The plan was for Myers to distract Back while Mosley strangled him with the garrote. The left wrist contained a thin adamantium alloy garrote wire. Mosley armed himself with the garrote as well as a six-inch pocketknife. A military court sentenced him to death by garrote vil in the "Model" prison. The killer decapitates them using a homemade garrote device on rainy days. Apollo wakes to find Shevon and Paya gone and the wielder of the garrote murdered. His intent was to fashion a garrote, or "choke wire", as Mosley referred to it. In December, executions by fire-squad and garrote vil started to be conducted. Distinguished by his wire garrote and the skinning knife he carries on his left side. Soon after, Uncle Al's corpse is found with a makeshift garrote around his neck. He was executed by garrote in the nearby town of Vergara. "Estocada" (Spanish for thrust or stab) and "Garrote" (Spanish for club). Other weapons include chloroform, knives, a garrote and poison. He was executed by garrote on 29 August 1533. At least in urban legend, it is employed by assassins as a garrote.