f a m i l y c a m e a n d , w i t h s o m e o f t h e m c r y i n g , e a c h s a i d g o o d b y e t o L y n d a .
This is also a great story, Karl. Could you please upload a clearer version? Many thanks.
Hello, if there is already a clean version availiable in the forum, i didnt find,
so i was free to simply remove the spaces... this is 100% original-text, cleaned by machine, better to read:
head and the body briefer, Lynda actually looked quite attractive. The briefer straps symetrically arched over her shoulders as they came down to the front panel across Lynda's chest. The briefer made a deep V across Lynda's chest, smoothly covering while accenting her breasts. Her lower torso was tightly enveloped in the briefer, making her look younger, attractive, and relaxed. Lynda then slipped the bathrobe onto herself. She gently let it fall over her shoulders, keeping her eyes closed she calmly and very gently straightened it out on her body. The robe wrapped comfortably around her body, making the V line of her body briefer stand out even more now that the straps over her shoulders were covered. A matron smoothed it over Lynda's shoulders and chest so she would look pretty as possible. Electrically-conductive gel was massaged into her scalp. As she was given the scalp massage, she began a series of deep breathing exercises to relax. After this, the death row matrons escorted Lynda to the execution holding room. While she waited, Lynda breathed deeply and tried to stay calm. She was angry, furious at her defeat. But this was defeat. She was captured, and she was dressed to kill, or rather, to be killed by the state. She had fought against the state, but the state had won and she had lost, and now it was time for her to lose the last battle. She tried to keep herself from wondering what this was going to feel like. Lynda tried not to think about the fact that this procedure she was about to undergo, those doctors waiting for her and preparing her, were not so she could be better afterward. They were there to make sure she was dead by the time they were finished. Lynda was led into the execution room about 10 minutes before her scheduled across Lynda's chest, smoothly covering whilLynda Lyon Block was executed in the electric chair today for the 1993 shooting-death of Opelika Police Sergeant Roger Lamar Motley. Lynda was executed for approximately 2 minutes at 12:00 midnight, before being pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m. About two hours before her scheduled execution time, (10:00 pm), Lynda ate her last meal. Her head was then shaved and she was allowed to take a hot salt-water bath. While she took her bath, Lynda relaxed and calmed herself in preparation for her impending execution. Once she was clean and comfortable, she went for the final execution preparation. Lynda had chosen to wear a black v-neck body briefer and a white terrycloth bathrobe. The body briefer was a special type made by a French lingerie company and electrically resistant. All female inmates wear them during their executions. The body briefers are colored according to the method of execution. Black body briefers are made of special material that insulates against electricity, thereby conducting electricity efficiently through the body. Body briefers worn by inmates receiving lethal injection are white, and body briefers worn by inmates being gassed are tan. The briefers serve to keep the inmates relaxed, as well as to serve practical purposes of post-mortem identification and to facilitate executions. Before Lynda got dressed though, she had a cosmetic touch-up. She wore bright red lipstick and light mascara. During this time, she was given a mild anasthetic to help her stay calm. They doped Lynda up quite well. After her makeup had been applied, Lynda put on her black body briefer. The briefer stretched tightly across Lynda's skin. Slowly and calmly, Lynda adjusted the straps as she contemplated the last thing she would ever wear. With her shaved execution time. Calmly she sat in the chair and did another deep breathing exercise. After about 30 seconds, Lynda sat back completely in the chair and tried to relax as she nervously waited while the matrons strapped her in. Lynda closed her eyes to calm herself in her anger and fear. There was nothing she could do now. Two matrons worked on her upper body while two more worked on her lower body. They strapped her ankles and wrists in first. They then moved to her lower legs and forearms before proceeding up to her thighs and upper arms and shoulders. After her limbs were secure, a large strap was fastened over her stomach and a smaller one was fastened over her heart, just below and pulled underneath her breasts. She looked symmetrical in the chair, her legs pulled slightly apart, her hands wresting on the armrests, gripping the ends in nervousness. The straps were tight enough to keep her secure while they were also loose enough to keep her calm and allow her to breathe. Lynda's eyes remained closed. She could feel each strap tightly pulled against her. They seemed to follow the shape of her body perfectly, and Lynda found it