Wilson, Emily Kay

Inmate ID: #61367
Classification: Correctional
Chiron Institute
Inmate Status
Demographic Data
First Name Emily
Middle Name Kay
Last Name Wilson
Date of Birth 2000-03-24
Age 26 Years (Executed)
Birthplace Canada
Race / Ethnicity White
Gender Female
Height 5'6"
Weight 108 lbs
Eye Color Blue
Convictions / Penalties
Code Offense Penalty Details Date Sentenced
Count #1
86-1ATXMQ
Murder Death Penalty
Decapitation
Scheduled: 2026-08-23
2025-08-23
Age at sentencing: 25
  • Murder
    Count #1
    Code: 86-1ATXMQ
    2025-08-23
    Age at sentencing: 25
    Death Penalty
    Decapitation
    Scheduled: 2026-08-23
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Summary

Emily Wilson or Em to her friends is convicted of killing Johann Malcom, a man who she claimed during the trial that he was trying to pimp her out to his buddies. Unfortunately there was little evidence in the small town but a phone call to 911 stating that she'd shot him and needed an ambulance. That was taken as a confession. Emily was sentenced to the Garroting Chair to die by mechanical strangulation, but a mercy plea was granted and Emily will receive death by decapitation instead. The Garroting Chair can take a several minutes to kill, where as the modern Auto Guillotine separates the head from the body and consciousness only lasts for 5 to 10 seconds. Her family is allowed to collect her body's ashes afterward but her head will be dipped in epoxy and donated to the Museum of Justice for display.

News Articles / Stories
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State Transfers Convicted Murderer Lily Ann Wright to Chiron Institute Ahead of Execution

Aug 23, 2026 • Korvalain

Weather Delays Prison Convoy; Condemned Woman Has Hours LeftCHIRON INSTITUTE, Execution Ward — Emily Wilson, 26, known to friends as Em, arrived at the Chiron Institute this morning under heavy escort after her prison transport was delayed overnight by severe weather. Officials confirmed the condemned woman now has only a few hours remaining before her sentence is carried out.Wilson was convicted in a small-town trial of the shooting death of Johann Malcom. She maintained throughout the proceedings that Malcom had attempted to force her into prostitution with his associates. Prosecutors presented little physical evidence, but a recorded 911 call in which Wilson stated she had shot the man and requested an ambulance was ruled a full confession. The jury returned a guilty verdict on the strength of that recording.Originally sentenced to death by the Garroting Chair—an older mechanical strangulation device that can require several minutes to produce unconsciousness and death—Wilson’s legal team filed a successful mercy petition. The sentence was amended to execution by the facility’s modern Auto Guillotine. Institute spokespeople note that the automated blade separates the head from the body in a single stroke, with residual consciousness estimated to last between five and ten seconds.Family members have been granted permission to claim the ashes of Wilson’s body after cremation. Her head, however, will be preserved in epoxy resin and transferred to the Museum of Justice for permanent public display as part of the institution’s collection of executed offenders.Wilson was photographed earlier today in standard orange institutional attire, restrained and holding her identification placard for the Execution Ward intake process. She remains under continuous observation pending the scheduled procedure later this afternoon.Further updates will be issued by the Chiron Institute Communications Office once the sentence has been completed.
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