A Missouri man has been executed for killing his former lover and her husband just days after his clemency was rejected.
David Hosier, 69, was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. Tuesday following a single-dose injection of the sedative pentobarbital at Bonne Terre State Prison.
Hosier was convicted of the 2009 murders of Angela and Rodney Gilpin in Jefferson City.
He turned his head a few times and gasped twice as the drug was administered.
All movement stopped within seconds, even as his spiritual advisor sitting next to him, the Rev. Jeff Hood, continued to pray.
Missouri man David Hosier has been executed for killing his former lover and her husband just days after his pardon was rejected.
He was served his last meal at 11 a.m.: a New York-style steak, baked potatoes with butter and sour cream, Texas toast, Dutch apple pie, milk and orange juice. FOX2 reports.
Hosier maintained his innocence until his death and spoke of going to heaven in a statement issued before his execution.
‘I leave you all with love, now I can go to Heaven. Do not Cry for Me. Join me when your time comes,” she said.
He also posted a quote from the New Testament: “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand; I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” .
‘Finally, the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day. Timothy 4:6.7.8’
The Gilpins were found shot to death on September 29, 2009, in the hallway of Angela’s Jefferson City apartment.
Hosier, 69, was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. Tuesday following a single-dose injection of the sedative pentobarbital at Bonne Terre State Prison.
Angela Gilpin and Rodney Gilpin were shot to death in 2009. David Hosier was in a romantic relationship with Angela while the married couple was in a breakup and prosecutors say Hosier killed them after they got back together.
Hosier’s motive for killing them was that he was romantically involved with Angela while she was separated from Rodney sometime in 2008 or 2009, according to court records.
When Angela made the decision to get back together with her husband in the summer of 2009, Hosier was heard saying that if she didn’t “get back with him,” he would “end this somehow.”
The way was cleared for his execution Monday after Gov. Mike Parson rejected his plea for clemency.
‘EM. “Angela Gilpin had her life stolen from David Hosier because he couldn’t accept it when she ended her romantic relationship,” she said.
‘He shows no remorse for his senseless violence. For these heinous acts, Hosier earned the maximum punishment under the law.
The Republican, a former Polk County sheriff for 22 years, has overseen 10 executions since taking office in 2018.
In the days before the Gilpins were murdered, Hosier allegedly made comments to others threatening to attack Angela.
And after the shooting, police discovered two crucial pieces of evidence in Angela’s purse: an application for a protective order and another document where she wrote about her fears that Hosier would shoot her and her husband.
Missouri’s Republican governor, Mike Parson, rejected Hosier’s request for clemency, citing a lack of remorse.
At that point, Hosier became a prime suspect for police, who tracked him to Oklahoma using cell tower data.
When they caught up with Hosier and stopped his car, court records show he got out and told the officers, “Shoot me and get this over with.”
Authorities searched his car and found 15 firearms, 400 cartridges and other weapons.
A submachine gun they found is the weapon with which investigators believe Hosier shot the Gilpins, although tests conducted were inconclusive, the Associated Press reported.
Hosier explained all this by saying that he was not on the run, but rather was on a long journey to clear his head. The guns were with him because he was an avid hunter, she said.
Hosier was the second inmate executed in Missouri this year. Pictured: The death chamber at the Missouri Correctional Facility in Bonne Terre, Missouri.
However, Hosier has acknowledged his romantic relationship with Angela.
He was the second inmate executed in Missouri this year. Brian Dorsey, 52 years old, He was executed by lethal injection in April for killing her cousin and her husband.