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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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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleLawyers 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleJudge 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...
View ArticleThe Latest: Lawyers for serial killer filing an appeal
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 6:30 p.m. Lawyers of a convicted serial killer are appealing a decision to allow...
View ArticleThe Latest: Lawyers for serial killer file emergency appeal
The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 8:25 p.m. Lawyers for convicted serial killer say a federal court judge erred in not granting a...
View ArticleThe Latest: Appeals court rejects request to delay execution
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 9 p.m. A federal appeals court has rejected a request to halt the execution of a...
View ArticleThe Latest: Supreme Court refuses to halt Virginia execution
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 6 p.m. A federal judge has cleared the way for Virginia to execute a convicted...
View ArticleSupreme 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...
View ArticleTime runs out for convicted serial killer Alfredo Prieto
Alfredo Preito became the first inmate to be executed in Virginia in almost three years on Thursday. He was pronounced dead at 9:17 p.m. at the Greensville Correction Center after receiving a lethal...
View ArticleVirginia Executes Serial Killer Alfredo Prieto [UPDATE]>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — 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...
View ArticleVirginia to execute serial killer using lethal injection drugs from Texas
Unless the governor or the supreme court steps in, Alfredo Prieto will be the first Virginia inmate to be executed in nearly three years on Thursday...
View ArticleVirginia 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...
View ArticleVirginia preparing to execute 1st inmate in nearly 3 years
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia is poised to execute a convicted serial killer who claims he's intellectually disabled using lethal...
View ArticleJudge 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...
View ArticleJudge 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...
View ArticleVirginia executes 1st inmate in nearly 3 years
JARRATT, Va. — 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleFederal judge clears way for Virginia execution
RICHMOND, Va. >> A federal judge has cleared the way for Virginia to execute a convicted serial killer on Thursday night, saying an unwarranted delay would be harmful for those victimized. U.S....
View ArticleVirginia executes serial killer Alfredo Prieto after appeals fail
Killer claimed he was intellectually disabled but an appeal court dismissed his case and another claiming that the type of drug used in the execution was unsafe...
View ArticleAppeals 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThe Latest: Virginia executes serial killer
The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 9:30 p.m. Virginia has executed a convicted serial killer who claimed he was intellectually disabled....
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