Clarence Dixon was put to death in Arizona on Wednesday after being convicted of killing 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1978. Jutras at one point, while filming a livestream of her own, appeared to become emotional, noting Dixon was a member of the Navajo Nation. The last executionin 2014was during the final six months of former Gov. Dixon's death was announced late Wednesday morning by Frank Strada, a deputy director with Arizona . She had a belt around her neck, her right wrist had indentations and her clothing was disheveled. James has attended every proceeding in her sister's case up tothe 9th U.S. Dixon now has 20 days to decide whether to be executed by lethal injection or by gas. "As victims, the Arizona Constitution guarantees a prompt and final conclusion of this matter. He retired after 31 years from the post office but not before making many, many long-lasting acquaintances and good friends. Dixon was the first inmate to be executed in the state of Arizona since the botched execution of Joseph Wood in 2014, who was reportedly gasping and struggling to breathe for much of the two hours that it took to put him to death. But in the early hours ofJan. 7, 1978, she was found dead inside her apartment and her murder would remainunsolved for more than 20 years. "Under these circumstances, the execution of Mr. Dixon a severely mentally ill, visually disabled, and physically frail member of the Navajo Nation is unconscionable., Jimmy Jenkins, Lacey Latch and Chelsea Curtis. In 1977, he went to Arizona State University to study engineering. Several years after the trial, psychologist Dr. John Toma evaluated Dixon. Who did Clarence Dixon kill? Following a lengthy process, the state looked to find a new and approved drug for executions. But the board denied the requests, saying Dixon had failed to show any remorse for his crimes. 1978 murder of Deana Bowdoin, a 21-year-old senior at Arizona State University. Dixon is scheduled to be executed at 10 a.m. Wednesday at thestate prison in Florence. Psychologists determined Dixon had schizophrenia and was unableto stand trial on charges stemming from hitting a woman on the head with a pipe in 1977. Clarence graduated from Indiana Area High School in 1949. Navajo Nation Attorney General Doreen McPaul in a letter last year explaining the tribe's position on Clarence Dixon's case said it opposed the death penalty and execution of its tribal members. Updated on: May 11, 2022 / 2:08 PM Magnolia Memorial Gardens . The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday denied Clarence Dixon's request for a stay of execution. The organizations state advocacy Director Kat Jutras said her frustration with Dixons execution in particular was his history of mental illness. Because the crimes Dixonwas convicted of occurred before 1992, he had the choice between death by lethal injection or the gas chamber. Most of the group of protesters appeared to either be a part of or working in coalition with Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona, a grassroots organization that aims to raise awareness about issues with the death penalty and seeks to abolish it. Download the free azcentral.com app for the latest news. Dixon, 66, who was blind and in declining health, died by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence for the 1978 killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin. Hayden said Dixon made several comments to the doctors, insulted them by mocking their Hippocratic oath and said they "worshipped death.". Because of legal challenges over the states use of capital punishment, Ducey was largely not forced to address the controversial issue, at least not frequently. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Robinson-Lytle-Shoemaker Funeral Home, 36 N. Seventh St., where a funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday with Pastor Tom Spiker officiating. Clarence Dee Dixon February 19, 1936 - April 24, 2022 (86 years old) Libby, Montana Clarence Dee Dixon Obituary We are sad to announce that on April 24, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Clarence Dee Dixon (Libby, Montana), born in Pocatello, Idaho. Troy Hayden, a media witness, said the execution took place slightly late it was scheduled for 10 a.m. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 2, 2021 from 5p.m.. "Forty-threeand 20: the number of hearings and the number of years I have attended since the indictment," she said. The last 44 years he hasnt had any adequate treatment or access and hes been incarcerated during that time, she said about 15 minutes before his scheduled execution. Arizona has not carried out an execution sincethe botched execution of Wood, which took nearly two hours to complete. The Arizona Board of Executive Clemency denied requests from Dixon's attorneys for a commutation or reprieve. Hes not a danger to society, hes more of a danger to himself. Dixon's execution by lethal injection will proceed at 10 a.m.Arizona time. Just over a dozen protesters gathered Wednesday