{"id":50912,"date":"2025-10-10T07:59:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/indiana-executes-killer-rapist-of-15-year-old-girl-its-third-execution-since-resuming-them-last-year\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T07:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:59:39","slug":"indiana-executes-killer-rapist-of-15-year-old-girl-its-third-execution-since-resuming-them-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/indiana-executes-killer-rapist-of-15-year-old-girl-its-third-execution-since-resuming-them-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana executes killer, rapist of 15-year-old girl, its third execution since resuming them last year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl was executed by injection early Friday in the state&#8217;s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year.  <\/p>\n<p>Roy Lee Ward, 53, was put to death at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. Indiana Department of Correction said in a statement that the process started shortly after midnight and Ward was pronounced dead at 12:33 a.m.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/10\/88cec28c-db6d-4d02-9fea-6d8ad2389903\/thumbnail\/620x413\/8a0b2cebef63e431e2f17441c01197cd\/ap25126621139495.jpg#\" alt=\"Indiana-Executions-Media Access \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/10\/88cec28c-db6d-4d02-9fea-6d8ad2389903\/thumbnail\/620x413\/8a0b2cebef63e431e2f17441c01197cd\/ap25126621139495.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/10\/88cec28c-db6d-4d02-9fea-6d8ad2389903\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/cfe8ea27db299b3227e3f9bc3da19172\/ap25126621139495.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A guard stands in a tower at Indiana State Prison in December \u00a02024, in Michigan City, Ind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Erin Hooley \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ward&#8217;s last meal was from Texas Corral and included a hamburger. His last words, as reported by the Indiana Department of Correction were &#8220;Brian is going to read them,&#8221; but it was unclear exactly when he made the statement. <\/p>\n<p>He was convicted in the rape and murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne. Authorities said Ward attacked the girl with a knife and dumbbell in her family&#8217;s home near Dale, about 30 miles east of Evansville. The crime rocked the small community of roughly 1,500 people.<\/p>\n<p>Payne was stabbed repeatedly and died of her injuries several hours after the attack, French news agency AFP notes, adding that he was arrested at the scene while still holding a knife.<\/p>\n<p>Ward had exhausted his legal options after more than two decades. His attorney, Joanna Green, said days before the execution that Ward was &#8220;very remorseful&#8221; about the crime.<\/p>\n<p>Ward&#8217;s execution came amid questions about Indiana&#8217;s handling of the powerful sedative pentobarbital. Last year, state officials ended a 15-year pause on executions, saying they&#8217;d been able to obtain drugs used in lethal injections that had been unavailable for years.  <\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Department of Correction said it had obtained &#8220;enough pentobarbital to follow the required protocol&#8221; for Ward&#8217;s execution. Ward&#8217;s attorneys had raised concerns about the use of the drug and how the state stored it, including temperature issues.  <\/p>\n<p>Among 27 states with death penalty laws, Indiana is one of two that bar media witnesses to executions. Ward&#8217;s witness list included attorneys and spiritual advisers.  <\/p>\n<p>His case trailed through the courts for more than 20 years.  <\/p>\n<p>Ward was convicted of the crimes in 2002 and sentenced to death. But after the Indiana Supreme Court overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial, he pleaded guilty in 2007. A decade later, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case. In 2019, he sued Indiana, seeking to stop all pending executions. <\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Indiana Supreme Court declined to stay the execution and Gov. Mike Braun rejected Ward&#8217;s clemency bid. <\/p>\n<p>The victim&#8217;s family members said they were ready for justice to be carried out, remembering Payne as an honor student and cheerleader with an influence beyond her short life. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now our family gatherings are no longer whole, holidays still empty. Birthdays are sad reminders of what we lost,&#8221; her mother Julie Wininger told the parole board last month. &#8220;Our family has endured emotional devastation.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Ward skipped the parole board interview for his clemency bid, saying he didn&#8217;t want to force the victim&#8217;s family to travel to the prison and that he couldn&#8217;t always say what he meant. Attorneys say Ward was recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, which affected his ability to communicate.  <\/p>\n<p>One of his spiritual advisers, Deacon Brian Nosbusch, said ahead of the execution that Ward had thought deeply about his actions. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He knows he did it,&#8221; Nosbusch said. &#8220;He knows it was horrendous.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a 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