US EditionOklahoma panel rejects man's plea for mercy, paves the way for final US execution of 2024
- An Oklahoma panel has rejected a plea for clemency for Kevin Ray Underwood, paving the way for his execution, as stated by the state’s Pardon and Parole Board.
- Kevin Ray Underwood is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday, which is his 45th birthday.
- Underwood admitted to killing 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin in 2006 by luring her into his apartment and then beating and suffocating her.
- Underwood apologized for his actions during a video statement from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
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Clemency denied for Oklahoma child killer, moving him one step closer to execution • Oklahoma Voice
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-0 Friday to deny mercy to child killer Kevin Ray Underwood, who is set to die Dec. 19. Pictured from left to right are Robert Reavis II, Acting Chairman Richard A. Miller and newly appointed member Susan H. Stava.OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Friday declined to recommend mercy for a child killer facing a Dec. 19 execution. The board voted 3-0 against recommending clemency for…
A debate about the contradictory emotions that arose after the execution of a man and the division of the public. How can anyone feel joy or indifference to such a drastic act? The post How Can There Be Joy in the Execution of a Man? The Public Dispute first appeared on Valuetainment.
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Oklahoma panel rejects man's plea for mercy, paves the way for final US execution of 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma panel on Friday rejected a plea for clemency for a man convicted of torturing and killing a 10-year-old girl as part of a cannibalistic fantasy, paving the way for him to become the 25th and final person executed in the U.S. this year. Three members of Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted unanimously against clemency for Kevin Ray Underwood, who is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday, his 45th…
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