Inside the Final Hours: The Chilling Last Moments of a Child Killer on Death Row
You ever wonder how long justice really takes to catch up with its prey? Jeffrey Weisheit’s story is the grim answer — more than 15 years after he set a fire that killed his girlfriend’s two young children, the U.S. finally administered the ultimate penalty. Early this Thursday, inside Indiana State Prison, Weisheit, 50, met his end by lethal injection, his last meal a humble request for barbecue ribs. No final words. Just silence. The fire he ignited not only destroyed a house but stole the innocent lives of 8-year-old Alyssa Lynch and her 5-year-old brother Caleb, who were tragically found gagged and tied up, victims of a horrific arson attack. After fleeing Indiana, Weisheit was nabbed in Kentucky in 2013 and has since awaited this grim day on death row. With the Indiana Supreme Court’s recent green light and plenty of legal wrangling over lethal drugs, the execution went ahead, marking the state’s fourth in two years — and prompting Attorney General Todd Rokita to proclaim “long-awaited justice.” It raises the question: Does justice ever really arrive on time, or just whenever it’s ready? LEARN MORE
A child killer has been put to death by the United States more than 15 years after murdering his girlfriend’s two children in an arson attack.
Inmate Jeffrey Weisheit died by lethal injection inside the Indiana State Prison in the early hours of Thursday (5 November).
He had been serving time behind bars on the death penalty after he murdered 8-year-old Alyssa Lynch and 5-year-old Caleb Lynch in an arson attack in Vanderburgh County.
According to the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC), Weisheit had no final words as he was put to death.
The state confirmed his last meal request was barbecue ribs, and that he was pronounced dead 45 minutes later.
Weisheit, 50, was put to death (Indiana Department of Correction)
The 50-year-old had been caged after he set fire to his girlfriend Lisa’s house, leading to the deaths of her two children, Alyssa and Caleb Lynch.
They both died from smoke and soot inhalation, and were found gagged and tied up inside the house, a court previously heard. The children’s mum, Lisa Lynch, was at work at the time of the horror.
Weisheit, who fled Indiana after the crime, was arrested in Kentucky and charged with double murder in 2013 where he has remained on death row ever since.
An appeal to spare his life ended up before the Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday (4 November) when it was voted to allow the execution to proceed.
It was to permit the temporary pausing of the execution for 10 days after questions were raised over the lethal drugs.
Weisheit’s death was the fourth execution in Indiana over the last two years but the first since the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee.
After the execution, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said the state was delivering “long-awaited justice” for victims Alyssa Lynch, 8, and her brother, Caleb, 5.
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