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A White County jury unanimous decided Gary D. Pate

A White County jury unanimous decided Gary D. Pate

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A White County jury unanimous decided Gary D. Pate should be put to death for the May 16, 2006, murders of his estranged wife and her daughter. Pate, 37, was found guilty by the same jury a week ago for the shooting deaths of his estranged wife, Kathleen Pate, 41, and her daughter, Amanda Jeffers, 16.
Resident Judge Tom Sutton set Pate's execution date for May 16 - the two-year anniversary of the slayings. Under Illinois law, Pate is entitled to an automatic appeal of the death penalty to the Illinois Supreme Court.
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  • (Sources: Henderson Gleaner, Courier Press, 14/03/2008)