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Indiana put to death Roy Lee Ward early Friday for the 2001 rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl. (Indiana Department of Corrections file)
Oct 13, 2025

Indiana man executed for teenager’s rape, murder

Roy Lee Ward executed in Indiana for 2001 rape and murder of Stacy Payne; he expressed remorse in final statement as legal appeals ended.

Vince Gilmer sits for a 2005 interview at the Washington County jail in Abington, Va. (Bristol Herald Courier file)
May 23, 2024

Dying imprisoned ex-doctor set to be freed

RICHMOND, Va. — On paper, Vince Gilmer was granted freedom more than two years ago. Today, he might actually leave prison. The former small-town North Carolina doctor and convicted murderer […]

Mar 11, 2022

Cooper grants clemency to 3 who offended as teenagers

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted clemency on Thursday to three prisoners who had pleaded guilty to murders committed while in their teens, after a new panel […]


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