Virginia executes convicted serial killer after appeals fail
A 49-year-old convicted of murdering three people in Virginia and California nearly three decades ago was executed on Thursday after a series of last-minute appeals failed. Alfredo Prieto was...
View ArticleAlready on California Death Row, Virginia execution nears for inmate
RICHMOND, Va. >> Attorneys for a convicted serial killer in Virginia are pushing to spare his life as the 49-year-old’s scheduled execution draws near. The state had been planning to execute...
View ArticleFederal judge weighs execution of Virginia serial killer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The execution of a convicted serial killer was in limbo Thursday as a federal judge in Virginia considered arguments over the lethal injection drugs. Attorneys for Alfredo Prieto,...
View ArticleVirginia executes 1st inmate in nearly 3 years
JARRATT, Va. — A convicted serial killer who faced the death penalty in two states became the first inmate to be executed in nearly three years in Virginia. Alfredo Prieto was pronounced dead at 9:17...
View ArticleThe Latest: Court hearing on Virginia execution is canceled
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The latest on the planned execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia (all times local): 8:15 p.m. A scheduled court hearing on a Virginia inmate's challenge of the state's...
View ArticleFederal judge clears way for Virginia execution
RICHMOND, Va. >> A federal judge has cleared the way for Virginia to execute a convicted serial killer on Thursday night, saying an unwarranted delay would be harmful for those victimized. U.S....
View ArticleSupreme Court Refuses To Halt Virginia Execution Of Alfredo Prieto
A federal judge has cleared the way for Virginia to execute a convicted serial killer. U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson on Thursday lifted an order blocking Alfredo Prieto's...
View ArticleFederal judge clears way for Virginia execution of serial killer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A federal judge has cleared the way for Virginia to execute a convicted serial killer tonight, saying an unwarranted delay would be harmful for those victimized. U.S. District...
View ArticleAttorneys for serial killer in Virginia push to block Thursday night execution
Alfredo Prieto’s attorneys ask the court to delay the execution until officials disclose more information about pentobarbital they received from Texas...
View ArticleAppeals court clears way for Virginia execution
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court rejected a last-minute appeal to delay the execution a convicted serial killer in Virginia on Thursday night, the latest in a series of legal defeats for Alfredo...
View ArticleLawyers try to spare inmate's life as execution nears
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court rejected a last-minute appeal to delay the execution a convicted serial killer in Virginia on Thursday night, the latest in a series of legal defeats for...
View ArticleThe Latest: Judge to decide on serial killer's execution
The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 3:40 p.m. A federal judge says he will issue a ruling shortly on whether Virginia can execute a...
View ArticleThe Latest: Supreme Court refuses to halt Virginia execution
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 6 p.m. A federal judge has cleared the way for Virginia to execute a convicted...
View ArticleThe Latest: Lawyers for serial killer filing an appeal
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 6:30 p.m. Lawyers of a convicted serial killer are appealing a decision to allow...
View ArticleThe Latest: Lawyers for serial killer file emergency appeal
The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 8:25 p.m. Lawyers for convicted serial killer say a federal court judge erred in not granting a...
View ArticleThe Latest: Virginia executes serial killer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 9:30 p.m. Virginia has executed a convicted serial killer who claimed he was...
View ArticleThe Latest: Appeals court rejects request to delay execution
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 9 p.m. A federal appeals court has rejected a request to halt the execution of a...
View ArticleThe Latest: Attorney General: Killer has no valid argument
The latest on the scheduled execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia. All times local: 8:45 p.m. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring's office say a convicted serial killer has no valid...
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