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Arkansas carries out fourth execution in eight days

US News 27 April 2017
Kenneth Williams, 38, who faced a death sentence for killing former deputy warden Cecil Boren, was executed via lethal injection drugs on Thursday.
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· Apr 27

Barring a court repireve, Arkansas will execute its fourth inmate in eight days in less than four hours

Arkansas's fourth execution in eight days ends death chamber flurry
Arkansas on Thursday executed its fourth inmate in eight days, administering a lethal injection to a man who killed two people after escaping from a prison where he had been serving a life sentence for murdering a cheerleader.
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· Apr 27
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Kenneth Williams is scheduled to die at 7pm. He's the last inmate Arkansas will try to execute in this historic stretch. (3/3)

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· Apr 27
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JUST IN: Arkansas Supreme Court denies stay of execution on both requests by Kenneth Williams.

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· Apr 27

Williams is also convicted of killing UAPB cheerleader Dominique Hurd.

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· Apr 27

Williams was in prison for Hurd's killing, when he escaped and killed Cecil Boren, a nearby farmer and deputy prison warden

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· Apr 27

During his escape, Williams also wrecked a stolen truck during a police chase and killed a Missouri man in the crash

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· Apr 27

The family of a victim of wrote a letter to asking to spare Williams' life.

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· Apr 27

The Governor has received and read the letter from the Greenwood family re: Kenneth Williams. His response is below.

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· Apr 27

"..the one we're waiting on" re: Kenneth Williams' execution. Friends and neighbors of his victim Cecil Boren speak out

“What I’ve heard nonstop in this community — this entire community — is: ‘This is the one we’re waiting on’”
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· Apr 27

Important announcement from . No stay or temporary stay but Governor is giving reasonable time to weigh in.

The Arkansas governor's spokesman says the state won't move forward with tonight's execution until the Supreme Court resolves final appeals.
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· Apr 27

just denied three stays of execution in the case of Kenneth Williams. Not a single dissenting opinion.

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· Apr 21

Arkansas inmate Ledell Lee was executed on Thursday - the state's first execution since 2005.

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