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On June 18 at 12:17 AM convicted killer Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad. On June 21st KUED airs the latest documentary project from the Utah Now team that looks back on the execution and explores what happened.
We’re interested in the questions that naturally come with the death penalty; questions of justice and mercy, but we’re also exploring the passage of time that leads up to this moment and what it means to watch a man die.
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Rabbi Joshua Aaronson
Rabbi Joshua Aaronson was elected as the first full-time leader of Park City’s Temple Har Shalom in 2002. He was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City. He was recently selected to participate in the prestigious Rabbinic Leadership Initiative of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, a 3 year program of study that begins in July. He is active in many civic and charitable organizations in Park City and Salt Lake City.
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Charles Bowden
Charles Bowden is the author of eleven books including A Shadow in the City: Confessions of an Undercover Dog; Down By the River: Drugs, Money, Murder and Family; and Juárez: The Laboratory of our Future.
He is a contributing editor of Esquire, and also writes for other magazines such as Harper’s and The New York Times Book Review, as well as for newspapers. Winner of the 1996 Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction, he lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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Alan Clarke
An Associate Professor at Utah Valley University, Mr. Clarke is the author of the book The Bitter Fruit of American Justice: International and Domestic Resistance To the Death Penalty. He is originally from Virginia. |
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Pastor Greg Johnson
A pastor in Utah since 1992, Mr. Johnson founded the Ogden Valley Baptist Church and was the Pastor of Ministries for the Orem Evangelical Free Church. He currently is president of the Standing Together Ministries, which has a vision for unity, prayer, and strategic evangelism within the context of the Utah culture.
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VelDean Kirk
VelDean McCallister Kirk is the wife of Nick Kirk, the bailiff shot by Ronnie Lee Gardner during his attempt at escape in 1985. Nick Kirk died in 1995. In order to make sure his sentence was carried out, VelDean witnessed Gardner’s execution in the early morning of June 18th.
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The Rev. Canon Mary June Nestler
The Reverend Canon Mary June Nestler is Canon for Ministry Formation of The Episcopal Diocese of Utah, a post she has held for nearly four years. She is formerly the Dean of the Episcopal Theological School at Claremont, California, and comments frequently in the press on social and religious issues. |
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Dave Owen
He is a Salt Lake City based political consultant, who has represented a variety of candidates and institutions. Originally from California, Mr. Owen has lived in Utah for many years and is a graduate of the University of Utah.
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Brian Price
Mr. Price served 14 years in prison in Texas and was a cook for 10 of those years, where he prepared last meals for inmates on Death Row. He wrote the book Meals To Die For after serving his sentence. He is a native of San Antonio. |
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Reyes Rodriguez
Reyes Rodriguez was a chaplain at the Utah State prison for 9 years. During his time there he ministered inmates on death row, including John Albert Taylor. Rodriguez witnessed Taylor’s execution by firing squad in 1996. |
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