easier to relax each part of her body as she thought about the straps over those parts. Two electrodes were fastened to her calves, while the head electrode was fastened to Lynda's head. Once both electrodes were fastened to her, the matrons draped a black hood over Lynda's head and the electrode. Her face was calmly outlined by the hood, and her breathing was becoming more intense as she tried to relax her mind and her body. Several times she moved her fingers and toes. Lynda breathed deeply and rhythmically. By now there was no telling how old the woman in the electric chair was. Her robe fell gently over her shoulders and breasts down her sides into her lap. She looked as comfortable as she could be, and she was completely still, save for her breathing and a few nervous twitches. Afterward, the prison chaplain chimed in with "Through bringing Lynda eternal calm may we now calm the evil inside her, and through her eternal relaxation my we relax the evil inside her. We ask now, Lord, that you be with Lynda on her journey. We ask that you keep her soul in your arms. Amen." The head matron whispered to Lynda that there was exactly one minute to her execution. Lynda began breathing heavily again, trying to calm herself. The matron whispered again "thirty seconds, good night Lynda", this was it. Lynda kept breathing and moving her fingers as her body stiffened with scared anticipation of what was to come. At exactly 12:00 midnight, the executioner flipped the switch. 5,000 volts were sent through Lynda's body. Her body stiffened and jerked upright instantly. Her body jumped and squeezed into the straps. Her hands clenched the armrests of the chair. Her breathing seized up instantly. The electricity destroyed Lynda's brain and rendered her unconscious instantly. Lynda was tense and still for the entire two minutes. Steam came from her head, calves, and chest. No sound came from Lynda as her throat muscles closed. Every muscle in Lynda's body was tense, the body briefer and bathrobe were doing nothing now to keep her loose and comfortable. The life rushed out of Lynda, chased out by the electricity, which delivered her, transformed, into death. Finally, the 2 minute period was up and the electricity was turned off. Lynda's body instantly relaxed and slumped back into the chair. Her shoulders dropped. Her feet and legs relaxed into the leg straps. Her hands opened and she was completely still. The matrons allowed 3 minutes to pass for Lynda's body to cool and relax, as different muscles in her body would relax gradually after the involuntary tension. Her body sat still and relaxed. From her toes to the top of her tightly hooded head, there was absolute peace in her body. She was no longer afraid of death, for she was wrapped up in death itself. Steam continued to rise from her body for about 2 minutes. At the end of the three minute period, the head matron approached Lynda's lifeless body to pronounce the victim dead. By now her torso muscles had relaxed from their involuntary tension, and a calm exhalation sound was coming from Lynda's mouth. The matron very gently unfastened the strap over Lynda's heart and placed a stethoscope on the inside part of Lynda's right breast, and calmly pressed inward, while gently placing her other hand on the outside of Lynda's left breast to keep her stable in her Lynda's relaxed state. The matron could feel the warm body against her hand. The electrical activity in her heart had stopped, not always the case with electrocuted inmates. She heard no heart beat. Lynda was pronounced dead at 12:05 am. The matron gently rubbed Lynda's chest and signaled the pronouncement. The witness windows were closed and the witnesses were escorted out of the viewing area. The prison photographer took pictures of Lynda dead, strapped in, and hooded. It was hard to tell much difference from when she was alive, strapped-in, and hooded, except that she was much more relaxed and looked almost prettier. The matrons walked over to the hooded lifeless calm and relaxed body and began unstrapping it from the chair. A matron supported Lynda's head as the hood was removed and the electrode was unstrapped. Lynda's totally relaxed neck muscles would not support her head by themselves. Once the electrode had been detached, the matron reclined Lynda's head gently against the back of the chair, which had an angled head rest. Lynda's eyes were closed calmly and her mouth hung open. Her shoulders were relaxed, and the kimono still gently fell over them and her now unbreathing, unmoving chest as it outlined her breasts as it fell over her body. She sat with a still upright but relaxed posture, as each vertebra in her back had stacked neatly on top of eachother when her body relaxed. All the straps were removed from Lynda's dead body. A white movable bed was brought into the execution chamber. The prison photographer needed to take a few pictures of her body unstrapped and revealed. A matron held her head up with one of the straps used to secure the electrode to her head. Lynda looked calm and silent and relaxed. All six matrons then lifted Lynda's body out of the chair and