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| Indiana Executes Man for Double Murder in 1985 |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 05/12/2003 |
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A man was executed by injection early Friday for the 1985 murders of two roommates who were shot during a robbery at their Fort Wayne, Ind., home. Officials at the Indiana State Prison pronounced Kevin Hough dead at 12:25 a.m., about eight hours after his final court appeals were rejected. Hough, 43, was convicted of murdering Martin Rubrake, 56, and Theodore Bosler, 49. Hough also was convicted of murdering a Polish immigrant, Antonio Barkowiak, 11 days earlier. ''I hope the victims' families get some measure of satisfaction,'' Hough said shortly before he was put to death. ''Hopefully, their grief won't be as much.'' The U.S. Supreme Court rejected without comment Hough's final appeal and a request to stay the execution, and Hough spent much of Thursday visiting with family members. Hough's lawyers argued he was improperly sentenced to death because the jury failed to list what aggravating factors it found in deciding to recommend the death sentence. On Wednesday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago rejected a similar argument. Also Wednesday, Gov. Frank O'Bannon denied clemency, saying Hough's legal proceedings were fundamentally fair. Hough was the 10th person put to death by the state since Indiana resumed executions in 1981 and the 82nd overall. According to testimony at Hough's trial, Rubrake and Bosler were holding some belongings of Hough's cousin, who owed them money for a room he rented from them. Hough went to the home on Nov. 6, 1985, to get the belongings and shot both men after an altercation. |
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