Ohio prepares to execute man who killed wife

A man is set to die tomorrow for murdering his wife, marking the first execution in Ohio since the state’s prison department changed capital punishment procedures.

Ohio prepares to execute man who killed wife

A man is set to die tomorrow for murdering his wife, marking the first execution in Ohio since the state’s prison department changed capital punishment procedures.

Rocky Barton, 49, has given up appeals that could have delayed his execution for years, and says he deserves to die for killing his wife, Kimbirli Jo, in 2003 when she said she was ending their 18-month marriage.

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