Terry Lee Hankins was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas, on June 2, 2009.
The execution was the 200th during the tenure of Texas Governor Richard "Rick" Perry (pictured).
Death penalty opponents worldwide planned protests to denounce this gruesome milestone.
Gov. Perry's approval of the execution of Terry Lee Hankins marks the highest number of executions performed by ANY governor in American history.
Hankins was the 16th condemned prisoner executed this year in Texas.
Hankins' execution was the 439th since Texas resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.
Hankins becomes the 30th condemned individual to be put to death this year in the USA and the 1166th overall since the nation resumed executions on January 17, 1977.
Governor Rick Perry (R), the new face of compassionate conservatism.
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