[superkuh]

Wouldn't that mean if he was put to death that he'd be the executioner's slave in the afterlife?

[rightbyte]

Valid point. I guess he didn't think that far.

"I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE GAS CHAMBER"

Or maybe he did a "curse" or something on the victims who knows.

[Mirioron]

Perhaps he committed suicide and that was effectively his note?

[selimthegrim]

I guess that’s why he was afraid of the gas chamber.