40-year-old killer was attempting suicide or just trying to delay his execution.
Before three drugs were pumped into his arm, Mr. Brecheen made a brief statement from the gurney on which he lay strapped, but his words were inaudible because of microphone problems. Guards later said he thanked his parents and did not mention the overdose.
Mr. Brecheen, convicted of shooting to death Marie Stubbs, 59, in a 1983 dispute over money,
wait a damn minute
do they add up if the story from the times is from 1995? ;)