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| Convicted murderer Puckett executed |
| By hattiesburgamerican.com - JESSE BASS |
| Published: 03/21/2012 |
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PARCHMAN, MI — The parents of Rhonda Hatten Griffis watched the man convicted of her 1995 murder and sexual battery die by lethal injection Tuesday at the Mississippi State Penitentiary. After several deep breaths, a long blink and a subtle widening of the eyes, Larry Matthew Puckett, 35, lay motionless for more than 10 minutes as Cecil and Nancy Hatten watched through a plate glass window. He was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m. "Today we witnessed the result of a choice made by Matt Puckett," said Nancy Hatten following the execution. "If he had chosen to live as a law-abiding citizen rather than choosing to murder our daughter - our only child - who was a wife and mother, we would not be here today." Puckett was not so talkative Tuesday. Read More. |
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