Pixley was examined by Dr. William Karn, Jr. of the Wyoming State Hospital, who pronounced him sane, but an "incurable sociopath" at the trial, adding that "it meant a lot more to Pixley to kill the girls while they were awake." At this, Judge McAuliffe got up from his seat and attempted to assault Pixley before being restrained.[16]
Pixley was tried and sentenced to death, laughing when the execution date was announced.[17] Although an appeal was filed to change his sentence to life imprisonment, he said he did not want an appeal.[18] He was executed in the Wyoming gas chamber on December 10, 1965. He took the longest time to die of any person ever executed in the Wyoming gas chamber.
I hung out on death row, then ended up in the Gas Chamber. Andrew raped and murdered two little girls in a hotel room. This was the last place he spent on earth. Surreal I tellya.
do we know the particulars of his execution? Like how long it actually took the killer to die?
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