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February 5, 1998
Curtains for Ceja
As a teen, Jose Ceja killed two people and was sentenced to die. He spent 23 years on death row as a model prisoner, and then his sentencing judge admitted he'd made a mistake. But the state of Arizona killed him anyway.
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February 26, 1998
Letters
As a teen, Jose Ceja killed two people and was sentenced to die. He spent 23 years on death row as a model prisoner, and then his sentencing judge admitted he'd made a mistake. But the state of Arizona killed him anyway.
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June 4, 1998
Butch Harrod and the Tovrea Kid
Heiress's hit man keeps mum about plot that landed him on death row
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October 1, 1998
Dead Man Balking
Death row inmate wants to finish a 100-year robbery sentence before he's executed
News
October 29, 1998
Near-Death Experience
Death row inmate wants to finish a 100-year robbery sentence before he's executed
Culture
December 10, 1998
One Plays, the Other Doesn't
Four Walls collapses, but Black Flag's worth saluting in PlayWright's Theatre doubleheader
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June 26, 2003
Reconstruction Ring
Four Walls collapses, but Black Flag's worth saluting in PlayWright's Theatre doubleheader
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December 16, 2008
2008 Death Penalty Stats Prove Old Man Nash is Hardly the Only One Avoiding Execution
The folks at the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington D.C. sent us their informative year-end report in the aftermath of our recent piece on 93-year-old Viva Leroy Nash, the senior member of death row here in Arizona and nationwide. It shows that U.S. executions are down more than 60 ... More >>
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December 18, 2008
Andrew Thomas Cuts a Plea Deal with a Neo-Nazi, County Democrats Reorganize, and a Phony UPS Guy Delivers Redflex Ticket
The folks at the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington D.C. sent us their informative year-end report in the aftermath of our recent piece on 93-year-old Viva Leroy Nash, the senior member of death row here in Arizona and nationwide. It shows that U.S. executions are down more than 60 ... More >>
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December 4, 2008
Nation’s Oldest Death Row Inmate Will Never Be Executed
The folks at the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington D.C. sent us their informative year-end report in the aftermath of our recent piece on 93-year-old Viva Leroy Nash, the senior member of death row here in Arizona and nationwide. It shows that U.S. executions are down more than 60 ... More >>
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April 26, 2007
Sympathy for the Devil
A con man may be smart enough to escape death row by pretending he’s mentally retarded. Are we dumb enough to buy it?
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October 5, 2006
Dead Man Talkin'
A murderer tells New Times that he wants desperately to die, but a U.S. appeals court won't let the state kill him
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April 21, 2005
About Face
Ray Krone's got it all. A new look. Money. Problem is, he can't seem to forgive those who screwed up and put him on Arizona's death row
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June 26, 2003
Off with their heads
Arizona's Juries are proving tougher than judges under a new murder sentencing system
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September 12, 2002
Dead Men Talking
The ACLU is fighting a state law that keeps death row inmates off the Web
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May 2, 2002
Arizona's Worst Criminal
Infamous killer Robert Comer now says he's the one who should die
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September 28, 2000
Waco Brothers
Electric Waco Chair (Bloodshot)
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February 24, 2000
Dead End Job
In Errol Morris' Mr. Death docu, it's all in the execution
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July 22, 2009
"Retarded" German Killer Rudi Apelt Sentenced (Again)
Arizona Department of Corrections Michael Apelt (left) remains on death row, but Rudi Apelt can't be executedRudi Apelt, a German national whose brutal murder of a local woman led to a death sentence in 1989, got a reprieve from death row in May after his lawyers convinced a judge that he is ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
A Valley Woman Who Nearly Died at the Hands of the Oldest Death-Row Inmate in the U.S. Believes His Maker's Dealing with Him Harshly
Arizona Department of Corrections Michael Apelt (left) remains on death row, but Rudi Apelt can't be executedRudi Apelt, a German national whose brutal murder of a local woman led to a death sentence in 1989, got a reprieve from death row in May after his lawyers convinced a judge that he is ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Sean Gaines Gets 25 Years in Skinhead Slaying, While Patrick Bearup Remains on Death Row
Patrick Bearup: Facing the needle, while his cohorts cheat deathSomeone contacted me recently, wondering whether or not I support the death penalty. I told them I do not, but not because I think it's such a bad idea to give the needle to those who are dead-to-rights guilty of a capital crime.Rather, ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
Attorney Who Defended Unabomber, 9/11 Conspirator, and Olympic Park Bomber Slated to Represent Man Accused of Murderous Rampage in Tucson
www.jcsrlaw.net Defense Attorney Judy Clarke has defended a laundry list of high-profile clients accused of capital crimesWhat type of legal defense will Jared Loughner's legal team mount? How do you defend a suspect who carries out a violent crime as publicly as the one Loughner alle ... More >>
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February 8, 2011
Daniel Wayne Cook Execution to Go Forward, State Supreme Court Rules
Daniel Wayne Cook's 24 years on death row could be coming to an end.The Arizona Supreme Court ruled this afternoon that the execution of a convicted murderer -- who's been sitting on death row for nearly 24 years -- can finally go forward.The court approved the death warrant for Daniel Wayne Cook ... More >>
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March 2, 2011
Avondale Man Gets Life for Murder of Girlfriend's 3-Year-Old Daughter
Alvaro DuarteAn Avondale man convicted of murdering his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where Judge Janet Barton sentenced him to naturla life in prison.Alvaro Holguin Duarte pleaded guilty to the 2008 murder of Alisandra Oliviana Romero, his gi ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Daniel Wayne Cook's Date With Death Scheduled for April
