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Arizona Executes Inmate for 1984 Killing of 8-Year-Old Girl
KOCO ^ | Jun 8, 2022 | PAUL DAVENPORT and JACQUES BILLEAUD

Posted on 06/09/2022 3:29:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway

An Arizona man convicted of murder in the 1984 killing of an 8-year-old girl was put to death Wednesday in the state’s second execution since officials resumed carrying out the death penalty in May following a nearly eight-year hiatus.

Frank Atwood, 66, died by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence for his murder conviction in the killing of Vicki Hoskinson, whose body was found in the desert, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said in a statement.

Vicki went missing months earlier after leaving her home in Tucson to drop a birthday card in a nearby mailbox.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 1984; arizona; childmurder; deathpenalty; deathrow; execution; murder
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1 posted on 06/09/2022 3:29:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

49 years….

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2 posted on 06/09/2022 3:30:46 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: nickcarraway

28 years to finally smoke this POS. Poor little girl only got 8 up until meeting with this evil monster.


3 posted on 06/09/2022 3:34:43 PM PDT by Nateman (If Mohammad was not the Anti Christ he sure did come in as a strong second.)
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To: nickcarraway

And why does it take 38 years to execute a death sentence?


4 posted on 06/09/2022 3:35:00 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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Freepers………………..not so good at math…….


5 posted on 06/09/2022 3:37:24 PM PDT by Romans Nine
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To: nickcarraway

Vicki Hoskinson

6 posted on 06/09/2022 3:38:01 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: Lurker

I read earlier, he was convicted in 1981 for forcing an 8-year -old boy to fellate him, and was paroled in 1984.

And the killing of the girl was after THAT.


7 posted on 06/09/2022 3:38:05 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: nickcarraway

He should have been allowed 1 appeal and then hanged behind the court house. What’s the point of making him rot in jail for 38 years while we pay for his upkeep?


8 posted on 06/09/2022 3:38:26 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Well, he wasn’t actually sentenced to death until 1987. 35 years is still way, way too long.


9 posted on 06/09/2022 3:38:32 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: nickcarraway

So much for timely justice 🤪


10 posted on 06/09/2022 3:39:04 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: nickcarraway

Frank Atwood

11 posted on 06/09/2022 3:39:36 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

We are in favor of death penalty. This case though, the man was in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. He got out of prison after 25 years, but only after losing everything. His wife, his son, his everything. Thankful he wasn’t executed. Williamson County Texas is notorious for wrongful convictions. Michael Morton was in prison for 25 years and was innocent.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/watch-michael-morton-gives-his-first-full-interview-to-60-minutes/

And another Williamson county wrongful conviction...
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2019/11/06/court-overturns-greg-kelley-s-2014-conviction-for-sexual-assault-of-child-

Nelson


12 posted on 06/09/2022 3:39:54 PM PDT by NEBO (We are swimming in a cesspool of lies so fetid it’s impossible to know what’s true. Clyde Lewis)
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To: nickcarraway

Does anyone know of a successful campaign to SHORTEN the length of time it takes to execute someone?


13 posted on 06/09/2022 3:40:25 PM PDT by Salvavida
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

His lawyers last defense on appeal was that killing him would be cruel because he had a degenerative genetic condition that would make it painful for him to lay on the gurney. Judge didn’t buy it and I say no problem——just strap him to a post. Either way, he’s gone.


14 posted on 06/09/2022 3:41:08 PM PDT by OldWarBaby
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To: Romans Nine

lmao


15 posted on 06/09/2022 3:41:40 PM PDT by AAABEST ( NY/DC/LA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: Romans Nine

LOL Third time is a charm they say.


16 posted on 06/09/2022 3:42:39 PM PDT by TigersEye (Shall not be infringed!)
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To: OldWarBaby

Couldn’t they do it without the gurney?


17 posted on 06/09/2022 3:42:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Salvavida

Timothy McVeigh, he requested it.


18 posted on 06/09/2022 3:42:58 PM PDT by Fuzz
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To: OldWarBaby

Amen to that!

Nelson


19 posted on 06/09/2022 3:44:32 PM PDT by NEBO (We are swimming in a cesspool of lies so fetid it’s impossible to know what’s true. Clyde Lewis)
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To: Lurker

Minimal investigation into this tells me the prosecution did not have much evidence to go on for conviction.

That’s the kind of situation that leads to long appeals.


20 posted on 06/09/2022 3:45:50 PM PDT by Bayard
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