MISSISSIPPI EXECUTES 2ND INMATE IN AS MANY DAYS
The state of Mississippi on May 20 executed its second death row inmate
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The state of Mississippi on May 20 executed its second death row inmate in as many days, this time a man convicted of raping and killing a 15-year-old girl.
Gerald James Holland was declared dead by lethal injection at 6:14 p.m. At 72, he was the oldest inmate on the state's death row.
He was convicted in the rape and slaying of Krystal King at his home in 1986. Prison officials say he admitted to drinking heavily that night and killing the girl, but he never admitted to rape.
On Wednesday, Paul Everette Woodward was executed for his 1987 conviction in the rape-slaying of a 24-year-old woman. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said the last back-to-back executions occurred in 1961.
Gerald James Holland was declared dead by lethal injection at 6:14 p.m. At 72, he was the oldest inmate on the state's death row.
He was convicted in the rape and slaying of Krystal King at his home in 1986. Prison officials say he admitted to drinking heavily that night and killing the girl, but he never admitted to rape.
On Wednesday, Paul Everette Woodward was executed for his 1987 conviction in the rape-slaying of a 24-year-old woman. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said the last back-to-back executions occurred in 1961.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Ap, 21/05/2010)
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