Glenn L. Benner II, 43, died by injection at 10:15 a.m...

Glenn L. Benner II, 43, died by injection at 10:15 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville.
Benner admitted raping and murdering Cynthia Sedgwick, 26, in August 1985, and raping and murdering 21-year-old Trina Bowser in January 1986.
He was also convicted of rape and attempted murder of 2 other women in the months between the 2 slayings. Benner, who said he was under the influence of drugs when the crimes were committed, did not seek clemency from Governor Bob Taft.
Benner becomes the 1st condemned inmate to be put to death this year in Ohio, the 6th this year in the USA, and the 1010th overall since the nation resumed executions on January 17, 1977.