of questions. The stay was later extended until late September. After the stay was lifted, Bishop was rescheduled for execution on October 22, 1979. In the early hours of October 22, Bishop was led into the Nevada gas chamber by prison guards. He was strapped into one of the death chairs and the execution via gas inhalation proceeded. Fourteen people witnessed the execution. Bishop was pronounced dead at 12:21 a.m. by prison officials. His last meal was filet mignon, tossed salad with Thousand Island dressing, asparagus, baked potato with sour cream and an unspecified dessert. Bishop was the third person to be executed in the United States since 1976, after Gary Gilmore and John Spenkelink. He was also the first person to be executed in Nevada since 1961. Bishop was the last inmate in Nevada to be executed by the gas chamber. Executions thereafter have been carried out by lethal injection in the same chamber. See also Capital punishment in Nevada Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Nevada References 1933 births 1979 deaths 1977 murders in the United States 20th-century executions by Nevada 20th-century executions of American people American people executed for murder People convicted of murder by Nevada People from Glasgow, Kentucky Executed people from Kentucky People executed by Nevada by gas chamber Suspected serial killers