Gary Mark Gilmore (born Faye Robert Coffman; December 4, 1940 – January 17, 1977) was an American criminal who gained international attention for demanding the implementation of his death sentence for two murders he had admitted to committing in Utah.

When Gary Gilmore went to Death Row, nobody in America had been executed in over a decade, and nobody expected Gilmore to be the first—except Gilmore. He adamantly refused to appeal his conviction or sentence, dismissed both of his lawyers when they did, and insisted that he just wanted to be shot and be done with it.

Gary Mark Gilmore (December 4, 1940 - January 17, 1977) was an American who gained international notoriety for demanding the fulfillment of his own death sentence for two murders he committed in Utah.

1977年1月19日 · SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) - Gary Gilmore, who asked to "be allowed to die with dignity," lived two full minutes after a firing squad shot four rifle slugs through his heart. Dr. Serge Moore, Utah state medical examiner, said the 30-30 slugs passed through the condemned man's heart in a pattern within an inch or two inches away from each other."

1977年1月18日 · SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) Gary Gilmore, who asked to "be allowed to die with dignity,” lived two full minutes after a firing squad shot four rifle slugs through his heart. Dr. Serge Moore. Utah state medical examiner, said the 30-30 slugs passed through the condemned man's heart in a pattern "within an inch or two inches away from each other.”

2014年6月29日 · On July 19, 1976, Gilmore robbed gas station attendant Max Jensen at gunpoint in Orem, Utah. Despite the fact that Jensen complied with his demands, Gilmore shot him in the head twice and...

2021年12月8日 · That October, Gilmore was convicted and sentenced to death. The 35-year-old, an abused child who spent much of his life in prison, not only accepted his fate—he chose to die by firing squad. The decision made Gilmore the first person to be executed in the United States since the Supreme Court struck down the death penalty in 1972.

2025年1月13日 · Gary Gilmore, American murderer whose 1977 execution in Utah ended a de facto nationwide moratorium on capital punishment that had lasted nearly 10 years. His case also attracted widespread attention because Gilmore resisted efforts made on his behalf to …

Gilmore was executed on January 17, 1977, at 8:07 a.m. by firing squad at Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah. The night before, Gilmore had requested an all-night gathering of friends and family at the prison mess hall.

On Monday January 17th, 1977, 36 year old Gary Mark Gilmore (opposite) was put to death by firing squad in Utah. Gilmore’s execution was voluntary and he put up a strenuous campaign to be allowed to die. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), among other groups, put up an equally strenuous fight to prevent the execution,