SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—A convicted killer who fatally stabbed a former co-worker during a 1992 burglary used his last words on Monday, Nov. 4, to speak directly to the parents of his victim, saying he forgave them “for your anger and hatred towards me.” But the victim’s parents refused to focus on the man who killed their son, instead centering their attention on the young man they treasured and whom they called a blessing.
Charles Rhines was executed by lethal injection at 7:39 p.m., after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt the execution despite three late appeals.
