Killer Sings Hymn as He Is Executed by Injection
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — “Jesus, your baby is coming home,” a killer said Friday, and then his voice trailed away in a hymn as he was executed by injection for strangling a 16-year-old neighbor.
The state and U.S. Supreme Court both rejected arguments that the legal system did not consider the mild retardation or psychological problems of Sylvester Adams, 39.
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