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| Oklahoma Executes Man for 1988 Slaying |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 07/21/2003 |
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A man who beat his roommate to death with an ashtray stand and fireplace poker was executed by injection last week. Robert Don Duckett, 39, directed his last words to his relatives. Duckett, the 11th inmate executed in Oklahoma this year, was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. Tuesday. Duckett killed John E. Howard, 53, in October 1988 in the apartment they shared. Howard had hired Duckett, an escaped convict, to work at an Oklahoma City convenience store operated by Howard's brother. Duckett had been serving time for a 1983 robbery and beating when he escaped in 1987. Prosecutors said Howard was killed because he wanted Duckett to move out. The defense alleged Howard made a pass at Duckett, who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after a prison rape. An appeals court last year refused to overturn Duckett's death sentence despite condemning the prosecutor's handling of the case. |
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