laid it out on the movable bed. The matrons gently arranged Lynda's body so that it was as straight and symmetrical as possible. One matron gently arranged her kimono so that it covered her shoulders and fell over her breasts, leaving the middle of her stomach and crotch exposed, along with the insides of her upper legs. She sat to the side of Lynda and ran a finger over the centerline of her body from the top of her head to her lower torso. "Keep her in sleep, let her heart be at rest. Her breathing has ceased , so relax her white chest. Death is not wrong, it is only what's come. While to most it is feared, it is needed for some. Her time has gone by, her life has found end. Wrap her in the shroud of your glory, we ask you. Amen." After the pictures, the sheet at the head of the bed was pulled over Lynda's head and shoulders down to the top of the V line of her body briefer. A matron, in keeping with execution procedure, then placed a stethoscope at the base of Lynda's chest, before placing it again on the inside of her right breast, and then lastly moving placing it on the right side of her body, between her torso and her arm. This was to be sure she hadn't sprung back to life like some inmates in the past. There was absolutely no heartbeat or breathing from the woman laid out before her. Her body looked serene, lifeless, and relaxed. Her hands rested gently by her sides, and her breasts were still full as they sat neatly on top of her chest. Her legs were full, straight, and very pretty. Her feet angled toward the end of the bed as her leg muscles were completely relaxed. A matron gently rubbed her hand along the soles of Lynda's feet, smiling as she said to some others, "She's at peace now, she's calm, she's not angry anymore." The matrons looked at her with compassion and smiles. They were happy. She had conducted herself with dignity and calm while on death row, and had done so during her execution. They were happy to see that her tumultuous life had come to a close. She had always been so tense and angry, and now she was relaxed and she looked wonderful. She had always gotten the worst of life, and now was where many people thought she belonged: laid out dead on a gurney, at peace, away from the world. Lynda's body was then wheeled out so the family of her victim could look at her. They saw her body and silently left. By convention, the prison doesn't permit the family to see the face after the execution. Her body was then wheeled into another room. The matrons pulled the sheet over her head up, exposing her face. They then pulled the sheet at the foot of the bed over her body up to her chest. Lynda's family came and, with some of them crying, each said goodbye to Lynda.
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head and the body briefer, Lynda actually looked quite attractive. The briefer straps symetrically arched over her shoulders as they came down to the front panel across Lynda's chest. The briefer made a deep V across Lynda's chest, smoothly covering while accenting her breasts. Her lower torso was tightly enveloped in the briefer, making her look younger, attractive, and relaxed. Lynda then slipped the bathrobe onto herself. She gently let it fall over her shoulders, keeping her eyes closed she calmly and very gently straightened it out on her body. The robe wrapped comfortably around her body, making the V line of her body briefer stand out even more now that the straps over her shoulders were covered. A matron smoothed it over Lynda's shoulders and chest so she would look pretty as possible. Electrically-conductive gel was massaged into her scalp. As she was given the scalp massage, she began a series of deep breathing exercises to relax. After this, the death row matrons escorted Lynda to the execution holding room. While she waited, Lynda breathed deeply and tried to stay calm. She was angry, furious at her defeat. But this was defeat. She was captured, and she was dressed to kill, or rather, to be killed by the state. She had fought against the state, but the state had won and she had lost, and now it was time for her to lose the last battle. She tried to keep herself from wondering what this was going to feel like. Lynda tried not to think about the fact that this procedure she was about to undergo, those doctors waiting for her and preparing her, were not so she could be better afterward. They were there to make sure she was dead by the time they were finished. Lynda was led into the execution room about 10 minutes before her scheduled across Lynda's chest, smoothly covering whilLynda Lyon Block was executed in the electric chair today for the 1993 shooting-death of Opelika Police Sergeant Roger Lamar Motley. Lynda was executed for approximately 2 minutes at 12:00 midnight, before being pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m. About two hours before her scheduled execution time, (10:00 pm), Lynda ate her last meal. Her head was then shaved and she was allowed to take a hot salt-water bath. While she took her bath, Lynda relaxed and calmed herself in preparation for her impending execution. Once she was clean and