Virginia executes twice-condemned serial killer Prieto

A twice-condemned serial killer who claimed he was intellectually disabled has been executed in Virginia after a series of last-minute appeals failed.

The life of Alfredo Prieto, 49, was taken at the Greensville Correctional Centre in Jarrat. He was injected with a lethal three-drug combination, including a sedative which Virginia received from Texas. Prieto, wearing jeans and a light blue shirt, showed no emotion as he was strapped to the gurney.

“I would like to say thanks to all my lawyers, all my supporters and all my family members,” he said, before mumbling: “Get this over with.”