weeks; on March 19, 1984, Bishop was found guilty of five counts of first degree murder, five counts of aggravated kidnapping, and one count of sexually abusing a minor, and sentenced to death. Upon receiving his sentence, Bishop apologized to his victims' families and requested to be executed by lethal injection. After his conviction, he wrote a letter in which he explained the motivation for his crimes: Bishop was executed by lethal injection at Utah State Prison in Point of the Mountain on June 10, 1988. He declined a last meal. Before his execution, he again expressed remorse for his crimes: See also List of people executed in Utah List of serial killers in the United States References External links Contemporary news article pertaining to the execution of Arthur Gary Bishop 1952 births 1979 murders in the United States 1988 deaths 20th-century executions by Utah 20th-century executions of American people American Mormon missionaries in the Philippines American murderers of children American people convicted of child sexual abuse American people convicted of kidnapping Executed American serial killers Executed people from Utah Former Latter Day Saints Incidents of violence against boys Male serial killers Necrophiles People convicted of embezzlement People convicted of murder by Utah People executed by Utah by lethal injection People excommunicated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints People from Millard County, Utah Violence against men in North America