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Indiana man is put to death for officer's murder in state's second execution in 15 years
An Indiana man convicted in the 2000 fatal shooting of a police officer is set to receive a lethal injection this week in the ...
He Killed an Officer Who Was Just Filling In — Now He Faces Execution and Says It's Wrong Because of How He Was Born
The Indiana Parole Board denied Ritchie’s clemency plea on May 14 to have his sentence commuted to life without parole, ...
Cop killer will become 2nd convict executed in Indiana since 2009
An Indiana man convicted in the 2000 killing of a police officer is set to receive a lethal injection early Tuesday in the ...
Indiana set to execute prisoner convicted of killing police officer in 2000
The State of Indiana was set to carry out its second execution in 15 years early Tuesday morning. Benjamin Ritchie, 45, is ...
Man who murdered Beech Grove police officer set for execution before sunrise
We're just a few hours away now from the state of Indiana executing Benjamin Ritchie for the murder of a Beech Grove police officer almost 25 years ago. Ritchie is scheduled to die by lethal injection ...
Indiana executes Benjamin Ritchie, inmate with “severe brain damage,” and denies media access
Ritchie, 45, was the second person put to death in Indiana since 2009, following a 15-year hiatus due to the state’s ...