Daniel Wayne Cook will be put to the death on April 5.It's on.After nearly 24 years on death row, convicted murderer Daniel Wayne Cook finally has been assigned a date with death.The Arizona Department of Corrections announced today that Cook will be executed on April 5, at 10 a.m ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
Daniel Wayne Cook Files Last-Ditch Petition to Avoid Execution
Daniel Wayne Cook really doesn't want to die.Give it up, bub...After sitting on death row for more than two decades, Daniel Wayne Cook is still fighting to avoid his date with the executioner's needle, which happens to be less than a month away.Cook's attorneys filed a petition to review his deat ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
Daniel Wayne Cook Petition Denied; Execution to Go Forward
Daniel Wayne CookThe execution of convicted murder Daniel Wayne Cook, who has been sitting on death row for more than two decades, will go forward after a last-ditch petition filed by his lawyer was denied by the state Supreme Court yesterday.Earlier this month, Cook's attorneys filed a petition ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Catholic Bishops Protest Upcoming Executions; Say Death Penalty Contributes to "Culture of Death"
There are two executions scheduled to take place in Arizona in the next week, and Bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference aren't happy about it.The group issued a statement on the matter this morning, which you can read in its entirety below.
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March 29, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Stay for Condemned Murderer, Execution Scheduled for 10 a.m.
If you're reading this after 10 a.m., there's a pretty good chance that convicted murderer Eric John King will be dead.The United States Supreme Court this morning denied a stay of execution filed by King's attorneys that would have delayed his execution until the state switches to a one-drug exe ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Death Row Inmate Daniel Wayne Cook Denied Mercy by State Clemency Board. To be Executed Tuesday
Daniel Wayne CookAs convicted murderer Daniel Wayne Cook's date with death inches closer, a state clemency board has denied his request for mercy.Cook's lawyers claim he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and brain damage that wasn't diagnosed at the time of his sentencing. His att ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
Kid Killer Jason Bush to Join Accomplice Shawna Forde on Death Row for Deadly 2009 Attack on Arivaca Family
Clear a spot on death row for kid killer Jason Bush.Jason Bush, the kid-killing accomplice of Minutewoman Shawna Forde, will join his murderous cohort on death row, a Tucson jury decided today.Bush was found guilty last monthd in the murders of an Arivaca man and his daughter in May 2009.In ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
Execution Date Set for Arizona Killer More Than 25 Years After Being Convicted of Murdering 13-Year-Old Girl
Arizona Department of Corrections Donald Edward BeatyAn execution date finally has been set for an Arizona killer convicted of murdering a 13-year-old girl as she collected money for her paper route at a Tempe apartment complex in 1984.After nearly 26 years on Death Row -- o ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
Donald Beaty, Kid-Killing Rapist, Wants Death Sentence Overturned
Donald Edward BeatyKid-killing rapist Donald Beaty is scheduled to be put to death on May 25 at the state prison in Florence for the 1984 murder and rape of 13-year-old Christy Ann Fornoff. Let the last-minute appeals commence.Beaty's attorneys filed a motion yesterday to have his death sentence ... More >>
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May 18, 2011
Donald Beaty, Kid-Killing Rapist, Will be Put to Death Next Week, Judge Reiterates
Donald Beaty will be put to death on May 25.An Arizona judge has refused to block the death sentence of a man convicted of the 1984 rape and murder of 13-year-old Christy Ann Fornoff.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Janet Barton ruled today that Donald Beaty's claims that he didn't have effec ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Kid-Killing Rapist Donald Beaty's Execution Put on Hold
A clerical error has resulted in a stay in the execution of Donald Beaty, a kid-killing rapist on Death Row for more than two decades.The Arizona Supreme Court has issued a stay in the execution of kid-killing rapist Donald Beaty because of a last-minute switcheroo in one of the drugs used to put ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Kid-Killing Rapist Donald Beaty's Execution's Back On
Unless a court rules otherwise, Donald Beaty will be dead by 10 a.m. tomorrow.Game on.The Arizona Supreme Court has lifted a stay on the execution of kid-killing rapist Donald Beaty.Beaty was scheduled to die at 10 a.m. today, but the court issued a last-minute stay on the execution last night as ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Stay of Execution for Arizona Kid-Killing Child Molester Richard Bible
Arizona Department of CorrectionsKid-killing child molester Richard Bible is scheduled to die manana.Kid-killing child molester Richard Lynn Bible is running out of time. He's set to be put to death tomorrow for murdering a 9-year-old girl, and today, the United States Supreme Court denied him a ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Kid-Killing Child Molester Richard Bible to be Executed Today
Arizona Department of CorrectionsKid-killing child molester Richard Bible is scheduled to die at 11 a.m.Tick-tock...Kid-killing child molester Richard Bible is set to be put to death in just hours for the 1988 murder of a 9-year-old girl.Richard Bible is set to die at 11 a.m. after losing all of ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Richard Bible, Kid-Killing Child Molester, Dead. State Executes Murderer on Death Row for More Than 20 Years
Arizona Department of CorrectionsKid-killing child molester Richard Bible is no more.Arizona Department of Corrections officials confirm to New Times that kid-killing child molester Richard Bible has been executed.Bible, DOC spokesman Barrett Marson says, was pronounced dead at 11:11 a.m.Bible wa ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Nearly 20 Percent of Arizona's Condemned Inmates Have Been Sitting on Death Row for at Least 20 Years -- on the Taxpayers' Dime
Huffington PostDon't murder anyone in Arizona, or there's a good chance you'll end up here...20 years later.Kid-killing child molester Richard Bible was executed this morning after sitting on death row -- on the taxpayers' dime -- for more than 20 years.But Bible's not the only convicted murderer ... More >>
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July 1, 2011
Morning Poll: How Long is Too Long to Be on Death Row?