morning at an intersection near Butte and Pinal Parkway avenues, liningthe state prisons barbed wire fence with anti-execution signage. To view in high resolution, click in upper left corner to download pages. He loved music and sports lettering in. But multiple courts found that while Dixon may have harbored delusions about a judicial conspiracy to kill him, he was aware of his circumstances and constitutionally eligible to be put to death. Curtis and Irene Jenkins. He was employed by Aucoin Cleaners formerly known as Morella Cleaners. On April 20, after declining to pick a method, the state announced that Dixon would be executed by lethal injection, the default method for an inmate who does not make a decision. Consider uploading your photo of Clarence Dixon so that your pictures are included in Clarence Dixon's genealogy, . I do and will always proclaim innocence. Frank Atwood,sentenced in Pima County in 1987 for the murder of an 8-year-old girl, Vicki Lynne Hoskinson, is scheduled to be executed June 8. Dixon made several comments insulting the medical team, mocking their Hippocratic oath and saying they "worshipped death," according to Troy Hayden, a media witness from Fox News. [10] In 2021, the state also announced it had refurbished its gas chamber, allowing inmates the option of being executed by lethal gas. All Rights Reserved. He was convicted in 2008 for the 1978 murder of Deana Bowdoin, a 21-year-old senior at Arizona State. On Monday, the state produced a new batch of the drugs and provided Dixon's team with testing results regarding its potency. According to the warrant of execution, Dixon must "notify the Department of Corrections at least twenty calendar days prior to the date of execution." A psychiatrist who examined Dixon concluded that he was not competent to stand trial. To view the online obituary, sign the guest registry or send condolences, please visit www.robinsonlytleshoemaker.com. Arizona hasn't carried out the death penalty since the botched 2014 execution of Joseph Wood, who was reportedly gasping and struggling to breathe for much of the two hours that it took to put him to death. "The deathpenalty removesthe possibilityof restoring harmony; whereas a life sentence holds the opportunity to reestablish harmony and find balancein our world," she continued. A gifted poet, she had studied abroad in Spain, Mexico and Belgium and was a certified scuba diver. LaGrand was a German national convicted in 1984 for his role in the death of Kenneth Hartsock. He was already serving a life sentence for another sexual assault in 1986. Dixon was then serving a life sentence for a sexual assault conviction, but had lived across the street from Bowdoin at the time of her killing. Addressing the media, Jamesread a list of numbers that she said were important to her. Arizona Department of Corrections via AP, File, the botched 2014 execution of Joseph Wood, sought execution warrants for Dixon and another death row inmate, Frank Atwood, prosecutors acknowledged the shelf life of the state's lethal injection drug was 45 days. Note: Do you have a family photo of Clarence Dixon? Prosecutors disagreed that Dixon had an unfair opportunity in court. In the final weeks of his life, Dixon's lawyers made last-minute arguments to the courts to postpone his execution, but judges rejected his argument that he isn't mentally fit to be executed and didn't have a rational understanding of why the state wanted to execute him. In-depth:As Arizona resumes death penalty, former executioner tells his story. In 2015, he was declared legally blind. Have a news tip on Arizona prisons? She was considering a career in law, international marketing or diplomacy after taking the LSAT and the Foreign Service Officers tests. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. "Dixon was afforded every possible due process remedy," she said. Dixon chose to make a final statement: "I do and always will proclaim my innocence now let's do this shit.". Upon returning from Korea, Clarence worked in construction and became an artist as a plasterer. Arizona and other states have struggled to purchase lethal injection drugs in recent years, but corrections officials revealed in March 2021 that they had finally obtained pentobarbital and could resume executions. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Clarence Dixon (New Haven, Connecticut), who passed away on February 20, 2022 at the age of 63. Semen was found on her vagina and underwear, but it could not be positively matched to any suspect. 2023 Cable News Network. Two weeks after McPaul's letter, Brnovich asked to expedite the men's executions, but hisrequest wasultimately denied by the Arizona Supreme Court. