Edmund Zagorski | |
|---|---|
 Zagorski in 1984 | |
| Born | Edmund George Zagorski December 27, 1954 Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 2018 (aged 63) |
| Cause of death | Execution by electrocution |
| Other names | Jesse Lee Hardin |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder (2 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death (March 27, 1984) |
| Details | |
| Victims | John Dale Dotson, 35 James Wayne "Jimmy" Porter, 32 |
| Date | April 23, 1983 |
| Country | United States |
| Location(s) | Robertson County, Tennessee |
Date apprehended | May 26, 1983 |
Edmund George Zagorski (December 27, 1954 – November 1, 2018)[1] was an American convicted murderer from Michigan who was executed by the state of Tennessee for the 1983 murders of John Dotson and Jimmy Porter in Robertson County. Zagorski lured the two men into a wooded hunting ground under the pretense of selling them 100 lb (45 kg) of marijuana before shooting them and slitting their throats.[2]
The state of Tennessee made multiple attempts to execute Zagorski over the course of almost a decade. Ultimately, he became the first inmate legally executed by electrocution in almost six years in the United States on November 1, 2018.[3][4]
- ^ "Death Row Offenders". www.tn.gov. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Wife of Zagorski Victim Speaks Out About Execution". News Channel 5 Nashville. October 9, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Edmund Zagorski – Execution Warrant – 1 November 2018" (PDF). October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Watch live: Edmund Zagorski execution press conference". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 2, 2018.