comfortable, she went for the final execution preparation. Lynda had chosen to wear a black v-neck body briefer and a white terrycloth bathrobe. The body briefer was a special type made by a French lingerie company and electrically resistant. All female inmates wear them during their executions. The body briefers are colored according to the method of execution. Black body briefers are made of special material that insulates against electricity, thereby conducting electricity efficiently through the body. Body briefers worn by inmates receiving lethal injection are white, and body briefers worn by inmates being gassed are tan. The briefers serve to keep the inmates relaxed, as well as to serve practical purposes of post-mortem identification and to facilitate executions. Before Lynda got dressed though, she had a cosmetic touch-up. She wore bright red lipstick and light mascara. During this time, she was given a mild anasthetic to help her stay calm. They doped Lynda up quite well. After her makeup had been applied, Lynda put on her black body briefer. The briefer stretched tightly across Lynda's skin. Slowly and calmly, Lynda adjusted the straps as she contemplated the last thing she would ever wear. With her shaved execution time. Calmly she sat in the chair and did another deep breathing exercise. After about 30 seconds, Lynda sat back completely in the chair and tried to relax as she nervously waited while the matrons strapped her in. Lynda closed her eyes to calm herself in her anger and fear. There was nothing she could do now. Two matrons worked on her upper body while two more worked on her lower body. They strapped her ankles and wrists in first. They then moved to her lower legs and forearms before proceeding up to her thighs and upper arms and shoulders. After her limbs were secure, a large strap was fastened over her stomach and a smaller one was fastened over her heart, just below and pulled underneath her breasts. She looked symmetrical in the chair, her legs pulled slightly apart, her hands wresting on the armrests, gripping the ends in nervousness. The straps were tight enough to keep her secure while they were also loose enough to keep her calm and allow her to breathe. Lynda's eyes remained closed. She could feel each strap tightly pulled against her. They seemed to follow the shape of her body perfectly, and Lynda found it easier to relax each part of her body as she thought about the straps over those parts. Two electrodes were fastened to her calves, while the head electrode was fastened to Lynda's head. Once both electrodes were fastened to her, the matrons draped a black hood over Lynda's head and the electrode. Her face was calmly outlined by the hood, and her breathing was becoming more intense as she tried to relax her mind and her body. Several times she moved her fingers and toes. Lynda breathed deeply and rhythmically. By now there was no telling how old the woman in the electric chair was. Her robe fell gently over her shoulders and breasts down her sides into her lap. She looked as comfortable as she could be, and she was completely still, save for her breathing and a few nervous twitches. Afterward, the prison chaplain chimed in with "Through bringing Lynda eternal calm may we now calm the evil inside her, and through her eternal relaxation my we relax the evil inside her. We ask now, Lord, that you be with Lynda on her journey. We ask that you keep her soul in your arms. Amen." The head matron whispered to Lynda that there was exactly one minute to her execution. Lynda began breathing heavily again, trying to calm herself. The matron whispered again "thirty seconds, good night Lynda", this was it. Lynda kept breathing and moving her fingers as her body stiffened with scared anticipation of what was to come. At exactly 12:00 midnight, the executioner flipped the switch. 5,000 volts were sent through Lynda's body. Her body stiffened and jerked upright instantly. Her body jumped and squeezed into the straps. Her hands clenched the armrests of the chair. Her breathing seized up instantly. The electricity destroyed Lynda's brain and rendered her unconscious instantly. Lynda was tense and still for the entire two minutes. Steam came from her head, calves, and chest. No sound came from Lynda as her throat muscles closed. Every muscle in Lynda's body was tense, the body briefer and bathrobe were doing nothing now to keep her loose and comfortable. The life rushed out of Lynda, chased out by the electricity, which delivered her, transformed, into death. Finally, the 2 minute period was up and the electricity was turned off. Lynda's body instantly relaxed and slumped back into the chair. Her shoulders dropped. Her feet and legs relaxed into the leg straps. Her hands opened and she was completely still. The matrons allowed 3 minutes to pass for Lynda's body to cool and relax, as different muscles in her body would relax gradually after the involuntary tension. Her body sat still and relaxed. From her toes to the top of her tightly hooded head, there was absolute peace in her body. She was no longer afraid of death, for she was wrapped up in death