▁scr ut iny . ▁Ernest ' s ▁brother - in - law ▁Jonathan ▁Wood s ▁stated , ▁" The ▁world ▁is ▁less ▁for ▁having ▁lost ▁Richard . ▁I ▁hope , ▁for ▁Par s ons ' ▁sake , ▁the ▁world ▁will ▁be ▁less ▁for ▁having ▁lost ▁him , ▁but ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁how ▁I ▁feel ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Capital ▁pun ishment ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁Capital ▁pun ishment ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Gay ▁pan ic ▁defense ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Complete ▁text ▁of ▁Par s ons ' ▁final ▁letter ▁at ▁Des er et ▁News ▁Joseph ▁Mitchell ▁Par s ons ▁v . ▁M . ▁E ld on ▁Bar nes , ▁w arden ▁– ▁Ut ah ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( A pril ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁Joseph ▁Mitchell ▁Par s ons ▁v . ▁H ank ▁G alet ka , ▁w arden ▁– ▁Ut ah ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( J uly ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁Joseph ▁Mitchell ▁Par s ons ▁v . ▁H ank ▁G alet ka , ▁w arden ▁– ▁Ut ah ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( J uly ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁Joseph ▁Par s ons ▁at ▁K SL - TV ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 9 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁execution s ▁by ▁Ut ah ▁Category : American ▁people ▁conv icted ▁of ▁murder ▁Category : American ▁ro bb ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁conv