Just hours before her scheduled execution by firing squad, condemned mass shooter Abigail “Abby” Carlisle sat for a brief interview inside the Chiron Institute’s death-watch unit. The special journalist was granted limited access under Institute protocols.
Carlisle, 33, refused to discuss the details of the five homicides she committed at her 15-year high school reunion. When pressed, she stated only: “They got what was coming to them. They never had the decency to grow up and leave me be.” Asked if she had any regrets, she answered without hesitation: “Only that I didn’t get away with it.”
On the subject of fear, Carlisle said she had “made peace with God” and was not afraid of death itself. She admitted, however, to being afraid of the process of dying. “I’m afraid it’ll be needlessly agonizing,” she said. “It sure sounded like it was for Kathy.”
When the journalist asked about the adult diaper issued for the death chamber, Carlisle’s face flushed. She first expressed embarrassment, then became defiant. “Yeah, I’m wearing one. And when they blow my heart out I’m going to shit and piss myself. That’s just what happens. Get over it.”
The interview ended shortly afterward. Carlisle was returned to the holding cell to await transfer to the execution site.
Execution Botched; Investigation Opened
At approximately 6:14 p.m., the firing squad took its positions. The first volley failed to strike Carlisle’s heart cleanly. Witnesses and official logs later confirmed she remained conscious for several minutes, bleeding heavily while restrained in the chair. Officers reported the strong odor of a soiled adult diaper and audible moaning from the condemned woman until a second, closer-range shot was ordered and delivered.
An internal investigation into the squad’s marksmanship and the duration of Carlisle’s suffering has been opened by the Institute’s oversight board. No further public statements have been released.