him. He had more years added to his sentence. Green later found out that another prisoner, Billy Williams, had told officials of and thwarted his previous escape. Once Green was out of solitary confinement, he poisoned Williams' food; however, Williams did not eat it. On November 8, 1821, Green attacked Williams and fractured his skull with an iron rod. While still unconscious, Williams was continuously struck with the iron rod and had his ribs, arms, and legs broken by Green. Williams succumbed to his injuries the next week. Green was convicted of murder and given an execution date of April 25, 1822. At the gallows, Green informed the priest he had nothing to say to the many spectators in attendance. "They shall not know my fate," he said. "I have written out my confession in full." The priest replied "Are you penitent, my son?" With the rope placed, Green gave the priest a long stare and a thin smile curled upward as he replied "If you wish it." See also List of serial killers in the United States References Further reading A Selection of Leading Cases in Criminal Law: With Notes, Volume 2 United States Criminal History, Being a True Account of the Most Horrid Murders, Piracies, High-way Robberies, &c.,/ Together with the Lives, Trials, Confessions and Executions of the Criminals. Comp. from the Criminal Records of the Countries by P. R. Hamblin 1796 births 1817 crimes in the United States 1819 crimes in the United States 1821 crimes in the United States 1822 deaths 1818 murders in the United States 1820 murders in the United States 1822 murders in the United States 19th-century American criminals 19th-century executions by the United States 19th-century executions of American people American counterfeiters American escapees American people convicted of burglary American rapists American robbers Criminals from Massachusetts Criminals from New Hampshire Executed American serial killers Executed people from New Hampshire Fugitives Male serial killers People convicted of murder by Massachusetts People executed by Massachusetts by hanging People from Meredith, New Hampshire People from New Hampton, New Hampshire