Crime & Justice

Man Who Killed Elderly Woman Executed in Texas After Questioning Trial Evidence

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Jedidiah Murphy’s lawyers argued lethal injection drugs used to kill him may have been damaged by a fire.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

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Jedidiah Murphy.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

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