Stanley Faulder
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Joseph Stanley Faulder was the first Canadian
citizen to be executed in the United States
since 1952.
Stanley Faulder, a Jasper, Alberta
native, was convicted for murdering Inez Scarborough Phillips, a 75 year old woman, in Texas
in 1975 during a robbery in her house. He was caught, convicted, and sentenced to death in 1977.
Despite diplomatic complaints by the Canadian government, Faulder was executed by lethal injection on 17 June 1999.
His last appeal was rejected about an hour before his death.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
citizen to be executed in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
since 1952.
Stanley Faulder, a Jasper, Alberta
Jasper, Alberta
Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. It is the commercial centre of Jasper National Park, located in the Canadian Rockies in the Athabasca River valley....
native, was convicted for murdering Inez Scarborough Phillips, a 75 year old woman, in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in 1975 during a robbery in her house. He was caught, convicted, and sentenced to death in 1977.
Despite diplomatic complaints by the Canadian government, Faulder was executed by lethal injection on 17 June 1999.
His last appeal was rejected about an hour before his death.