Cause of Death
When the state executes a person, the coroner lists the cause of death as “Homicide,” because the coroner knows what we know. It’s unfortunate that it is only in a single legal form that the government acknowledges the truth of the matter.
Sources: https://twitter.com/#!/southsouth/status/116705059726823424
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/09/07/090907fa_fact_grann#ixzz1Yema0nfd
