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Mississippi executed Charles Crawford, 59, by lethal injection at 6:15 p.m. at the state penitentiary in Parchman for the 1993 abduction, rape and killing of 20-year-old Kristy Ray. On death row for over three decades, Crawford lost a last-minute U.S. Supreme Court appeal, despite a pointed dissent from three justices citing a 2018 ruling on defendants’ rights. State courts had also rejected his claims. Corrections officials said he met family and a preacher beforehand. The execution was the nation’s third in two days; 38 men have been executed so far this year.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.