15 Facts About Wesley Baker

Wesley Eugene Baker was an American convicted murderer executed by the US state of Maryland.

Wesley Baker was convicted for the June 6,1991, murder of Jane Frances Tyson, a mother and grandmother, in front of two of her grandchildren in Catonsville.

Wesley Baker was the last person to be executed in Maryland.

Wesley Baker approached Jane Tyson, 49, on June 6,1991, in the parking lot of Catonsville's Westview Mall as she got into her car with her grandchildren, a 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, after shoe shopping.

Wesley Baker placed a gun to her ear and demanded her purse and then, without warning, fired the gun, killing her instantly.

Wesley Baker fled to where his accomplice was waiting with a Chevrolet Blazer.

Wesley Baker noted the license number and called the police, who apprehended Wesley Baker and Gregory Lawrence a short time later.

Wesley Baker was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Harford County on October 26,1992, of first-degree murder, robbery with a deadly weapon, and use of a handgun in the commission of a felony.

The 6-year-old boy said that the shooter ran to the driver's side of the car, while a member of the public said that Wesley Baker was sitting in the passenger seat.

Wesley Baker was executed on December 5,2005, and was pronounced dead at 9:18 pm EST after being executed by lethal injection.

Wesley Baker was the 1,002nd execution in the United States since the Gregg v Georgia decision in 1976.

Wesley Baker was not asked by prison officials if he had a final statement.

Wesley Baker's lawyers said that he had made his peace and expressed remorse for what he had done.

Jennifer McMenamin, a reporter for the Baltimore Sun who witnessed the execution, said that Wesley Baker showed little reaction during the injection of the lethal doses of chemicals.

Wesley Baker's breathing did become more rapid and loud, with a gasping and sucking nature.