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Execution for Roy Lee Ward set to go ahead this week

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HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - The execution for convicted killer Roy Lee Ward is set for this Friday. Ward is scheduled to be put to death sometime after midnight and before sunrise. Ward was sentenced to death for the July 2001 rape and murder of Spencer County teen, 15-year-old Stacy Payne. A parole board held a clemency hearing for Ward on September 22 and recommended the execution to proceed, citing the brutal nature of the crime. Indiana Governor …

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Execution for Roy Lee Ward set to go ahead this week

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - The execution for convicted killer Roy Lee Ward is set for this Friday. Ward is scheduled to be put to death sometime after midnight and before sunrise. Ward was sentenced to death for the July 2001 rape and murder of Spencer County teen, 15-year-old Stacy Payne. A parole board held a clemency hearing for Ward on September 22 and recommended the execution to proceed, citing the brutal nature of the crime. Indiana Governor …

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TRISTATEHOMEPAGE broke the news in on Monday, October 6, 2025.
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