US EditionIndiana set to execute man convicted of 2001 rape and murder of small-town teenage girl
Roy Ward withdrew his last federal lawsuits challenging Indiana's lethal injection protocols, clearing the way for the state's second execution this year after a decade-long pause.
- Indiana will execute a man convicted in 2001 of raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl in a small town.
- The brutal killing of Stacy Payne in her hometown of Dale rocked the community of about 1,500 people.
- The man, Ward, was recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, but the state rejected his clemency appeal citing the nature of the crime.
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Roy Ward drops final legal challenges, clearing way for Indiana’s second execution this year
Condemned man Roy Lee Ward has withdrawn the final two federal lawsuits that sought to delay his execution, effectively guaranteeing his death sentence will be carried out before sunrise Friday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.
Man convicted of rape and murder of teenage girl set to be executed at Michigan City state prison
Indiana will put to death a man who was convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl, the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year. The execution of Roy Lee Ward is scheduled before sunrise Friday at the state prison in Michigan City, Indiana. The 53-year-old has exhausted his legal options to challenge the sentence. Ward’s execution by lethal injection comes amid questions about Indiana’s handling of pentob…
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Indiana set to execute man convicted of 2001 rape and murder of small-town teenage girl
Indiana will put to death a man who was convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl, the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year.
Roy Ward Drops Legal Challenges, Clearing Way for Indiana's Second Execution This Year
WISH-TV MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.– Condemned man Roy Lee Ward has withdrawn the final two federal lawsuits that sought to delay his execution, effectively guaranteeing that his death sentence will be carried out before sunrise Friday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. Ward’s decision ends months of last-minute litigation over how Indiana carries out executions and the lethal injection drugs the state uses. The dismissals close the window fo…
Ward drops challenges, clearing way for Indiana’s second execution of 2025
INDIANAPOLIS — Condemned man Roy Lee Ward has withdrawn the final two federal lawsuits that sought to delay his execution, effectively guaranteeing that his death sentence will be carried out before sunrise Friday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan…
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