Indiana Supreme Court Confirms Execution Date for Convicted Spencer County Rapist, Murderer

Indiana Supreme Court Sets Execution Date for Roy Lee Ward

Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV SPENCER COUNTY, Ind. — The Indiana Supreme Court has set October 10 as the execution date for Roy Lee Ward, convicted of raping and killing 15-year-old Stacy Payne in 2001. Ward waited until Payne’s parents left for work, then pretended he was searching for a lost dog to get inside their home. Once in, he raped and murdered the teenager. A jury sentenced him to death in 2002, but the conviction was overturned. Ward plea…

Indiana Supreme Court finalizes Oct. 10 execution date for Roy Lee Ward

The Indiana Supreme Court denied death row inmate Roy Lee Ward’s latest appeal this week and officially set his execution for Oct. 10.

Indiana Supreme Court orders execution date of Roy Lee Ward

INDIANAPOLIS The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered a final execution date for Roy Lee Ward, who was convicted of the 2001 rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl.According to documents filed on Wednesday, the Indiana Supreme Court denied Ward's appeal and ordered that his execution be carried out on Friday, October 10, 2025, before the hour of sunrise at the Indiana State Prison.Court documents detail how, in July 2001, Ward persuaded Stacy to let…

Indiana Supreme Court confirms execution date for convicted Spencer County rapist, murderer

SPENCER COUNTY, Ind. — The Indiana Supreme Court has set the execution date for a Spencer County man convicted of raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in 2001. According to an order obtained by FOX59/CBS4 on Thursday, the Indiana Supreme Court denied Roy Lee Ward's appeal, setting the stage for him to be officially executed at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City on Oct. 10 before the hour of sunrise. Previous reporting reveals that Ward w…

Indiana Supreme Court confirms Oct. 10 execution date for inmate

The Indiana Supreme Court denied death row inmate Roy Lee Ward’s latest appeal on Wednesday and officially set his execution for Oct. 10.

Execution date set for man convicted of 2001 Dale murder

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - The Indiana Supreme Court has officially set an execution date for the man convicted of murdering a Dale 15-year-old in 2001. The court rejected Roy Lee Ward's latest appeal argument on Wednesday saying the state's lethal injection poses a constitutional risk. Ward is now scheduled to die at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City on October 10. The 44-year-old was sentenced in the rape and murder of Stacy Payne. Invest…