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Indiana executes Benjamin Ritchie, inmate with “severe brain damage,” and denies media access
Ritchie, 45, was the second person put to death in Indiana since 2009, following a 15-year hiatus due to the state’s ...
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‘Violent’ moment during Indiana execution draws scrutiny; DOC officials deny ‘botched’ process
Questions remain about Benjamin Ritchie’s early Tuesday execution after his attorneys reported seeing sudden, unexpected ...
Witness to Benjamin Ritchie death row execution gives chilling account of inmate's final moments
Benjamin Ritchie became the second person executed in Indiana in 15 years on Tuesday as, more than two decades after killing ...
Vigil held outside Indiana State Prison hours before inmate executed
A small group, most wearing light jackets in the chilly May evening, gathered in prayer outside the Indiana State Prison in ...
Indiana man will be executed in Michigan City Tuesday morning
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WNDU) - An Indiana man convicted of killing a police officer in 2000 will be executed by lethal ...
Ritchie to be executed at state prison early Tuesday
Benjamin Ritchie, a man convicted of killing Beech Grove police officer William Toney in September 2000, is slated to be ...
Federal judge rejects media bid to view Ritchie execution
A federal judge wasn’t swayed by arguments from media groups seeking to witness the execution of a convicted killer. Benjamin ...