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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 ...
Witness to Benjamin Ritchie death row execution gives chilling account of inmate's final moments
Benjamin Ritchie became the second person executed in Indiana in 15 years on Tuesday as, more than two decades after killing ...
Indiana man executed for killing of police officer; state’s second since 2009
A death row inmate who was convicted in the killing of an Indiana police officer in 2000 was executed on Tuesday morning.
Vigil held outside Indiana State Prison hours before inmate executed
A small group, most wearing light jackets in the chilly May evening, gathered in prayer outside the Indiana State Prison in ...
Ritchie to be executed at state prison early Tuesday
Benjamin Ritchie, a man convicted of killing Beech Grove police officer William Toney in September 2000, is slated to be ...
Federal judge rejects media bid to view Ritchie execution
A federal judge wasn’t swayed by arguments from media groups seeking to witness the execution of a convicted killer. Benjamin ...