From what I read about this guy he was a total sociopath, he fought his execution till he minute he died, he was never remorseful of his crimes. I don’t consider myself a strong proponent of the death penalty, but In some cases like this I think it’s appropriate. I believe there are people in this world who are purely wicked and the people have the right to take them out.

Everybody against execution are not the ones that lost their children. If that ever happened, their attitudes would immediately change.

How about some sympathy for his victims. It’s disgusting when there is more caring shown for a monster than his innocence victims

He was a coward. A murdering coward. Let him swing and let us stop paying for his continued, miserable existence. Piece of refuse.

Albert Peirpoint got hanging down to a fine art 7.5 seconds from cell to death, no messing quick and clean

he should have got the chair years ago

Recently in a TX prison, an offender who was already incarcerated for murder, then killed a female Corrections Officer, thats why you give the death penalty to offenders who are convicted of coldblooded murder.

We all make choices in life, some good some bad, you take a life you deserve to have yours taken especially if you kill a young child. There are too many people out there in society that rape and murder....

They should show executions live on public TV maybe that would deter other people from thinking it's okay to kill murder torture Main and brutalized others justice has been served now maybe his victims can rest in peace and their families now that justice has been done and I'm glad to see people are caring about his victims for a change two thumbs up

What’s the point of giving him stamps when he has an hour to live.

Less than an hour to live. He has access to stamps. Back then the Postal Service must have been fast.

What about performing the autopsy or cremation before the execution? The crime rate would rapidly decrease.

It is sad to me because he was once a beautiful baby that needed held and loved and grew up and turned into the devil. That is very sad

Justice for Victims

Well I guess he'll be hanging around a little longer.

Why does it take so long to get an execution accomplished?

that Campbell is a coward

Prison made knives,not”homemade “knives.

Hang in there, Charlie.

You say that is murder ? On an equal level of that animal killing 3 young girls ? You have a very degenerate sense of ethics .

they should show the hanging live on Pay TV.

This guy was probably a sociopath but I bet you he is one charismatic, charming mfer to turn out a nun like that and have a kid with her. All while he was locked up.

you are rightcambell was so barbaric, he slit those two womens and a 8 year olds throat( 8 years old that is evil) with no care for their lives and no care if they suffered, he deserved to die. i always wonder if that was there wife, mom, sister,or daughter would they feel differently. i know a lot will say it would not change there stand i bet a lot would change if they were affected if it was your 8 year old baby girl!!! MY GOD THIS MAN WAS EVIL HE DESERVED WHAT HE GOT, LOOK HOW MANY JUDGES AND THE 9TH CIRCUIT IS AS LIBERAL AS IT GETS AND THEY EVEN SAID THIS TO EVIL HE MUST PAY.

bring it back

I heard that the gallows used for the Nuremburg Hangings did not have a device to hold the trap door in the open position. Therefore, each condemned got hit in the head on the way down (most of the bodies did have facial lacerations). Given their horrendous crimes, I think this was fitting.

The victim's family should be allowed to observe the hanging without the hood covered on the inmate during the hanging. This is the human rights for the victim's family.

Whilst I believe that murderers deserve to be executed I also believe that they should only be executed if their guilt proven is beyond ALL doubt, not just reasonable doubt. Could anybody reading this stake their life by saying that there is NOT EVEN ONE person on death row RIGHT NOW who is actually innocent? You can release a person who is later found to be innocent out of prison to live the rest of their lives, but you can't raise a person from the dead if they are later found to be innocent.

How far did he DROP?

death is one of many consequence of defying justice.

Need to do the same to rapists and those who hurt children.

The bible says ; that's how you put evil out from you!

Those demonstrators. Somebody better toughen those people up.

The only suspended sentence that works.

They do an autopsy to “make sure” he is indeed dead after the execution. No need to do an autopsy when they already know the cause of death.

I call it more civilized to kill a degenerate with no hope of rehabilitation than to let him live risking his escape and murdering again. Its all about the protection of society. Anyone who did what this guy did, is not a human being, but a monster and needed to be permanently removed from the possibility of harming anyone else ever again.

I am glad that Washington state has abolished the death penalty. I call on the 24 states that still have it to do the same.

Its called PUNISHMENT

What year was this

I would be interested to know the source and reliability of "the statistics" which you claim prove "otherwise".

I remember reading about this. So, .... The time has come for mr Campbell.

I'm sure they would feel different if he had killed a loved one of their's....he killed an 8yr old child he shouldn't even get to talk period.....

