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Witness to Benjamin Ritchie death row execution gives chilling account of inmate's final moments
Benjamin Ritchie became the second person executed in Indiana in 15 years on Tuesday as, more than two decades after killing ...
Indiana executes Benjamin Ritchie, inmate with “severe brain damage,” and denies media access
Ritchie, 45, was the second person put to death in Indiana since 2009, following a 15-year hiatus due to the state’s ...
Federal judge rejects media bid to view Ritchie execution
A federal judge wasn’t swayed by arguments from media groups seeking to witness the execution of a convicted killer. Benjamin ...
Indiana death row inmate asks US Supreme Court to halt execution
Benjamin Ritchie was "sentenced to death based on inaccurate information," his legal team wrote in a May 7 petition for writ ...
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State executes death row inmate for fatal police officer shooting
Nearly 25 years after a police officer was shot and killed during a chase, the state of Indiana carried out the execution of the man convicted of the crime early Tuesday at Indiana State Prison.
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Death row inmate who shot dead cop set for lethal injection 'before the hour of sunrise'
A man is set to receive a lethal injection over 20 years after his crime in a so-called 'sunrise execution' – just the second over many years to take place in the area ...