> Frank Athen Walls was an American serial killer and rapist who committed five murders between 1985 and 1987

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_A._Walls

> Willacy attempted to strangle Sather with a telephone cord, and when that didn't work, he doused her in gasoline and set her on fire, records show. An autopsy determined that Sather had died from smoke inhalation, indicating she was still alive when she was set on fire.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/man-convicted-of-setting...

I also take issue with this:

> As she sat in traffic looking at the commuters around her, she realized none of them had any idea that a man was slated to die that day.

It's a bit pedantic, but no she didn't. She may have hypothesized that, or guessed it, but she didn't realize it. She didn't know every person there. The commuter next to her might be even more in tune with the executions. She can't know that, so no she didn't realize that.