Executed

Gary Carl Simmons Jr.

49 years old · died June 20, 2012 · Mississippi State Penitentiary, Sunflower County, Mississippi

Gary Carl Simmons Jr., 49, was put to death by lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman on June 20, 2012, according to the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Hours before the execution, he told prison officials that he was at peace with God and expressed remorse, as WAPT reported. His lawyers' final appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court were unsuccessful. The execution was carried out by the state of Mississippi.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Mississippi Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

News reports (2)

Executions in Mississippi Mississippi Department of Corrections, Executions in Mississippi
Miss. executes 6th death row inmate WAPT, June 20, 2012

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