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| OK Inmate To Be Executed Today |
| By newsok.com |
| Published: 01/11/2011 |
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After three stays of execution, an Oklahoma death row inmate is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday for the murder of his 77-year-old great-uncle almost 17 years ago. Oklahoma inmate set for execution in 1994 murder Jeffrey David Matthews, 38, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the Jan. 27, 1994, slaying of Otis Earl Short during a robbery in the victim's McClain County home. Matthews' execution was set three times last year but was stayed each time. Former Gov. Brad Henry twice granted stays to give defense attorneys time to investigate Matthews' claims of innocence. Execution dates of June 17 and July 20 were postponed while fingerprint evidence from the crime scene was re-examined and defense attorneys searched for other possible suspects. Read More. |
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