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Michael Morales
Killed 28 times
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John Albert Taylor
Killed 14 times
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From Wikipedia:
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Michael Angelo Morales (born October 17, 1959) is a convicted murderer who was scheduled to be executed by the State of California at 7:30 p.m. on February 21, 2006. But, two hours before the scheduled execution, the State of California notified the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that they could not comply with a lower federal judge's ruling that the execution must be carried out by a medical professional due to the chemical used in the execution. Consequently, California has indefinitely suspended Morales' execution. The case subsequently led to a moratorium on capital punishment in California entirely, as the only legal method of execution must be carried out with the participation of a licensed physician, who are ethically prohibited from participating in executions. |
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John Albert Taylor (c. 1960 – January 26, 1996) was executed by firing squad in Utah on January 26, 1996 at 12:03 a.m. Mountain Time for the 1988 rape and strangulation of 11-year-old Charla King. He is currently the last person to have been executed in the United States by firing squad, but as of 2008, the method remains a legal backup method of execution in two of the United States (Idaho and Oklahoma). Over 150 TV crews from around the world were on hand to report the execution, with nine media witnesses being allowed to record the actual event. One of the journalists, Paul Murphy (from KTVX Channel 4, Salt Lake City) said:
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Dean Corll vs John Albert Taylor, 
