Editing Carroll Cole (section)

==Conviction and death==
On April 9, 1981, Cole was convicted of three of the murders committed in Texas. He was sentenced to [[life in prison|life]] at the [[Huntsville Prison]]. In 1984, Cole's mother died and his attitude was reported to have changed. He agreed to face further murder charges filed in Nevada, even though it could possibly mean the [[death penalty]].<ref name="auto1"/>

In February 1984, Cole was extradited to Nevada, where he was tried and convicted for the strangulation deaths of two women in 1977 and 1979. In October 1984, Cole was sentenced to death in Nevada.<ref name="L.A. Times 2">{{cite news |last1=FREED |first1=DAVID |title=Nevada Executes Killer of Five: 25 View Death of Carroll E. Cole by Lethal Injection |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-07-mn-14259-story.html |access-date=17 August 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=7 December 1985 |location=Carson City, Nevada}}</ref> When his sentencing was passed he said, "Thanks, Judge."<ref name="auto1"/> Sometime before his execution he reportedly converted to [[Catholicism]]. The victims in which Cole was convicted of killing were Kathlyn Blum, Marie Cushman, Sally Thompson, Dorothy King and Wanda Roberts, the latter three of whom were killed in Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/nevada/supreme-court/1985/16070-1.html|title=Cole v. State|website=Justia}}</ref>

On the day of his execution, anti-death penalty campaigners, including the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU), the [[United Methodist Church]] of Reno, and fellow death row inmates tried to have his sentence commuted, but Cole protested. For his [[last meal]], Cole ordered jumbo fried shrimp, french fries, salad with French dressing, and Boston clam chowder. The night before he requested [[KFC|Kentucky Fried Chicken]], but guards could only give him chicken nuggets, as he was not allowed to have food with bones.<ref name=":0" /> Cole was executed by [[lethal injection]] at [[Nevada State Prison]] on December 6, 1985, at 2:10 am.<ref>{{cite news |title=CONFESSED MURDERER OF 13 IS EXECUTED IN NEVADA |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/07/us/confessed-murderer-of-13-is-executed-in-nevada.html |accessdate=16 August 2018 |agency=Associated Press |work=The New York Times |date=7 December 1985 |language=en |quote=Mr. Cole was the first person executed by injection in Nevada}}</ref><ref name="Las Vegas Sun">{{cite news |title=Eleven men executed in Nevada since 1979 |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/jun/02/eleven-men-executed-in-nevada-since-1979/ |accessdate=16 August 2018 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=LasVegasSun.com |date=2 June 2005 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His brain was removed hours after his execution and studied for abnormalities at the [[University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine|University of Nevada-Reno medical school]].<ref name=":0" />