Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·OCTOBER 25, 2002

A serial killer who asked to be executed by firing...

A serial killer who asked to be executed by firing squad without the traditional hood over his head will be granted his wish, the state Supreme Court ruled

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A serial killer who asked to be executed by firing squad without the traditional hood over his head will be granted his wish, the state Supreme Court ruled.
Roberto Arguelles made the unusual request after he was convicted in 1997 of killing 3 teenage girls and a woman in her 40s.
The execution date was expected to be set soon by a lower court.
In March 1992, Arguelles kidnapped 15-year-old Tuesday Roberts and her 16-year-old friend Lisa Martinez. He sexually assaulted and strangled Roberts and stabbed Martinez more than 40 times.
Earlier that month, Arguelles had kidnapped, sexually assaulted and killed 13-year-old Stephanie Blundell. He also abducted and strangled 42-year-old Margo Bond.
Utah is the only state in which death row inmates can elect to die by firing squad.
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  • (Sources: Associated Press, 25/10/2002)