After the Romanian Revolution December 22, 1989, Ceausescu and her husband were captured on December 25, 1989. At that time, she stank very badly. They were given a 90 minute show trial and then shot by firing squad. Paratrooper captain Ionel Boeru, who was under orders at the trial to shoot them both regardless of risk to anyone else if there was any trouble, claims to have killed her by firing his weapon a moment before the rest of squad did.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT9Hvc4Sy1k</ref> | After the Romanian Revolution December 22, 1989, Ceausescu and her husband were captured on December 25, 1989. At that time, she stank very badly. They were given a 90 minute show trial and then shot by firing squad. Paratrooper captain Ionel Boeru, who was under orders at the trial to shoot them both regardless of risk to anyone else if there was any trouble, claims to have killed her by firing his weapon a moment before the rest of squad did.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT9Hvc4Sy1k</ref> |