Is inmate Troy Kell still on death row?
Troy Kell is an inmate on death row from Nevada who, on July 6, 1994 killed an inmate, Lonnie Blackmon, at the Utah Corrections Department’s Gunnison facility, stabbing Blackmon a total of 67 times while his associate, Eric Daniels, held Blackmon down. Once in prison, Kell became a white supremacist leader[2]. Prior to the attack on Blackmon, Kell had been involved in race-related altercations with several black inmates, including Blackmon.[1] The murder was captured on the prison security closed-circuit TV camera. HBO, in cooperation with Blowback Productions filmed a documentary, entitled, “Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder,” released in 2002 of the Troy Kell/Eric Daniels (codefendant)/Lonnie Blackmon(victim) case/murder, and is still available for purchase as of 2008. The documentary shows footage of the initial trial in 1996, statements from guards, disturbing footage of the attack/homicide, captured by the CCTV within the Utah Prison in Gunnison, Utah. Due to security con
Troy Kell is an inmate on death row from Nevada who, on July 6, 1994 killed an inmate, Lonnie Blackmon, at the Utah Corrections Department’s Gunnison facility, stabbing Blackmon a total of 67 times while his associate, Eric Daniels, held Blackmon down. Once in prison, Kell became a white supremacist leader[2] . Prior to the attack on Blackmon, Kell had been involved in race-related altercations with several black inmates, including Blackmon.[1] The murder was captured on the prison security closed-circuit TV camera. HBO, in cooperation with Blowback Productions filmed a documentary, entitled, “Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder,” released in 2002 of the Troy Kell/Eric Daniels (codefendant)/Lonnie Blackmon(victim) case/murder, and is still available for purchase as of 2008. The documentary shows footage of the initial trial in 1996, statements from guards, disturbing footage of the attack/homicide, captured by the CCTV within the Utah Prison in Gunnison, Utah. Due to security co
