Ohio Governor denies man clemency

Governor of Ohio Bob Taft today denied clemency for a convicted killer who has chosen the electric chair over lethal injection to illustrate the brutality of capital punishment.

Ohio Governor denies man clemency
Mon, 10 Sep, 2001 - 19:56

Governor of Ohio Bob Taft today denied clemency for a convicted killer who has chosen the electric chair over lethal injection to illustrate the brutality of capital punishment.

John W Byrd Junior, 37, would be the first Ohio inmate to be electrocuted since 1963 if he is executed as scheduled on Wednesday.

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