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January/June - 2013

June

12 - William Van Poyck - murdered by the state of Florida
As Van Poyck's execution draws near, he writes about the grim, secret world on death row 
© The Palm Beach Post » published June 9
Van Poyck executed for role in Palm Beach County officer's death 
© Sun Sentinel 
Van Poyck, Third Florida Inmate Executed This Year, Leaves Stark Word Trail Behind
© FlaglerLive » published June 13
12 - Elroy Chester - murdered by the state of Texas
Texas executes man who confessed to killing 5 
© Associated Press
18 - James Lewis DeRosa - murdered by the state of Oklahoma

Okla. Executes Inmate Convicted of Killing Couple 
© ABC News
24 -  Marshall Lee Gore - Florida * - stay lifted 
Stay of execution lifted for escort service owner 
© Associated Press » published June 28
25 - Brian Darrell Davis - murdered by the state of Oklahoma 
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says execution will go on Tuesday 
© Associated Press » published June 24 
Okla. executes man in death of girlfriend's mother 
© Huffington Post

Outrageous, Mary Fallin !!!!!

26 - Kimberly McCarthy - murdered by the state of Texas 
500th Texas Execution Scheduled Despite Concerns about Racial Bias and Quality of Legal Representation 
© Death Penalty Information Center » June 24 
500 legal lynchings mark 'modern era' of death penalty in Texas 
© Workers World » published June 25 
Texas carries out 500th execution with Kimberly McCarthy  
© CBS News 
500th execution in Texas stirs emotions for exonerated death row prisoner 
© The Guardian » published June 27 
Texas prison chaplain: 'I've come to see the death penalty as totally wrong' 
© The Guardian » published June 27

as of June 28

Recent State Killings & stays

January
16 - Robert Gleason Jr. - murdered by the state of Virginia
(volunteer) - by electric chair
Man who strangled 2 fellow prison inmates, then fought to get death penalty, executed in Va. 
© The Associated Press
Robert Gleason Jr. becomes the first US prisoner
murdered in 2013.
29 - Kimberly McCarthy - Texas (female) - stayed 60 days
new date set » April 3
First woman to be put to death in two years receives last minute stay of execution as judge postpones her lethal injection by 60-days 
© Daily Mail
  
February
13 - Chris Sepulvado - Louisiana - stayed
Federal judge delays Louisiana execution date 
© Associated Press » published Feb. 7
20 - Britt Ripkowski - Texas - stayed
Execution on hold after court rules killer incompetent
© Houston Chronicle » published Jan. 11 
19 - Warren Hill - Georgia - stayed
Warren Hill granted stay of execution 
© The Guardian » published Feb. 20
21 - Carl Blue - murdered by the state of Texas
Texas executes man who lit ex-girlfriend on fire 
© Houston Chronicle
21 - Andrew Cook - murdered by the state of Georgia
Andrew Cook is executed

© The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 
26 - Paul Augustus Howell - Florida - stayed 
Justices affirm stay for Florida trooper's killer 
© Associated Press - SFGate » published Feb. 26 
27 - Larry Swearingen - Texas - stayed 
Death Row Inmate Larry Swearingen's Execution Stayed 
© The Texas Tribune » published Jan. 30

March
6 - Frederick Treesh - murdered by the state of Ohio
Ohio executes man who fatally shot security guard
© The Associated Press
6 - Edward Harold Schad - Arizona - stayed
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to clear way for Arizona execution
© Arizona Daily Star » published March 6
12 - Steven Ray Thacker - murdered by the state of Oklahoma

Steven Ray Thacker executed Tuesday evening 
© Tulsa World

April
3 - Kimberly McCarthy - Texas - temporary stay
Watkins Agrees To Delay Woman's Execution
© CBS Dallas » published March 29
execution date has been moved from April 3 to June 26
9 - Ricky Lewis - murdered by the state of Texas
Texas executes man for 1990 fatal shooting, rape 
© The Associated Press
10 - Larry Eugene Mann - murdered by the state of Florida
Larry Mann executed for Palm Harbor girl's 1980 killing 
© Tampa Bay Times
10 - Rigoberto Avila Jr. - Texas - temporary stay
Execution date for El Pasoan on death row delayed
© El Paso Times » published April 2
new date set » July 10
16 - Ronnie Threadgill - murdered by the state of Texas
Texas executes convicted killer for 2001 slaying 
© Associated Press
24 - Elroy Chester - Texas
April 24 execution of SETX man moved to June 12
© Beaumont Enterprise » published April 16 
25 - Richard Cobb - murdered by the state of Texas
Man Put to Death for Texas Store Abduction Slaying 
© ABC News

May
1 - Steven Smith - murdered by the state of Ohio
Ohio executes man who killed, raped 6-month-old
© Associated Press
7 - Carroll Joe Parr - murdered by the state of Texas
Texas executes Parr for killing fellow drug dealer during robbery outside Waco store in 2003
© Associated Press
Texas inmate executed for fatal drug-deal robbery
© Times-Standard
7 - Willie Jerome Manning - Mississippi - stayed 

A Ghost of Mississippi: The Willie Manning Capital Case
© The Atlantic » published May 2
Mississippi Supreme Court blocks today's execution of Willie Jerome Manning
© Associated Press
15 - Jeffrey Williams - murdered by the state of Texas 
Texas executes man for fatal shooting of officer 
© Beaumont Enterprise 
21 - Robert Pruett - Texas - stayed 60 days 
Execution for Prison Guard Murder Delayed for DNA Tests 
© The Texas Tribune » published May 9 
29 - Elmer Carroll - murdered by the state of Florida 
Elmer Carroll executed for 1990 Apopka murder 
© Bay News 9 
Protestors, Bishops call for end to death penalty 
© First Coast News

info by Rick Halperin and i .... thanks, my dear friend !!!

Kill Death Penalty NOW !!!!!

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