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  • Ohio Man Executed for 1983 Fatal Robbery

    01/14/2004 4:46:42 PM PST · by Bonaparte · 33 replies · 613+ views
    Las Vegas Sun (via AP) ^ | January 14, 2004 | Andrew Welsh-Huggins
    Ohio Man Executed for 1983 Fatal Robbery By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS ASSOCIATED PRESS LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A murderer whose claims of mental retardation were rejected by the courts was executed Wednesday after struggling with guards and pleading for his life until the last moment. Lewis Williams, 45, was put to death by injection for fatally shooting a 76-year-old woman during a robbery at her Cleveland home in 1983. Four guards were needed to lift the 117-pound Williams from his knees and pry his hand off the edge of a table before carrying him into the death chamber. As he was...