Christopher Scott Emmett was convicted in October 2001 of the April 27, 2001, capital murder and robbery of his co-worker, John Langley, in Danville, Virginia. On November 2, 2001, Emmett was sentenced to death. On May 30, 2007 I received word that I was one of the media selected to view Emmett's execution on June 13. How does one prepare to view and cope with an execution? This is my journal of that journey. My thoughts about this are not right or wrong, they're simply mine.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Choices
Christopher Scott Emmett has one thing in common with his victim, John Fenton Langley.
Neither one got to choose the clothes they would be wearing when they die(d).
According to the Dept. of Corrections, Emmett's clothes "will be provided."
Rebecca Blanton is a photojournalist at The Danville Register & Bee. With 22 years experience as a writer and photographer she covers all of Danville and Pittsylvania County, Virginia and parts of Halifax County and Caswell County, North Carolina. If you have an idea for a story or know of an interesting person you'd like to tell her about, email her at: rblanton@registerbee.com.
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