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Mississippi executes death row inmate convicted of raping and killing a college student in 1993

Mississippi executes death row inmate convicted of raping and killing a college student in 1993

A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Crawford had spent more than 30 years on death row. His execution comes several months after the execution of Mississippi’s longest-serving …

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Charles Crawford: Mississippi executes a man convicted of raping and killing a college student

Charles Crawford: Mississippi executes a man convicted of raping and killing a college student

Parchman, Mississippi AP  —  A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Crawford had spent more than 30 years on death row. His execution comes several months after the …

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