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Condemned killer Edward Nathaniel Bell was executed by lethal injection in Virginia on February 19, 2009. Bell, who was convicted for the October 1999 shooting death of Winchester, Virginia, police officer Sgt. Ricky Timbrook. The 43-year-old, Jamaican-born Bell reportedly had to be "forcibly carried" to the death chamber; he continued to maintain his innocence, telling Timbrook's family members "you definitely have the wrong person."Philly.com: Va. inmate forcibly carried... WashingtonPost.com: Jamaican Native Shot Winchester Officer...
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Fast Facts
- Bell was executed on February 19, 2009
- Given a lethal injection at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Virginia
- Pronounced dead at 9: 11 p.m., EST
- Bell was convicted in 2001 and sentenced to die for killing a police officer
- Sgt. Ricky Timbrook was shot to death on October 29, 1999
- Timbrook was chasing a probation violator when he was gunned downPhilly.com: Va. inmate forcibly carried...
- Bell continued to maintain his innocence until he was executedPhilly.com: Va. inmate forcibly carried...
- Virginia Governor Tim Kaine denied Bell's clemency pleaWashingtonPost.com: Jamaican Native Shot Winchester Officer...
- Bell's attorneys did not seek a last-minute stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme CourtWashingtonPost.com: Jamaican Native Shot Winchester Officer...
- Bell was the 103rd death row inmate to be executed in Virginia since 1976Philly.com: Va. inmate forcibly carried...
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Governor Tim Kaine
Edward Nathaniel Bell's case made headlines when Virginia Governor Tim Kaine publicly stated that while he personally opposed capital punishment on religious grounds, he would not seek to stop Bell's execution. Sgt. Ricky Timbrook's widow, Kelly Timbrook, appeared in a campaign ad for Kaine's opponent in the 2005 gubernatorial election. In the ad, Timbrook questioned whether Kaine would uphold Bell's death sentence.WashingtonPost.com: Jamaican Native Shot Winchester Officer... -
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"To the Timbrook family, you definitely have the wrong person. The truth will come out one day. This here, killing me, there's no justice about it."—Edward Nathaniel Bell's final words prior to his executionPhilly.com: Va. inmate forcibly carried... -
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