Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Jan. 17, 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was killed by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first U.S.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Jan. 17, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Jan. 17, 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, ...