itself. Steam continued to rise from her body for about 2 minutes. At the end of the three minute period, the head matron approached Lynda's lifeless body to pronounce the victim dead. By now her torso muscles had relaxed from their involuntary tension, and a calm exhalation sound was coming from Lynda's mouth. The matron very gently unfastened the strap over Lynda's heart and placed a stethoscope on the inside part of Lynda's right breast, and calmly pressed inward, while gently placing her other hand on the outside of Lynda's left breast to keep her stable in her Lynda's relaxed state. The matron could feel the warm body against her hand. The electrical activity in her heart had stopped, not always the case with electrocuted inmates. She heard no heart beat. Lynda was pronounced dead at 12:05 am. The matron gently rubbed Lynda's chest and signaled the pronouncement. The witness windows were closed and the witnesses were escorted out of the viewing area. The prison photographer took pictures of Lynda dead, strapped in, and hooded. It was hard to tell much difference from when she was alive, strapped-in, and hooded, except that she was much more relaxed and looked almost prettier. The matrons walked over to the hooded lifeless calm and relaxed body and began unstrapping it from the chair. A matron supported Lynda's head as the hood was removed and the electrode was unstrapped. Lynda's totally relaxed neck muscles would not support her head by themselves. Once the electrode had been detached, the matron reclined Lynda's head gently against the back of the chair, which had an angled head rest. Lynda's eyes were closed calmly and her mouth hung open. Her shoulders were relaxed, and the kimono still gently fell over them and her now unbreathing, unmoving chest as it outlined her breasts as it fell over her body. She sat with a still upright but relaxed posture, as each vertebra in her back had stacked neatly on top of eachother when her body relaxed. All the straps were removed from Lynda's dead body. A white movable bed was brought into the execution chamber. The prison photographer needed to take a few pictures of her body unstrapped and revealed. A matron held her head up with one of the straps used to secure the electrode to her head. Lynda looked calm and silent and relaxed. All six matrons then lifted Lynda's body out of the chair and laid it out on the movable bed. The matrons gently arranged Lynda's body so that it was as straight and symmetrical as possible. One matron gently arranged her kimono so that it covered her shoulders and fell over her breasts, leaving the middle of her stomach and crotch exposed, along with the insides of her upper legs. She sat to the side of Lynda and ran a finger over the centerline of her body from the top of her head to her lower torso. "Keep her in sleep, let her heart be at rest. Her breathing has ceased , so relax her white chest. Death is not wrong, it is only what's come. While to most it is feared, it is needed for some. Her time has gone by, her life has found end. Wrap her in the shroud of your glory, we ask you. Amen." After the pictures, the sheet at the head of the bed was pulled over Lynda's head and shoulders down to the top of the V line of her body briefer. A matron, in keeping with execution procedure, then placed a stethoscope at the base of Lynda's chest, before placing it again on the inside of her right breast, and then lastly moving placing it on the right side of her body, between her torso and her arm. This was to be sure she hadn't sprung back to life like some inmates in the past. There was absolutely no heartbeat or breathing from the woman laid out before her. Her body looked serene, lifeless, and relaxed. Her hands rested gently by her sides, and her breasts were still full as they sat neatly on top of her chest. Her legs were full, straight, and very pretty. Her feet angled toward the end of the bed as her leg muscles were completely relaxed. A matron gently rubbed her hand along the soles of Lynda's feet, smiling as she said to some others, "She's at peace now, she's calm, she's not angry anymore." The matrons looked at her with compassion and smiles. They were happy. She had conducted herself with dignity and calm while on death row, and had done so during her execution. They were happy to see that her tumultuous life had come to a close. She had always been so tense and angry, and now she was relaxed and she looked wonderful. She had always gotten the worst of life, and now was where many people thought she belonged: laid out dead on a gurney, at peace, away from the world. Lynda's body was then wheeled out so the family of her victim could look at her. They saw her body and silently left. By convention, the prison doesn't permit the family to see the face after the execution. Her body was then wheeled into another room. The matrons pulled the sheet over her head up, exposing her face. They then pulled the sheet at the foot of the bed over her body up to her chest. Lynda's family came and, with some of them crying, each said goodbye to Lynda.
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