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| Ex-sailor executed in Georgia for buddy's 1992 slaying |
| By nwaonline.com |
| Published: 02/18/2016 |
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JACKSON, Ga. -- A former Navy seaman was executed Wednesday in Georgia for killing a fellow sailor whose remains were found buried in two states. Travis Hittson, 45, was declared dead at 8:14 p.m. by Warden Bruce Chatman after receiving an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. He was convicted in the April 1992 killing of Conway Utterbeck. When Chatman asked whether he wanted to make a final statement in front of witnesses, Hittson said, "No, sir. I'm all right." He then agreed to have a prayer read. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles, which is the only entity in Georgia authorized to commute a death sentence, on Tuesday denied Hittson's request for clemency. The board didn't give a reason for the denial, which is standard. Read More. |
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