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. [1], Dixon was born on August 26, 1955, in Fort Defiance, Arizona. "They did have to wipe up a fair amount of blood," said Paul Davenport, a media witness from the AP. Chrissy Casilio, 36 . They took about 25 minutes to do so, first trying Dixon's arms before eventually making an incision in his groin area. However, the rape charge was later dropped due to a statute of limitations. ", "Leslie is the epitomeof a goodolder sister," Magazzeni, the Tempe detective, said. / CBS/AP. There were concerns about Dixon's mental health before the murder trial. The Arizona Board of Executive Clemency voted Thursday to deny death row prisoner Clarence Dixon's request for commutation or a reprieve. She had beenstrangled, raped and stabbed. The murder went unsolved until 2001, when DNA profiling linked him to the crime. He was killed by a lethal injection of pentobarbital. Dixon, 66, is the first person to be put to death in Arizona since the botched lethal injection execution of Joseph Wood in 2014, during which the prisoner gasped for air and struggled to breathe for most of the two hours it took him to die, his attorney said at the time. "I will continue to fight every day for justice for victims, their families, and our communities.". Dixon, a member of the Navajo Nation, experienced abuse and severe health problems during his childhood on the reservation. Clarence Dixon: Arizona executes man convicted of murdering woman in 1970s Clarence Dixon has been on death row for decades following the rape and murder of an ASU student named Deana. Dixon, who was 67, appeared to be in pain as the execution team tried to place the IV, eventually putting it in his groin. Dixons attorneys saidtheir clientlived with untreated paranoid schizophrenia virtually all of his adult life. Clarence Dixon executed for 1978 murder, marking first Arizona execution since 2014 The 66-year-old was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florence prison at 10 a.m. on May 11,. His attorneys asked for mercy, saying Dixon was blind, frail and in poor healthand didn't represent a danger to society or anyone in the prison system. The same year, he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon when he attacked a 15-year-old girl, whom Dixon would later claim reminded him of his ex-wife. Bowdoin was last seen alive at 12:30 a.m. leaving to driveto her apartment. For years leading up to the 2020federal execution of Lezmond Mitchell in Terre Haute, Indiana,tribal officials pleaded with the federal government to spare him. [14] On April 5, 2022, the Arizona Supreme Court issued an execution warrant for Dixon, scheduling him for execution on May 11, 2022. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Clarence Dixon was a former ASU student who lived across the street from Bowdoin. The Arizona Supreme Court has issued an execution warrant for death row inmate Clarence Dixon. Dixon was executed at 10:30 a.m., according to Deputy Corrections Director Frank Strada. As prison medical staff put an IV line in Dixon's thigh, he said: "This is really funnytrying to be as thorough as possible while you are trying to kill me.". Dixon is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, according to his attorney and McPaul's letter. Prosecutorshave a solemn responsibility to speak on behalf of all victims, and especially for those who can no longer speak for themselves, said Brnovich. OBITUARY Mr. Gilbert Dixon March 14, 1960 - March 1, 2022 IN THE CARE OF Carl Barnes Funeral Home Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us everyday. The murder went unsolved until 2001, when DNA profiling linked him to the crime. Frank Strada (deputy director, Arizona Department of Corrections), Troy Hayden (media witness) and Leslie Bowdoin James (sister of Deana Bowdoin) speak after the execution of inmate Clarence Dixon on May 11, 2022, at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence. Updated In Loving Memory of Clarence Dixon, born April 29th, 1925, in Sudbury, Ontario, who passed away peacefully at Pioneer Manor this past Wednesday, March 11th, 2015. the botched execution of Joseph Wood in 2014. Its a bad policy, a bad law. Samuel Clarence Dixon was born circa 1898, to Samuel James Dixon and Mary Ellen Mc Comas. McPaul went on to invite Brnovich to meet to discuss the matter further. However, the County Attorney's Office andcourts did not immediately begin commitment proceedingsand released the inmate. No matter where he went, someone was always waving a hand in greeting or stopping to have a friendly chat. CBRE. In 2001, a cold case detective checked the DNA profile against a national database. Experts could not determine the cause of death from the bones that were found, according to court records. The last 44 years he hasnt had any adequate treatment or access and hes been incarcerated during that time, she said about 15 mins before his scheduled execution. The execution was declared done about 10 minutes later. He had that way of patting folks on the back that made them feel very special. The AP reported that Dixon's mouth stayed open, and his body did not move after the drugs were injected. It was way, way, way too long," she said. More than 20 years passed before detectives suspected Dixon inBowdoin's murder. Convicted Arizona murderer Clarence Dixon was executed by lethal injection Wednesday morning despite several attempts by his attorneys to delay his death, the state department of corrections confirmed. Protesters decry death penalty, execution of Clarence Dixon. Her planner was filled with birthdays of loved ones, plans to go dancing at a local disco and a road trip to Guaymas, Mexico. Dixon hit the girl over the head with a metal pipe. Clarence married Laurel A. Dixon. