Barton Kirkham, 1958 June 7

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‘and’ told their mother that he would kill them aia she called the po-

ECs es He forced them _to-drive-out-of Sait—take City and he tet tite
boy out of the car near Orem, vave a S10 and ‘warned him not to
summon, the police, He then ordered the girl to continue driving.
-IStCad OL panlcing, the girl talked caimiy toi ATIC
convinced him that he should surrender. They stopned at a procery
store that was closed for the night, woke the owner and used her
phone -to-summon tne highway patrot. “nen they arrived, #irkhan
surrnedered and made a full confession, * Convicted and sentenced to

death, he let his hair and beard grown while awaiting execution,

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Kirkham waited, and when the widow's 17-year-old daughter came in

rom_a-dates he-heid both her—and her mother at—gunpoints Wren—the
other finally arrived, he forced the boy and girl to accompany him

i‘ told their mother that he would kill them if she called the po-

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=e forced them to-drive- out-of walt hake “ity and-he-tet—the
boy out of the car near Orem, gave him $10 and ‘warned him not to

summon the police, He then ordered the girl to continue driving,

-nstead of panicing, the girl taiked caimly to Sirkhan and finaly
convinced him that he should surrender. They stopped at a grocery

store that was closed for the night, woke the owner and used her

phone to-summon the highway patrol. nen they arrived, Kirkham
surrnedered and made a full confessions Convitcted and sentenced to

death, he let his hair and beard grown while awaiting execution.

whem ordered: to shave it; ne ih Ote NAS) DOU oss Lace and Als nead. ALS:
requast for a last me 22 n which he devoure

with great relish, As his means of execution, Kirkham selected

hanging and he-cainiy mounted the gallows on dune 7, 1958.

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Barton Kirkham executed on 1958-06-07 in Utah (UT)
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