Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said "all necessary procedures are being followed" for Charles Ray Crawford's execution unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes to stop the execution. Reeves announced at ...

PARCHMAN, Miss. — A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at ...

Charles Ray Crawford was executed by lethal injection for the 1993 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Kristy Ray. Crawford's legal team filed last-minute appeals, which were ultimately denied by state ...

Charles Ray Crawford was executed by lethal injection in Mississippi for a 1993 murder. His attorneys argued his trial was unfair because his original counsel conceded guilt against his wishes.

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He was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Crawford had spent over 30 years on death row. His execution follows that of ...

Attorneys for a Mississippi death row inmate are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay of execution.The execution for Charles Ray Crawford, 59, is set for Oct. 15. Crawford was sentenced to death ...