1997: Ricky Lee Green
October 8th, 2008 Headsman
On this date in 1997, serial killer Ricky Lee Green died by lethal injection in Texas.
The radiator repairman was executed specifically for castrating and stabbing to death Steven Fefferman in 1986, but he killed at least three other people — two women and a 16-year-old boy — and investigators associated his m.o. with up to eight other unsolved murders. (Green also copped to another murder after his conviction, possibly to help another man, William Chappell, avoid execution. It didn’t work; Chappell was executed for that crime in 2002.)
“They all deserved it. They were kind of the dregs of society.”
“A Jekyll and Hyde thing” is how Green’s true-crime biographer characterized him — a lifetime of physical and sexual abuse and a drug habit dating to childhood had seriously warped the dude.
And the most famous serial killer from tiny Boyd, Texas might’ve kept getting away with it if wasn’t for his darn estranged wife.
Someone sure was grateful for Sharon Dollar Green’s help: even though she’d participated in some of the murders, she shopped hubby and skated with ten years’ probation as more Green’s victim than his accomplice.
Green went the popular “death row conversion” route while awaiting the inevitable, or so — atheists in foxholes and all — maintained his last statement.
I want to thank the Lord for giving me this opportunity to get to know Him. He has shown me a lot and He has changed me in the past two months.
I have been in prison 8 1/2 years and on death row for 7, and I have not gotten into any trouble. I feel like I am not a threat to society anymore. I feel like my punishment is over, but my friends are now being punished.
I thank the Lord for all He has done for me.
I do want to tell the …
But the lethal cocktail had begun, and the sentiment went to the grave with Ricky Lee Green.
Also On This Date
Possibly Related Executions
- 1994: John Wayne Gacy, scary clown
- 1993: Leonel Herrera, perilously close to simple murder?
- 2002: Aileen Wuornos, Monster
Entry Filed under: 20th Century, Capital Punishment, Common Criminals, Crime, Death Penalty, Execution, Lethal Injection, Murder, Serial Killers, Sex, Texas, USA
Tags: 1997, boyd, october 8, ricky lee green, sharon dollar, sharon dollar green, william chappell
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1. Fiz (UK) | October 8th, 2008 at 4:58 am
Funny how there are no atheists in prison, don’t you think?
2. Headsman | October 8th, 2008 at 7:20 am
I wouldn’t want to judge the secrets of another’s heart without some good polling data.
What about nihilists?
3. Fiz (UK) | October 8th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
There is that! Who was it who was hanged in Russia in a plot against Tsar Alexander III , and the rope broke, and as he was finally hanged the victim said sadly,” Stupid country, where they do not know how to hang”?
4. callie | October 14th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Lol- Fiz, that is funny- sorry plenty of Atheists in prison- I visit there often…when was the last time you stopped by?
5. bear | December 18th, 2008 at 9:06 am
my best friend was kin to this guy if u read the book bloodrush u will c the names dona and melvin whose nickname is mouse… ive met dona and mouse and they both could give me a lil more info bout it… its a wonderful and frightening story! Id give it a ten
6. son of the murderd | January 8th, 2009 at 3:16 am
life is tourmented i was born from rape my mother sandra baley waas raped by six guys thuse i was born from hell . it drives me crazy every day to think some fucker is profiting from her murder and their story my given name was allen dewayne baley no longer though . her brest were cut from her chest and she was stabbed 36 times i hope you all fucking burn in hell or i can take you there . my heart filled with hate my mind destroyed . fuck you and fuck the world . i was put up for adoption b 4 her murder therefor i was not mentiond
7. ShanghaiJohnnyP | January 8th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Sorry,But My Philosophy Concerning Most of the Inmates On Death Row Comes From William Holden in”The Wild Bunch”:”IF THEY MOVE…KILL EM’!!”.
8. son of the murderd | January 9th, 2009 at 12:24 am
sry about bad typeing anger clouds judgment .