First of all, there are bars on a cell. If a prisoner is being unruly, lock them in their cell. 70 to75% of all prisoners are there for at least a second time. Giving them books makes them smarter criminals, giving them exercise equipment makes them stronger criminals. And you pay for it. Secondly, they are there to be punished, not entertained. Do you ground your children by giving them movies to watch? No, so why would you with an adult criminal? Bring back the chain gangs to occupy them!

convicted murderers should not be allowed visitors, since the victim families will never see their loved ones again

Man, Will Smith turned mean after Bad boys....even after being elected governor

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It costs around $45,000 per prisoner per year to house feed and clothe. They all get the same appeal process, so that is moot. Almost all killers can't afford a lawyer, so they get a PD who is on salary by the state costing the same regardless of sentence, so that is moot too. An execution costs less than $20,000. Do the math... 45,000 for 30 years (life sentence) is $1,350,000. 20 years on death row is $900,000 plus exectution is less than $920,000. Last time I checked, 920,000 was less.

What I don't understand is, that the trap door opened at 12:08 AM and he was pronounced dead by the Prison Physician at 12:14 AM. that is six minutes from the time of initial drop to impact and he lingered for an estimated six minutes. If the procedure was conducted thoroughly and his weight and height registered and if the executioner used the prescribed British Drop Chart and proper placement of the rope just under the hinge of the left jaw; he should have died within twenty to twenty two seconds after initial impact at the time of the drop separating spinal columns L1 and L2 four inches below the base of the skull and an estimated five inches below the patulitary gland at the very base of the spinal cord just off the rear of the brain tissue. Explain to me why it took six minutes from the time of the drop till initial impact for the condemned to perish? If the procedure was conducted with the up most professionalism by the executioner, the condemned regardless of folding board should have died in twenty two seconds maximum. Seems as though Washington State needs to study British Hanging Procedures when conducting executions by hanging. The Prisoner should be weighed, measured in height and the drop chart should be employed with the length of rope measured for the drop and the rope stretched taught for twenty four hours prior to the execution date and time.

Court costs are determined by the length of the trial, not the sentence. All prisoners have the same amount of appeals. do the math and it takes hundreds of thousands of dollars to house, feed, clothe, and entertain (TV, Books, etc.) a prisoner. A rope only costs a few dollars. Even the most expensive form of execution (lethal injection) is only a few hundred dollars worth of drugs and equipment, which is less than what we spend in a week on a prisoner.

A coward to the end. How could he not relate to the empathy of the fear from the people he killed? He shit himself and had to be dragged to the Gallows so he knows the fear of death and still he killed 3 people.

#1 The statistics prove otherwise. It cost the same for a death row inmate as it does a non-death row inmate to house, feed, clothe and run the appeals process. It costs more to keep a death row inmate alive because it requires more guards. So for the same amount of time a death row inmate costs the state more to keep alive. Then if he is put to death, that is after usually no more than 20 years. Compare those costs with an inmate sentenced to life which would be at least 30 years.

Do they still hang in the U.S.A ?

I also believe they should show these executions live..the ironic thing is that on the death certificate of the person DEATH BY MURDER!!!!! [my name is annielee]

That was the last Washington state Gov had balls and cared for the victims.

No, I haven't, but before you go on your high and mighty kick, my kids have not robbed anyone, beat anyone, killed anyone, threatened anyone, and on and on. Name a crime and my kids have not committed it. So "grounding" them for 30 years is a stupid thing for you to ask. If my kids committed crimes, it wouldn't be me who "grounds" them, it would be the state. Have you dealt with prisoners? I have.

death by hanging? what was this from the 1900's?

Chipper shredder feet first while live into a catfish pond

I remember watching this live. Also watched live the hanging of Westley Alan Dodd.

I'd have been happy to pull that lever after reading up on Charles Rodman Campbell.

All prisoners regardless of sentence have the same appeals so you take that out. Court costs are the same for the same amount of time, a public defender gets paid the same rate regardless of the charges and most people can't afford a lawyer, so take that cost out. All that is left is housing costs and execution costs. Prison costs roughly $45,000 per prisoner per year. An execution includes the cost of the method and burial, roughly $20,000. OMFG execution costs less than one year imprisonment!!

What a coward. Not so tough now is he?

They had hanging in America back then?

My name is Charles Campbell, like for real. I didn't know who this man was until I decided to google myself. I'm a bit freaked out now.

I don't understand why they think its so unusual that a condemned person wouldn't obey commands that lead directly or indirectly to their own death? I have always found it quite odd that many convicted death row prisoners seem to follow all commands leading up to the death chamber,to the point where it is considered the norm,even stories of convicts actively assisting & offering consoling & calming words to those about to kill them,I find it odd if a death row inmate did not fight until the end!

What good is this show if it's not seen??

Charles Rodman Campbell poster boy for and why we have the second amendment.

I turned 16 in July of 1994 so why do the people and everything else in this video look like 1984...

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. That said, there sure are some bloodthirsty people in these comments.

who goes to an execution? And why?

It's hilarious when people have to give an, "official account," of what happened lol they start squeezing ten dollar words in a buck fifty sentence. The sentence; "He wasn't cooperating when we tried moving him so we maced him." turns into; "Mr. Campbell was uhhhh unresponsive to a command to uhhhh cuff up, that is to back up to the cuff port in the intensive management unit cell that he occupied this afternoon and uhhh we did uhh administer uhhh pepper spray to him, at which time without incident we were able to subdue him and cuff him and transport him from the intensive management unit to the holding uhhh cell in the chamber." It boggles my mind how people waste SO much time every day wasting their breath lol give it to us STRAIGHT, man!

