Ion Pistol (1 December 1946 – 12 May 1987) was a Romanian convicted murderer, the last person put to death in what was then the Socialist Republic of Romania prior to the execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu. He was tried for murder on 9 April 1986, before a 500-person auditorium. His lawyer, Liviu Ardeiaș, claimed that sentencing him to death would result "not in execution, but in murder". The same day, the Teleorman County tribunal handed down a death sentence. On 4 May 1987, Ceaușescu rejected his plea for clemency. Eight days later, he was executed by shooting at a prison in the Bucharest area.[1][2][3][4]: 211
According to Pistol's criminal record, he was born in the commune of Trivalea-Moșteni, where he was living at the time of his arrest, and had a fourth-grade education. The report indicates he killed his mother Gheorgița with multiple axe blows on the night of 30–31 October 1985 and was arrested on 1 November 1985. He was taken to Jilava Prison prior to his execution[5] and asked for an onion omelette for his last meal.[6]
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- ^ Ionela Stănilă (17 August 2019). "Ultimii condamnați la moarte în Epoca de Aur. Unde au fost executați cu o ploaie de gloanțe criminalul Pistol și mafiotul Bachus". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Mădălin Sofronie (5 April 2015). "Pedeapsa cu moartea în România comunistă. 104 persoane au fost executate prin împușcare în epoca lui Nicolae Ceaușescu". Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Valentina Nicoale (2019), "From the capital punishment to respecting the rights of the convict. A few aspects regarding the evolution of the Romanian penalty system" (PDF), Studii Juridice și Administrative, 20 (1): 201–215
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- ^ "Pistol ucis de puști. Povestea ultimului condamnat la moarte al lui Ceaușescu. A cerut omletă cu ceapă înainte de execuția din mai 1987". Antena 3 (in Romanian). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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