9. BAmaJAmasez | March 14th, 2009 at 10:29 am
The Romans killed Jesus…he did’nt do anything! Now we allow those who deserve to die to just sit and sit and sit and sit…eat and eat and eat and eat….watch television(cable)get a degree,get health care to prolong their life to just keep sitting and eating and watching cable TV and studing for their degrees.LIVING BETTER THAN THE HOMELESS!! I say this is wrong…..don’t you?
10. ktbailey | July 14th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
To the son of the murder:
I am your cousin in Houston. I was there throughout the case and I drove your autn (my mother) and your grandmother to watch the execution. Let me know Bobby if you would ever like to get to know your family who never got to know you. I have a lot of details and pics if you are interested.
11. rena presley | August 5th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
hey there son of murdrerd this is rena ur cousin my mom was your ur moms sister look up my name i would like to meet u
12. Pkirklandharvey | August 15th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Ti the son of Sandra Bailey, My heart is broken reading what you have to say. I am you cousin, Your Mom and I was togeather the last night of her life. I want you to know She did love you! and she was a very fun, outgoing person to be around. anytime I can share any of many precious memeroies with you and youhave to do is look on my space and I am there, But you need to know she really was a beautiful person, who loved you and her other children. You also have a huge family that would love to be with you and get a chance to know you. Don’t think you hurt alone we all lost one very special lady in our family. I do hope to hear from, you
13. Jose Manuel | September 30th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
¿como se puede permitir en USA que gente de la calle sin ningun conocimiento penal den, tan alegremente, sentencias de muerte? el jurado es una autentica trampa, un engaño, y ademas son gente fácilmente influenciable, se ha demostrado siempre. Siempre se moveran por sus prejuicios, si son racistas o no, si el acusado es feo, guapo o simpatico …. me parece un error terrible dejar el destino de un ser humano en un grupo de gente que no tiene ni idea de nada, que no son jueces, abogados y fiscales.
Otra cosa ¿como tenéis estómago en USA para poder i a ver una ejecucion? es increible, parece que vayais a ver una pelicula en el cine, solo os falta las palomitas. Honestamente me pareceis mala gente, os la queréis dar de cristianos, de creer mucho en Dios y en Jesus, pero os dá igual matar a un ser humano y ver como muere aunque haya pasado 20 años o mas en la carcel y sea otra persona. ¿qué haceis cuando habeis matado a un inocente? ¿vais a pedirle perdon a su madre, padre, hermanos, familia, amigos ….?
Por último ciudadanos de USA, no olvidéis que nunca vereis a un millonario en el corredor de la muerte … ¡¡NUNCA!! rezad para que vuestro podrido, injusto y vendido sistema judicial nunca os tenga que señalar con el dedo, porque sabréis lo que significará eso.
14. Jose Manuel | September 30th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
How can it allow himself in USA that people of the street without any penal knowledge give, so happily, sentences of death? the jury is a authenticates trap, a deceit, and they are also easily governable people, it has always been demonstrated. They will always move for their prejudices, if they are racist or not, if the accused is ugly, handsome or …. I find horrible to leave the destination of a human being in people’s group ignorant and partial that they are not judges, lawyers and fiscal.
Another thing like you have stomach in USA for to be able to see an execution? it is incredible, it seems that you will watch a movie in the cinema, alone you lack the popcorns and the coca-cola. Honestly you seem bad people, you want it to you to give of Christian, of believing a lot in God and in Jesus, but you same to kill a human being and to see like that person dies, slowly, suffering and with the horror in her face ……. although has happened 20 years or more in the jail and be not neither the murderer’s rake that was. what do you make when you have killed to an innocent one? will you ask for forgiveness to their mother, father, brothers, family, friends….?
Lastly citizens of USA you don’t forget that you will never see a millionaire in the death row… NEVER!! you pray so that your rotten and unjust judicial system never has to point out you with the finger, because you will know what will mean that, YOUR END.
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