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US judge lifts hold on killer's execution

A US judge effectively gave the go-ahead Thursday for the execution of repeat murderer Alfredo Prieto, who has challenged the use of a lethal injection drug. However, with the clock ticking, it...

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The Latest: Judge calls for hearing on Virginia execution

The latest on the planned execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia (all times local): 2:45 p.m. A federal judge has scheduled a hearing to consider a Virginia inmate's challenge to his...

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Judge calls for hearing hours before Virginia execution

Click photo to enlarge This undated photo provided by the Virginia Department of Corrections shows inmate Alfredo Prieto. Virginia is poised to execute Prieto, a serial killer, who claims he?s...

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Virginia executes serial killer who claimed to be disabled

JARRATT, Va. — A twice-condemned serial killer who claimed he was intellectually disabled was executed in Virginia on Thursday after a series of last-minute appeals failed. Alfredo Prieto was...

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Virginia executes serial killer who claimed mental disability

Richmond: Virginia has put to death a convicted serial killer who claimed mental disability in the US state's first execution in almost three years. Alfredo Prieto​, a 49-year-old native of El...

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Attorneys for serial killer in Virginia push to block Thursday night execution

Alfredo Prieto’s attorneys ask the court to delay the execution until officials disclose more information about pentobarbital they received from Texas...

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Virginia serial killer executed by lethal injection: reports

(Reuters) - Convicted Virginia serial killer Alfredo...

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Virginia executes convicted serial killer after appeals fail

A 49-year-old convicted of murdering three people in Virginia and California nearly three decades ago was executed on Thursday after a series of last-minute appeals failed. Alfredo Prieto was...

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Virginia executes 1st inmate in nearly 3 years

A convicted serial killer who faced the death penalty in two states became the first inmate to be executed in nearly three years in Virginia. Alfredo Prieto was pronounced dead at 9:17 p.m. Thursday at...

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Federal judge clears way for Virginia execution of serial killer

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A federal judge has cleared the way for Virginia to execute a convicted serial killer tonight, saying an unwarranted delay would be harmful for those victimized. U.S. District...

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Federal judge weighs execution of Virginia serial killer

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The execution of a convicted serial killer was in limbo Thursday as a federal judge in Virginia considered arguments over the lethal injection drugs. Attorneys for Alfredo Prieto,...

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U.S. high court tosses Virginia killer's bid for execution stay

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court...

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Judge puts Virginia execution on hold

A federal judge in Virginia on Wednesday ordered a temporary halt to a serial killer’s execution so a hearing could be held about one of the drugs that would be used to put him to death. U.S. District...

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Lawyers try to spare inmate's life as execution nears

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court rejected a last-minute appeal to delay the execution a convicted serial killer in Virginia on Thursday night, the latest in a series of legal defeats for...

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The Latest: Court hearing on Virginia execution is canceled

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The latest on the planned execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia (all times local): 8:15 p.m. A scheduled court hearing on a Virginia inmate's challenge of the state's...

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Supreme Court Refuses To Halt Virginia Execution Of Alfredo Prieto

A federal judge has cleared the way for Virginia to execute a convicted serial killer. U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson on Thursday lifted an order blocking Alfredo Prieto's...

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Judge orders halt to Virginia execution pending hearing on drug

By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Virginia on Wednesday ordered a temporary halt to a serial killer's execution scheduled for Thursday so a hearing could be held about one of the...

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Appeals court clears way for Virginia execution

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court rejected a last-minute appeal to delay the execution a convicted serial killer in Virginia on Thursday night, the latest in a series of legal defeats for Alfredo...

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The Latest: Judge to decide on serial killer's execution

The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 3:40 p.m. A federal judge says he will issue a ruling shortly on whether Virginia can execute a...

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The Latest: Attorney General: Killer has no valid argument

The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 8:45 p.m. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring's office say a convicted serial killer has no valid...

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