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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.<\/p>\n

In a news release shared by the Mississippi Department of Corrections,<\/a> Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. local time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

Earlier that day, the Mississippi Department of Corrections had also confirmed via Facebook that the execution<\/a> had been scheduled, pending a stay.<\/p>\n

“The U.S. Supreme Court denied Crawford\u2019s request for a stay, and on Monday, Governor [Tate] Reeves denied Crawford\u2019s Clemency request. Before the execution, the state supreme court had denied motions for a stay,” the evening release confirmed.<\/p>\n

FLORIDA EXECUTES MAN FOR 1982 MURDER OF INSURANCE OFFICE WORKER ABDUCTED FROM OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Crawford\u2019s death marked the end of a long legal battle stemming from the 1993 kidnapping, rape and murder of 20-year-old Kristy Ray.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She was abducted from her parents\u2019 home in Tippah County on Jan. 29, 1993.<\/p>\n

On the same day Ray disappeared, investigators found a ransom note made from magazine cutouts in the attic of Crawford\u2019s former father-in-law.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The note, which mentioned a woman named Jennifer, was turned over to authorities, who began searching for Crawford.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was arrested the next day, claiming he had been returning from a hunting trip. He later told investigators he had blacked out and could not remember killing Ray.<\/p>\n

PORTLAND MURDER SUSPECT HIT WITH FOURTH HOMICIDE CHARGE AS VICTIMS’ FAMILIES DEMAND JUSTICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Authorities determined that Crawford took Ray from her family\u2019s home to a remote cabin, where he handcuffed, raped, and fatally stabbed her in the chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the time of his arrest, he was also days away from standing trial for a 1991 assault in which he was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl and attacking her friend with a hammer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Juries later convicted Crawford in both cases, with the earlier rape conviction serving as an aggravating factor during his capital murder trial. He was sentenced to death in 1994.<\/p>\n

Over the next three decades, Crawford filed appeals which were unsuccessful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FLORIDA BREAKS 50-YEAR EXECUTION RECORD WITH NINTH DEATH SENTENCE CARRIED OUT THIS YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Associated Press<\/a> reported Crawford’s attorneys petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing his Sixth Amendment rights were violated when his defense lawyers conceded guilt and pursued an insanity defense against his wishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s almost like he didn\u2019t even get the chance to have [an] innocent or guilty matter because his attorney just overrode his wishes from the outset,” said Krissy Nobile, the director of the Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Relief, who represented Crawford, per the AP.<\/p>\n

The Mississippi Supreme Court<\/a> rejected the appeal in September, ruling it was filed too late.<\/p>\n

Reeves wrote on Facebook Oct. 13, “Justice must be served on behalf of victims. In Mississippi, it will be.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Mississippi Department of Corrections for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/mississippi-executes-man-after-30-years-death-row-college-student-murder-justice-served <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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