Facts of the Crime: Convicted and sentenced to death in the April 27, 2001 murder of John F. Langley in Danville.
Emmett and John Fenton Langley were sharing a room in a Danville motel in April of 2001 as part of an out-of-town roofing crew. On the night Langley was killed, he bought food and grilled for Emmett and other co-workers. They then played cards at the motel. Later Langley was killed as he slept. In a taped confession to police, Emmett admitted striking Langley in the head with a lamp in the motel room they were sharing, robbing him of $100, buying and smoking crack cocaine, then calling the police to report that something had happened to his roommate.
Victim: John Fenton Langley
Time of Death: 9:07 pm
Manner of Execution: Lethal Injection
Last Meal: Not made public
Final Words: "Tell my family and friends I love them, tell the governor he just lost my vote. Y'all hurry this along, I'm dying to get out of here."
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