Huffington PostIf you kill someone in Arizona, there's a chance you'll be strapped to a table similar to this one -- 20 years later.New Times took a look yesterday at Arizona's 130 death row inmates awaiting execution. Turns out, nearly 20 percent (24 of 130) have been rotting away/cheating court ... More >>
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July 1, 2011
Arizona Court Upholds Death Sentence for James Styers, One of 24 Inmates on Death Row for Over 20 Years
Arizona Department of Corrections James StyersThe Arizona Supreme Court has again upheld the death sentence of a man who murdered his girlfriend's 4-year-old son more than 20 years ago.Styers is one of 24 inmates who's been on Arizona's death row for two decades or more.In a 4-1 ruling tod ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Thomas Paul West, Condemned Inmate on Death Row for Nearly 23 Years, Begs for Mercy Before Tuesday Execution
Arizona Department of CorrectionsThomas Paul WestThomas Paul West, 52, has been on death row since the Reagan administration. He's scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday, but is now seeking the same last-minute appeals many condemned inmates seek before their state-ordered date with death.West i ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
Thomas Paul West to be Executed Within the Hour for 1987 Murder
AZ DOCThomas West is scheduled to die in less than an hourFor the fifth time since October, Arizona is set to execute a convicted murderer. Like many before him, Thomas Paul West has been on Death Row for over 20 years.West is scheduled to die -- barring a last-minute reprieve -- at 11 a.m.West, ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
Thomas Paul West Skips Best Part of Being Executed by the State: The Food
AZ DOCThomas West declined a last meal before his execution. After more than 20 years on Arizona's Death Row, convicted murderer Thomas Paul West was executed this morning at the state prison in Florence. According to prison officials, West didn't have any last words. He also skipped the best par ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Death Row `Last Meals' May Becoming Thing of The Past (Not Executions)
We wrote a little story back for this paper in the Dark Ages (before, yikes, the Internet!) about the last meals that Arizona's death row inmates order in advance should their time ever come. This pup was not eaten by a death row inmate. It was kind of a humorous piece that f ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
AG Tom Horne on Upcoming Execution of Kid-Killing Rapist Richard Stokley: Hurry Up
Arizona Department of CorrectionsRichard StokleyA Federal appeals court today upheld the death sentence for kid-killing rapist Richard Stokley. No execution date has been set, but Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne doesn't want to see Stokley's date with death delayed any further."The date for St ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
Chronic Drug Use and Childhood Abuse (and Crappy Lawyers) Wins Death Row Inmate New Trial Or Life in Prison
Arizona Department of CorrectionsSteven JamesThe 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out the death sentence of an Arizona death row inmate who was sentenced to die for the brutal 1981 murder of a man he targeted for being gay.Inmate Steven Craig James, 53, who's been on death row for nearly 2 ... More >>
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November 1, 2011
Should Baseline Killer Mark Goudeau Expect a Date With an Executioner's Needle?
Baseline Killer Mark Goudeau is a prime candidate for the death penalty.Regardless of your opinion of the death penalty, it exists because of guys like convicted Baseline Killer Mark Goudeau.Goudeau was convicted yesterday of 67 serious felonies -- nine of which were murder raps -- stemming from ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Execution Warrant For Robert Moorman, Arizona's Longest Serving Death Row Inmate, Could Be Issued Today
AZDOCRobert Moorman chopped his adoptive mother up into pieces and scattered the remains in dumpsters near the Florence Prison, where he was an inmate at the time.The Arizona Supreme Court today will consider whether to issue an execution warrant for a man convicted of murdering his adoptive moth ... More >>
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