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Mississippi sets execution date for man who killed a college student in 1993

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September 12, 2025

By SOPHIE BATES Updated 12:17 PM CDT, September 12, 2025 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday set an Oct. 15 execution date for the man convicted of kidnapping and killing a college student in 1993. Charles Ray…

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December 16, 2016

The Mississippi Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision Thursday, rules "Charles Ray Crawford" can question the use of midazolam the drug used in executions, in state court. Lawyers for Crawford say the sedative won't make an inmate unconscious,…

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Mississippi sets execution date for man who killed a college student in 1993

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