Convicted Spencer County Rapist, Murderer May Soon Get Death Penalty

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Convicted Spencer County rapist, murderer may soon get death penalty

SPENCER COUNTY, Ind. -- The man who raped and killed Spencer County 15-year-old Stacy Payne in 2001 may soon be put to death for his actions. The state has requested an execution date from the Indiana Supreme Court for Roy Lee Ward. Ward is from Spencer County. Tri-State officials react to “not guilty” verdict in Evansville murder trial Court records indicate Ward waited for adults in Payne's Dale home to leave for work and then pretended …

Execution Date Requested for Death Row Inmate Roy Lee Ward

Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana attorneys have sent a request to the Indiana Supreme Court on Friday to announce the date for death row inmate 52-year-old Roy Lee Ward to be executed. Ward was convicted for raping and killing 15-year-old Stacy Payne in Spencer County in 2001. If the request is accepted, Ward will be the third inmate to be executed in Indiana after a 15-year break. Joseph Corcoran was executed in December 2024, a…

Indiana officials request execution date for Roy Lee Ward amid death penalty debate

Indiana seeks execution date for Roy Lee Ward, despite previous plans to pause lethal injection drug purchases.

Another Execution Requested by State of Indiana

State attorneys have sent a request to the Indiana Supreme Court to announce the date for 52-year-old Roy Lee Ward to be executed for raping and killing a teenager in 2001. If the request is accepted, Ward will be the third person in Indiana since the state resumed executions after a 15-year period. Joseph Corcoran was executed in December of last year, and Benjamin Ritchie was executed in May of this year. The state paid more than one-million d…

It’s time for Indiana to get out of the death business

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