A 69-year-old Missouri inmate convicted of murdering his former lover and her husband was executed late Tuesday, officials said.
David Hosier received a single-dose injection of pentobarbital at Bonne Terre State Prison and was declared dead minutes later at 6:11 p.m.
“I leave you all with love,” Hosier’s final statement read. “Now I get to go to Heaven. Don’t cry for me. Just join me when your time comes.”
He was convicted of the 2009 fatal shootings of Angela and Rodney Gilpin near their apartment.
Prosecutors said that Hosier was angry with Angela for breaking her romantic relationship with him and reconciling with her husband.
Although he maintained his innocence, witnesses reported Hosier threatened to harm Angela Gilpin in the days leading to the murders.
Police found 15 guns and 400 rounds of ammunition inside his car following a chase. There was also a note that partially read:
“If you are going with someone do not lie to them. Be honest with them if there is something wrong. If you do not this could happen to YOU!”
