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A spree of five executions in the US has reignited both horror and interest in the death penalty - which is retained in 23 states - and has once again ignited the debate over its use. Reporting on the five cases has also reignited a morbid fascination in the final words uttered by those about to be executed. While it is not a constitutional right, it has long been tradition to allow prisoners to make a final statement. In some states, officials place a limit on how long this statement can last, while others have tried to make such statements written only. Regardless of how they have been delivered, America's history of final words is greatly varied, with the five in the past week alone have demonstrated this. The executed men pleaded their innocence, reassured their family members watching on, said their final thanks, prayed to their god - or simply said 'bye'. Here, DailyMail.com takes a look back at some of the most notable final words, beginning with the five from the past week:

Dabney Coleman , the character actor who starred in such popular films as 9 To 5, Tootsie and On Golden Pond and the cult TV classic Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, has died at the age of 92. Coleman passed away at his home in the Santa Monica neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, his daughter Quincy Coleman confirmed with the Associated Press. 'My father crafted his time here on Earth with a curious mind, a generous heart and a soul on fire with passion, desire and humor that tickled the funny bone of humanity,' she said in a statement, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter . 'As he lived, he moved through this final act of his life with elegance, excellence and mastery,' she added. As news of his death spread a number of celebrities felt the need to share some high praise for the actor and his craft whose career stretched over six decades with about an equal amount of acting credits in both film and television.

James Woods, a 17-year-old boy from Bristol, died by suicide after being exposed to a sextortion project in November 2022. Tamia Woods, his mother, is speaking out to warn families of the new internet dangers that have arisen. According to her, the teen received 200 messages in less than 20 hours requesting money or else the sextortionists would reveal James' pictures. According to the FBI, at least 12,600 people, mainly boys, were killed between October 2021 and March 2023.

Will the pendulum of sanity swing back in our lifetime?When will the insanity that has infected every echelon of society - from schools to college campuses, politics, the media and beyond - reach its unbearable zenith?When will we really 'wake up' and walk back from a newfound McCarthyite hysteria that is sending us all mad with rage and injustice?After a dramatic moment of clarity in Congress, actor James Woods' beautifully eloquent yet disturbing notion of the 'pendulum of sanity' was coined on Twitter this week. It didn't just shock America; its complete shamelessness grabbed global headlines. The presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT (attended by Woods himself) testified to Congress about on-campus antisemitism, denial, minimization, and excusing.

WARNING: Andreas Probst, 64, was fatally injured while cycling in northwest Las Vegas on August 14, where he had resigned as the police chief of Bell, California, in 2009. The 17-year-old driver, whose name was not released by police due to his age, was arrested shortly after the accident and taken to the Juvenile Detention Center soon after. Investigators said the driver intentionally assaulted Probst late last month and that the assault charges against him would be expanded to include an open murder charge.

During a Los Angeles stroll with her on Wednesday, James Woods ignited rumors that he may have married Sara Miller, his much-younger sister, because he sported a gold band on his wedding finger. Sara Miller, the actor's 33-year-old husband, was seen sporting a prominent diamond engagement ring last year, on his finger, while wedding photographer Sara Devinci kept her left hand bared, while wedding photographer Sara deftly kept her left hand hidden.

In an interview with Variety, Disney's live action Hercules is already facing fanback after producer Joe Russo revealed new information about the film. According to Russo, the Guy Ritchie-directed film will be more experimental than recent live-action versions and influenced by TikTok. Fans of the beloved 1997 animated film took to Twitter shortly after it was revealed, with some predicting that the reimagining would be a complete 'disaster.'

Conservatives are commemorating Hillary Clinton's birthday by chopping up her 2016 'future president's tweet in which she referred to herself as the 'future president.' To his more than 2 million Twitter followers, James Woods tweeted "Six years ago today." The responses joked about how badly the message has aged since Clinton resigned the Electoral College to former President Donald Trump in 2016.

The live-action "Hercules" at Disney is just one step closer to becoming a reality. Guy Ritchie has been confirmed as the film's director two years after Disney announced the live-action version of the 1997 animated film, according to Deadline. Ritchie produced "Aladdin," which grossed more than $ 1 billion at the international box office. Now that Ritchie is on board, fans can anticipate more "Hercules" news to follow. According to "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," scribe Dave Callaham wrote the first draft of the script. However, a hunt for a new writer to take over the project is ongoing. Meanwhile, Joe and Anthony Russo, the creators of "Infinity War" are now attached as producers under their AGBO banner.