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| Georgia inmate Kelly Gissendaner executed after failed appeals |
| By cnn.com- Catherine E. Shoichet, Holly Yan & Moni Basu |
| Published: 09/30/2015 |
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(CNN)After a five-hour delay, Georgia death row inmate Kelly Gissendaner was executed early Wednesday morning for her role in the killing of her husband. Gissendaner was scheduled to die at 7 p.m. Tuesday, but her lawyers filed appeals to state and federal courts in her final hours to try to spare her life. Her children had to make a heart-wrenching choice Tuesday: go see their mother one last time, or make a final appeal in front of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. "We chose to try and save her life, and they still denied us," daughter Kayla Gissendaner said outside the state's execution facility in Jackson. Even a recent letter on behalf of the Pope wasn't enough to sway the parole board. Read More. |
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