Noall Thurber Wootton () was the Utah County District Attorney, in Utah, from 1974 to 1986. During his time in that role, he is most famous for being the lead prosecutor of Gary Gilmore, the first person to be executed after the 1976 reinstatement of the death penalty. Wootton earned his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1961 and a JD from the University of Utah in 1964. Noall Wootton died at the age of 65 on due to cancer. Noall Wootton is buried next to his wife Nancy Crocker Wootton () at American Fork Cemetery in his hometown of American Fork, Utah. Portrayal In 1980, Norman Mailer wrote The Executioner's Song about the events of the Gary Gilmore trial. Two years later, in 1982, a television adaption was made. In the film, Wootton was portrayed by Charles Cyphers. References 1940 births 2006 deaths Brigham Young University alumni Deaths from cancer in Utah District attorneys in Utah People from American Fork, Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law alumni