▁Wil k erson ▁release ▁the ▁host age . ▁Th ir teen ▁hours ▁later , ▁the ▁guard ▁was ▁released ▁un har med . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁his ▁execution , ▁Wil k erson ▁refused ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁cell ▁at ▁the ▁Ter rell ▁Unit ▁prison ▁near ▁Living ston , ▁Texas . ▁Gu ards ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁use ▁M ace - like ▁gas ▁and ▁carry ▁him ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁death ▁van ▁that ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁H unst ville ▁Unit . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁request ▁a ▁last ▁supp er ▁or ▁give ▁any ▁instructions ▁on ▁the ▁dispos al ▁of ▁his ▁body . ▁When ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁w arden ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁last ▁statement , ▁he ▁respond ed ▁" This ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁capital ▁pun ishment ▁case !" ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁dru gs ▁were ▁admin ister ed , ▁Wil k erson ▁sp it ▁out ▁an ▁in ch - and - a - half ▁universal ▁hand c uff ▁and ▁leg ▁rest raint ▁key . ▁It ▁was ▁unknown ▁how ▁Wil k erson ▁obtained ▁the ▁key . ▁Wil k erson ▁was ▁pron ounced ▁dead ▁at ▁ 6 : 2 4 ▁P . M . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Clark ▁County ▁Pro sec utor ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁people ▁conv icted ▁of ▁murder ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Th ai ▁descent ▁Category : Pe ople ▁executed ▁for ▁murder ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Houston ▁Category : Exec uted ▁people ▁from ▁Texas ▁Category : 2