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. Obituary Mr. Clarence Dixon was born August 04, 1950, to the late Harrison Dixon Jr. and Annie Mae Bledsoe Dixon. Dixies basement is full of trophies and plaques, with his most notable award being when he won the first-place trophy in his class at a world tournament in 2008 in Springfield, Ill. Dick will always be remembered for his unconditional love, camaraderie, great sense of humor and generosity. Most of the group of protesters appeared to either be a part of or working in coalition with Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona, a grassroots organization that aims to raise awareness about issues with the death penalty and seeks to abolish it. Leslie Bowdoin James,Deana Bowdoin's sister, was at Clarence Dixon's execution. Growing up in Phoenix, Bowdoin went to Squaw Peak Elementary and graduated with honors from Camelback High School. Winds light and variable.. He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara-Lynn; and his two sisters Jo Ann Baggs and Mary Dixon of Virginia. Bowdoins sister, Leslie James, was present for the execution. Dixons death was the first execution carried out during Duceys tenure, and occurred Wednesday while the Republican governor was in Washington, D.C., for a series of meetings with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. ", Jimmy Jenkins, Lauren Castle and Chelsea Curtis, Clarence Dixon execution: His last words and execution witness, victim's sister speak. He spent many evenings at the bowling alley, in the woods hunting with his nephews and grandsons or fishing with whatever friend or family member wanted to get in a boat or wade in a creek with a fishing pole. Bowdoin had been strangled to death with a belt and had also been stabbed multiple times. Lawsuits that were filed required the state to use a new lethal injection cocktail. Did you encounter any technical issues? "For these reasons, the Navajo Nation submits its strong opposition to the executionof a Navajo tribal member by the State.". Doug Ducey issued a statement after Dixons execution, calling it justice served. According to Hayden and the AP, the medical team struggled to find a vein to administer the lethal drugs into Dixon's body. Clarence Dick Dixson, 91, of Indiana, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Rose Haven Personal Care Home. It was way, way, way too long," she said. Hayden said execution team members took 25 minutes to insert IVs into Dixon's body, eventually resorting to making an incision and inserting an IV into Dixon's groin. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 2008 . Bowdoin returned to her apartment in Tempe in the early hours of January 7. When you have found an obituary of interest, you have the option of upgrading that obituary with more recent and relevant content unless the obituary is already assigned to another user. Two separate drivers traveling through the intersection shoutedKill him and obscenitiesas they passed the group of about 12protesters outside the prisons barbed fence. When his competency was restored, then-Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sandra DayO'Connor found him "not guilty by reason of insanity." Arizona has executed Dixonfor the 1978 murder of 21-year-old ASU studentBowdoin. Clarence was born on February 6,. But sheruled Dixonwas so mentally ill and dangerous to the community that he should be civilly committed to the state hospital. An Arizona man convicted in the slaying of a college student more than 40 years ago was put to death Wednesday in the state's first execution since 2014.. A bid to spare the life of Clarence Dixon . A Warner Bros. The crowd wasmostly quiet, talking with each otherwhile holding signs. 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Magazzeni realized Dixon was near Bowdoin's apartment at the time of the murder and had used a knife to assault the NAU student similar to one found at the scene in Tempe. Arizona executed Clarence Dixon at the state prison in Florence on Wednesday for the 1978 murder of 21-year-old ASU student Deana Bowdoin. Her murderer was unknown for years untilDNA evidence linked Clarence Wayne Dixon to the crime. The Associated Press contributed to this report. He deserved to have a life despite what he did in his past, and I think that were all here to offer our love to the victim and our condolences for what theyve experienced over this 44-year period of time.. Gov. Hes enclosed in a room completely blind and has no idea whats going on or whats happening and theyre going to execute him today.. Postal Service as a letter carrier but continued honing his