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2016-06-21 Thread Rick Halperin
June 21 OKLAHOMA: Case against accused serial killer at a standstill over death penalty debate in Oklahoma The case against an accused serial killer is at a standstill. William Reece is currently serving a 60 year prison sentence for kidnapping after he abducted 19-year-old Sandra

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2015-09-30 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 30 OKLAHOMAstay of impending execution Oklahoma governor stays execution of Richard Glossip amid drug concernsOrder comes an hour after US supreme court denies last-minute appeal over new evidence Glossip's attorneys allege show he was framed for murder of boss

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2015-09-11 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 11 OKLAHOMAimpending execution Fox 25 Investigation: Testimony discrepancy uncovered during death penalty trial raise new questions about execution The next man on Oklahoma's death row has less than a week to live. His lawyers say they need more time as they do the

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2015-07-10 Thread Rick Halperin
July 10 OKLAHOMA: WHAT HAPPENED IN ROOM 102Oklahoma Prepares to Execute Richard Glossip On June 29, the very day the United States Supreme Court upheld Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol in Glossip v. Gross, signaling to the state that it could resume executions, State Attorney

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2015-07-08 Thread Rick Halperin
July 8 OKLAHOMAnew execution date Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals sets execution date for death row inmate The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has set a September execution date for a death row inmate who had challenged a drug that will be used in his lethal injection. The

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2015-05-13 Thread Rick Halperin
May 13 OKLAHOMA: Cruel and UnusualThe botched execution of Clayton Lockett - and how capital punishment became so surreal On the morning of his execution, Clayton Lockett hid under the covers. Before a team of correctional officers came to get him at 5:06 a.m., he fashioned a

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2015-01-15 Thread Rick Halperin
Kan. 15 OKLAHOMAexecution Charles Warner Executed: Baby Killer Is Oklahoma's 1st Execution Since Botched Attempt Oklahoma has executed a death row inmate for killing a baby in 1997 in the state's 1st lethal injection since a botched one last spring. Prison officials

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2014-05-08 Thread Rick Halperin
May 8 OKLAHOMAstay/new date of execution 180-day stay recommended for convicted Oklahoma killer Charles Warner; Warner was set to be executed by lethal injection on April 29. His execution was delayed 2 weeks by Gov. Mary Fallin. Convicted killer Charles Warner is now set to be

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2014-01-23 Thread Rick Halperin
Jan. 23 OKLAHOMAnew execution date March 27 execution set for Okla. death row inmate An Oklahoma appeals court has scheduled a March 27 execution date for a 46-year-old man who was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of an 11-month-old girl. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal

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2013-06-19 Thread Rick Halperin
Subject: Help stop the execution of Brian Davis! Urge Governor Fallin to follow the Oklahoma Pardon Parole Board recommendation to grant clemency for Brian Darrell Davis.  Davis is scheduled to be executed next week, June 25th. On June 6,

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2012-11-06 Thread Rick Halperin
Nov. 6 OKLAHOMAexecution Okla. inmate executed for fiancee's 1986 killing An Oklahoma man who was put to death Tuesday evening despite claims that he was insane spent his final moments rambling about the presidential election and appeared startled when a prison official announced

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2012-05-01 Thread Rick Halperin
May 1 OKLAHOMAexecution Okla. death row inmate executed in shooting death An Oklahoma man convicted of murdering a Tulsa convenience store manager almost 37 years ago was executed by lethal injection Tuesday. Michael Bascum Selsor, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:06 p.m. Tuesday at

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2008-05-30 Thread Rick Halperin
May 30 OKLAHOMAnew execution date Court sets execution date The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has set a July 22 execution date for a man sentenced to die for gunning down another man at an alleged gambling house in 1996. Attorney General Drew Edmondson's office said the court on

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2006-04-15 Thread Rick Halperin
April 15 OKLAHOMA: Missing Okla. girl's body found near home In Purcell, the body of a 10-year-old girl missing for 2 days was found in a neighbor's apartment Friday, and the man who lives there has been arrested, authorities said. Jamie Rose Bolin was reported missing Wednesday night

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2006-03-27 Thread Rick Halperin
March 27 OKLAHOMA: Execution date sought for 74-year-old death row inmate A state appellate court is asked today to set an execution date for a 74-year-old death row inmate convicted of murdering his stepson more than 20 years ago. Attorney General Drew Edmondson says he asked the

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2006-02-14 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 14 OKLHOMA: *February 14, 2006* -- 11:30 a.m. Lunch time Rally Rally for Change in 2006! -- Anti-Death Penalty Rally! STATE CAPITOL---NORTH (not South!) --- Steps of the State Capitol Speakers, Music, presentation of legislation by Sen. Johnson and Rep. Toure followed by group

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2005-08-16 Thread Rick Halperin
May 12 OKLAHOMAexecution Miller executed for killing Oklahoma City motel clerk A man convicted of beating and stabbing an Oklahoma City motel clerk and pouring acid down his throat was put to death on Thursday. George James Miller Jr., 37, received a lethal injection of drugs and

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2005-08-16 Thread Rick Halperin
August 5 [friends---the following item was put out earlier under the heading of TENNESSEEthat was incorrect.the story relates to a death row inmate in Oklahoma..Philip Workman, on death row in Tennessee, has an execution date for September 22my apologies for the error

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2005-08-16 Thread Rick Halperin
August 8 OKLAHOMA: Nichols set to get life a 2nd time Already serving life in federal prison, Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols is set to be sentenced to life in state prison Monday, and his attorneys say he may use the occasion to speak publicly for the 1st time since he

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2005-08-16 Thread Rick Halperin
March 22 OKLAHOMA: A Mexican national serving life in a state prison for murder should have been told before his trial that he had a right to contact his home country's consulate, an Oklahoma County judge ruled. Osbaldo Torres, 30, also had ineffective counsel at his trial, Oklahoma