The problem with this issue is that too many innocent people die due to problems inherent in the system. I am all for capital punishment, but reserved for cases where there is undeniable guilt proven such as catching a mass or serial killer in the act itself. John Wayne Gacy, Jeffery Dahmer, and Ted Bundy are perfect examples where the death penalty is not only justified, but also required. George killing Herman in a crime of passion is not grounds in my opinion.

Horrible, horrible creature.

lm not a death penalty advocate and it is a barbaric video but if you live by the sword you die by the sword.

Confinement in the death house is more expensive, so 1 year on death row costs $90,000 more than a normal prisoner. This is due to the extra security required and the higher ratio of guards per prisoner. Then you've got the extra days in court, as they (generally) use every appeal they've got. Adds up to way more than LWOP.

God's laws require the death penalty for murder, period...

I'm for the death penalty. You take a life yours should be taken also

It’s illegal to kill yet we kill hmm.

a black warden how many times was he mistaken for a inmate

The facts of cost you mention are wrong. I accordance with law, every prisoner has the same right to appeals regardless of death or life sentence. Every prisoner is allowed three meals a day, so the cost per day in food, and housing is the same. Every cost you can come up with is the same per day for both except for the execution itself. Now with that a death sentence carried out after 10 to 15 years is far cheaper than the 20 or more years of life imprisonment. It is a matter of doing the math.

4.11 this is where he will be spending his last moments working on appeals 4.16 he was given paper and stamps THERE MUST BE A FAST POSTAL SERVICE IN WASHINGTON BECAUSE WHAT USE ARE THEM STAMPS WHEN YOU HAVE JUST A FEW DAYS TO LIVE

No sympathy for this murderer. I’m sure the victims did not want to die . Justice served.

Death penalty need be done... American justice needs it.for worst of the worst

Not bullshit. You're missing the point: the right of appeal exists to establish - as far as possible - who the "true killers" are. An irreversible sanction such as the death penalty requires the very highest evidenciary standards. Quite apart from the fact that it is barbaric (and ineffective - witness the far lower murder-rates of abolitionist Europe), the death penalty always involves the risk of killing an innocent person. It has happened.

Every state should have hanging. With modern calculations it is quick and even has a lesser botch rate to lethal injection. No need to go through the hassle of buying drugs.

Swing low.

I remember this crime and this criminal. So glad he was executed. A horrendous crime.

@TheScrawnyboy I'm a conservative Christian, just a friendly reminder that it's not what goes in your mouth that defiles you but what comes out. Jesus does not rejoice when anyone goes to hell.

The chairman of the board dedicated his song to you . You got me dangling on a string bye bye

Wow that’s nasty hanging didn’t that go out in the Stone Age

Who would fight to spare that bastards life?

That one lady says think of the innocent people that have been wrongfully executed. That is nothing compared to the victims that this man has executed. And their families that suffer everyday because of this man. And the fact of the matter is no you don't have to be there.

And who pays for it? Yes, you the taxpayer. I want prison to be prison, take away the TV and cable (they are being punished, not rewarded), take away the gym (they don't need to be a stronger criminal), take away the books (they don't need better job opportunities than the law abiding citizen).

THESE BLEEDING HEARTS...NEED TO BE..HUNG!!!

Why do you have to make this is a liberal or conservative iisue ?

I accept and understand anyone saying "Justice served". I don't know what sort of noose is used nowadays. The old Wild West noose was placed at the back of the neck (sub-occipital) causing the head to be thrown forward and asphyxiation to occur. Has been known for 30-45 mins before life is pronounced extinct. The former UK system used a running loop placed at the sub-aural (below the ear) or the sub-mental (below the jaw) causing the head to be jerked back. As I say, death was instantaneous (usually about 0.7 seconds) due to the fracture of the spinal cord between 2nd/3rd vertebrae and the rupture of the jugular vein/carotid artery causing an immediate and fatal loss of blood pressure. Also the stopping of the action of the vagus nerve (vagal inhibition) which acts on the heart and lungs although this is difficult to pick up even in a post-mortem exam.

Do not get wrapped up in Hellywood. The music the garbage rots your brains then your spirit.

He should had just done his time and left getting revenge against them alone and just moved on about his life. Now they are dead and he is dead because of himself. Revenge at your on hand never comes out good, most times you will get hurt or killed.

For the ones totally not for capital punishment ( killing ) -(death ) then I really hope your %100 vegetarians. And if your not.. stop eating the animals that was killed for your pleasure of eating...

Hanging ? I thought that was done with

well........bye...........

I had no idea they had hanging in Seattle not so long ago, sounds like a real pain in the neck, seems unusual the green river killer never got the death penalty, he killed around 50.