skills as a plasterer part time for many years. An Arizona man convicted of killing a college student in 1978 was put to death Wednesday after a nearly eight-year hiatus in the state's use of the death penalty brought on by an execution that critics say was botched and the difficulty state officials faced in finding lethal injection drugs. Clarence Dixon execution: His last words, and victim's sister and execution witness speak. Support local journalism. AP CNN Convicted Arizona murderer Clarence Dixon was executed by lethal injection Wednesday morning despite several. He is the son of Rev. Dixon seemed defiant andproclaimed his innocence in a calm voice. for the 1978 killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin. Dixon's execution by lethal injection took place on May 11. It's relief. Bowdoin was killed two days after that verdict, according to court records. After a lengthy appeals process, on April. 1 I. The organizations state advocacy director Kat Jutras said her frustration with Dixons execution in particular was his history of mental illness. Beulah Ann died in 2009, a year after Dixon was convicted, and Harold died in 2018. Rod McLeod, secretary of Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona, said the death penalty was just wrong. Her fatherHarold "Dean" worked at Honeywell and motherBeulah Ann, known as"Bobbie," was a second-grade teacher. Dixon, whose execution is scheduled for May 11, 2022, is now also blind. My focus was on securing justice for Deana Bowdoin, her family, and our communities, and that has been achieved today.. On May 11, 2022, he became the first man put to death by Arizona sincethe botched execution of Joseph Wood in 2014. Visitation will be Saturday, January 21, 2023 from 9:00 A.M. until the commencement of the celebration at MK Dixon Funeral Home in Baldwin, La. Updated: 1:18 PM MST May 10, 2022. Clarence was an avid sportsman and belonged to a number of sporting clubs. It wasn't until advancements inDNA technology that officials in 2001 couldconnect Clarence Dixon to Bowdoin's murder. [11] In April 2021, the state announced it was ready to begin executions again. Clarence Dixon was executed by lethal injection May 11, 2022. state department of corrections confirmed, botched lethal injection execution of Joseph Wood. Arizona Department of Corrections/KPHO-TV, Colombia wants to deport "cocaine hippos" to stop them from multiplying, The crime scene evidence that convicted Alex Murdaugh, Ben Renick case: World-renowned snake breeder murdered, Supreme Court rejected a last-minute delay. In recent years, some states have struggled to find the drugs for lethal injections as pharmaceutical companies are increasingly refusing to sell them to states for execution, essentially putting executions on hold in a handful of states. Hashtag: sysoon57736461, memorial57736461, grave57736461, death, funeral, findagrave, buria , obituary, 370fd0d, ence Dixon, obits, ssn, family, Then technology IDd Clarence Dixon, a man who had been nearby all along. Jennifer Moreno, one of Dixon's attorneys, said Arizona has a "problematic" history in carrying out the death penalty. Deana Lynne Bowdoin, 21, was a senior at Arizona State University when she waskilled inher apartment in the early morning hours ofJan. 7, 1978. IUP to play Mercyhurst for PSAC title at 3 p,m. "Whether theperson was elderly or whether they were little kids, she just seemed to be able to talk and relate to them," James said. Managing the CBRE's Global Loan Servicing platform which manages over $180bn in commercial real estate debt in the US, Asia and Europe. Attorneys requesteda commutation to a life sentence or, at the very least, a reprieve that would postpone the execution while other legal action playedout. Following thebotched execution of Joseph Wood in 2014, whichleft the double murderersnorting and gasping for nearly two hours, Arizona hadnot executed another inmate until Dixon. 1 Clarence Wayne Dixon was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. Dixon's death was announced late Wednesday morning by Frank Strada, a deputy director with Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry. [13], In January 2022, Brnovich asked the Arizona Supreme Court to set briefing schedules for the executions of Atwood and Dixon once again. He was pronounced dead 11 minutes later at 10:30 a.m. Dixon maintained his innocence in his final statement.[17][18]. