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CONWAY — The husband of a Galivants Ferry woman is suing Wal-Mart for $10 million three years after two men abducted her from a store parking lot. Barry Donovan's lawsuit accuses Wal-Mart of negligence and carelessness that resulted in the death of his wife. Alice Donovan was kidnapped Nov. 14, 2002, by two men who had escaped from a Kentucky prison. Federal juries convicted Chadrick Fulks and Branden Basham of murder though her body has never been found. Both men were sentenced to death. Allegations in Barry Donovan's lawsuit include that Wal-Mart failed to adequately monitor and control its premises....

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The parents of a missing West Virginia teen are fighting to keep an escaped convict off of death row in South Carolina. Branden Basham, 21, and Chadrick Fulks, 25, are charged with kidnapping and carjacking resulting in death in the disappearance of Alice Donovan of Galivants Ferry. The two escaped from a Kentucky jail on Nov. 4 and are accused of taking part in a two-week crime spree across five states. Donovan has not been seen since shortly after her Nov. 14 abduction, and authorities think she is dead. U.S. Attorney Strom Thurmond Jr. has said he...