"Inmates are not conscious when the lethal drugs are given," Wecht said. "They experience no physical pain, and it is a very quick death," he said.
Lundgren was convicted of having murdered Dennis and Cheryl Avery and their three young daughters in April 1989. The Averys were members of his religious cult. Lundgren led a small group of religious followers, and his cult relied on altered Mormon scriptures. The followers believed Lundgren was a prophet of Jesus Christ and that their faith in him would lead them to eternal glory at Christ's second coming, which was near.
To illustrate his power and his devotion to performing God's will, Lundgren accepted the Averys' savings and credit cards, fed them a "last supper" and led the family into a Kirtland barn, where he bound, gagged and shot the couple, and then shot their children. With help, he buried the family members together, according to Lake County Common Pleas Court testimony given during Lundgren's trial. The bodies of Dennis Avery, 49; his wife, Cheryl, 46; and their daughters, Trina, 15, Rebecca, 13 and Karen, 7, were found after members left the cult and alerted police.
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