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Clarence Dixon Jr. (Bakersfield, California), who passed away on February 6, 2020. Just outside the state prison in Florence, a small group of just more than a dozenprotesters gathered. "Committinga crime not only disrupts the harmony between the victim/family and the perpetrator, but it also disrupts the harmony of the community. It took 25 minutes to put IVs in because execution team had trouble and ended up inserting an IV into an alternate location, Hayden said. By Hanna Seariac. Deacon Rev. Wed like to change the law eventually, thats our ultimate goal, McLeod said, adding that there was no evidence to show executions deter crime. Just before 9 a.m., people quietly gathered near Butte and Pinal Parkway avenues,with most carryingsigns decrying the execution. In their last denial of clemency to Dixon, board members said he had failed to show remorsefor his crimesand did not deserve mercy. You have permission to edit this article. Circuit Courtof Appeals, spoken against granting Dixon parole and written to Gov. Hes enclosed in a room completely blind and has no idea whats going on or whats happening and theyre going to execute him today. He was executed at 10 a.m. local time, according to Frank Strada, a deputy director with Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry. One and zero: The number of sisters I had up until, and after, January 7, 1978.". If you don't care for the law that's in place, there are steps to get the law changed.". Doug Duceycalling for "finality and justice for Deana. You may always enhance any obituary with your condolences, stories or photos. "Navajo culture and religion holds every life sacred and instructs against the taking of human life for punishment," McPaul said. View All Obituaries Welcome to Twiford Funeral Homes Our founder, Sam A. Twiford Sr. often said: "We may have several funerals today, but remember, the families we are serving only have one." This simple statement has become a guiding principle for all of our organizations. Defense lawyers said Dixon was repeatedly diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, regularly experienced hallucinations over the past 30 years and was found "not guilty by reason of insanity" in a 1977 assault case in which the verdict was delivered by then-Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sandra Day O'Connor, nearly four years before her appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Clarence was born on February 6, 1939 in Worton, MD to the. Clarence Dixon, 66, died by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin, making him the sixth person to be executed in the U.S. in 2022. Clarence Dixon, convicted in the 1978 killing of a university student, was the first inmate executed in Arizona in 8 years. He, along with his wife of 66 years, devoted their lives unselfishly to their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, actively following and supporting all activities they chose to pursue. The first two inmates scheduled for execution were Dixon and fellow death row inmate Frank Jarvis Atwood. 2. Dixon was sentenced to life in prison in that case for sexual assault and other convictions. Clarence Dixon's last meal consisted of Kentucky Fried Chicken, a half pint of strawberry ice cream and a bottle of water, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections. For instance, Dixon was allowed to fire his attorneys and represent himself, despite making legal argumentsthat were "purely delusion and lacked any basis in fact," his federal defender said. [12] Following the discovery, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich asked the Arizona Supreme Court to shorten the briefing schedules for both executions. [2][3] In 1974, he graduated from Chinle High School. Clarence attended Hattie A. Watts School (K-12) and Grambling State University. Clarence Dixon was a Vietnam Veteran and a member of the 101st airborne. A son of Edward and Edna Thompson Dixson, he was born Feb. 12, 1931, in Creekside but was a resident of Indiana since his marriage to Joanne Barry in 1955. In January, the state resumed efforts to seek execution warrants after saying it had done specialized testing on the pentobarbital to be compounded and it had determined its shelf life to be at least 90 days, the Associated Press reported. Following the execution of Clarence Dixon? Following the execution of Clarence Dixon? The case remained cold until 2008 when DNA technology linked Dixon to the murder. Court issues warrant of execution for death row prisoner, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The state's lethal injection drug mixat the time wasa cocktail of the Valium-like midazolam and a narcotic called hydromorphone, resultingin Wood's execution taking two hours. But he appeared to lose consciousness a few minutes after he was injected. "They did have to wipe up a fair amount of blood," said Paul Davenport, a media witness from The Associated Press, who saw the incision taking place. His issues with drug addiction and alcoholism led to divorce in 1978, according to court records. "I did see what appeared to be some cutting into the groin, they did have to wipe up a fair amount of blood," saidPaul Davenport, a media witness for the Associated Press. The Erie County Republican Committee this weekend endorsed a Clarence businesswoman who is a political newcomer to challenge County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz in November. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery. Clarence L. Dixon Birth 12 Dec 1916 Death 26 Apr 1992 (aged 75) Burial.
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