Mississippi executed Charles Ray Crawford by lethal injection for kidnapping, raping and murdering 20-year-old Kristy Ray in 1993 after decades of legal appeals.
A Mississippi man convicted of raping and murdering a college student in the nineties was executed Wednesday after spending more than 30 years on death row, according to officials.
In a news release shared by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. local time.
« Charles Ray Crawford, 64, was put to death by lethal injection at 6:15 p.m. local time at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman », the release said.
Earlier that day, the Mississippi Department of Corrections had also confirmed via Facebook that the execution had been scheduled, pending a stay.
« The U.S. Supreme Court denied Crawford’s request for a stay, and on Monday, Governor [Tate] Reeves denied Crawford’s Clemency request. Before the execution, the state supreme court had denied motions for a stay », the evening release confirmed.
