William Burns, 43, who gunned down Johnny Lynn Hamlett...
William Burns, 43, who gunned down Johnny Lynn Hamlett on March 27, 1981 and robbed him of $110, was executed
William Burns, 43, who gunned down Johnny Lynn Hamlett on March 27, 1981 and robbed him of $110, was executed. He was pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m. Burns becomes the 8th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in Texas, and the 20th in the USA.
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- (Sources: Associated Press & Rick Halperin, 11/04/2002)