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Louisiana inmate dies of natural causes before March execution date
An 81-year-old death row inmate died in the Louisiana State Penitentiary after spending over 30 years on death row.
Elderly Louisiana death row prisoner dies ahead of scheduled execution date, attorney says
Sepulvado was Louisiana's oldest prisoner on death row at 81. "The idea that the State was planning to strap this tiny, frail, dying old man to a chair and force him to breathe toxic gas into his failing lungs is simply barbaric,
Death row inmate Christopher Sepulvado dies before scheduled March 17 execution
Sepulvado was sentenced to die for the 1992 murder of his 6-year-old stepson, Wesley Allen Mercer, whom authorities said was beaten and scalded to death. The boy’s mother Yvonne Jones was convicted of manslaughter in the death and served more than seven years in prison.
Christopher Sepulvado, Louisiana’s oldest death row inmate, dies before execution
Sepulvado, convicted in the 1992 killing of his six-year-old stepson Wesley Allen Mercer, had been on death row at Angola for over 30 years.
Louisiana death row inmate dies of illness weeks before scheduled execution
A death row inmate who has spent more than 30 years on death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola has died of an illness. Christopher Sepulvado, 81, was the DeSoto Parish man sentenced to death for the beating and scalding death of his 6-year-old stepson in 1992.
Only woman on Death Row in Louisiana may receive execution date soon. Who is Antionette Frank?
The only woman on Louisiana Death Row, Antionette Frank, could receive execution date after 30 years of incarceration. Read more about Frank here.
Death row inmate dies one month before he’s set to be executed for brutal killing of young stepson
An 81-year-old death row inmate who was convicted of the brutal murder of his young stepson died one month before he was scheduled to be executed by the state of Louisiana, according to local reports.
Louisiana man with execution date next month dies at Angola
Christopher Sepulvado, the 81-year-old man who was facing execution next month for the 1992 murder of his stepson, died ...
Judge reopens challenge to Louisiana execution protocol as state prepares to use nitrogen gas
A federal judge on Friday reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana's execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out ...
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The history of the death penalty in Louisiana: How executions, opinions changed over time
It's been 15 years since Louisiana executed a death row prisoner. Here's when the death penalty started in Louisiana and what ...
Louisiana seeks to resume executions imminently after a 15-year pause
Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using ...
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Louisiana resumes executions after 15-year pause, approves use of nitrogen gas method
It also allows for "designated victim relationship witnesses." The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola will carry out the executions and is responsible for checking all aspects of the system.
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Louisiana to move forward with nitrogen gas executions, Landry says
Vehicles enter at the main security gate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary — the Angola Prison, the largest ...