On page 60 of the 11/30/09 issue of Newsweek, the magazine lists the frequency of some of the words found in the final statements of prisoners executed in Texas since 1976 (over 440 men and women).
The word (and variations thereof) used most often?
"Love" (630 times).
Others on the list include "sorry" (211), "peace" (95), "innocent" (45), and "not guilty" (4).