When someone is executed, there are two things people almost always want to know: what was their last meal, and what were their final words.

Sometimes the condemned have no final words at all. Sometimes they give long speeches. Sometimes they put on a show of repentance, regret, and sorrow for what they’ve done.

And sometimes, very rarely, they say something that delivers a roundhouse kick straight to the face of justice.

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Sources:

The Courier Journal: 7/10/1938,

The Lexington Herald: 7/12/1938, 7/13/1938, 7/14/1938, 8/19/1938, 8/20/1938, 7/23/1939, 7/29/1939, 8/27/1939, 12/9/1939, 10/31/1940,

Lexington Herald-Leader: 7/15/1938, 7/30/1938, 8/18/1938, 8/19/1938, 4/25/1939, 7/21/1939, 7/26/1939, 10/31/1940

The Winchester Sun: 7/12/1938, 7/13/1938, 7/14/1938, 8/12/1938, 8/16/1938, 8/25/1938, 8/27/1938, 7/21/1939, 7/22/1939, 7/24/1939, 12/8/1939, 12/9/1939,

Hazard Herald: 7/14/1938, 7/21/1938, 7/28/1938, 8/18/1938, 8/25/1938, 9/1/1938, 4/27/1939, 6/22/1939, 7/20/1939

The Hazard Plaindealer: 7/20/1939,

The Arizona Republic 1/11/1985

Davis v Commonwealth 1939 https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914cc0dadd7b0493480746f

Shelton v Commonwealth 1939 https://www.studicata.com/summaries/court-of-appeals-of-kentucky/shelton-v-commonwealth-1939-lxwmpo/

Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83861423/abram_b-combs

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25040826/isaac-j-shelton