81-year-old death row inmate dies weeks before his scheduled execution
Louisiana inmate Christopher Sepulvado died Saturday, just over three weeks before he was scheduled to be put to death for his young stepson’s murder in what would have been one of the first two executions in 15 years as the state shifts its posture on capital punishment.
Louisiana death row inmate Christopher Sepulvado dies before execution date
He died at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, located in the eastern part of the state. Lawyers for Sepulvado in a statement announcing his death said he suffered from severe physical and mental decline in recent years.
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Give me a little time,” Christopher Sepulvado’s ex, who also served time for her son’s murder, told The Independent. “I’m not ready to comment yet.”
Louisiana death row inmate dies weeks before scheduled execution
An inmate who has spent more than 30 years on death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary has died from an illness. Christopher Sepulvado, 81, was sentenced to death for the beating and scalding death of his 6-year-old stepson in 1992.
Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies less than month before execution date
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died Saturday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, "from natural causes as a result of complications arising from his pre-existing medical conditions," according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
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Sepulvado's attorneys said that doctors had recommended the inmate for hospice care shortly before prosecutors secured their warrant for execution, according to the outlet. He was on death row for beating the 6-year-old with the handle of screw driver and then immersed him in scalding water in a bath tub resulting in burns on 58% of his body.
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A DeSoto Parish man who tortured and killed his stepson more than 30 years ago has died while on death row. Christopher Sepulvado, 81, was
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An 81-year-old death row inmate who was convicted of the brutal murder of his young stepson died one month before he was scheduled to be executed by the state of Louisiana, according to local
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A terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row in Louisiana for the killing of his stepson has died.
Man who has been on death row for 30 years dies just weeks before his scheduled execution
Christopher Sepulvado had been on death row since 1993 and was due to be executed next month by nitrogen hypoxia.
Louisiana man with execution date next month dies at Angola
Christopher Sepulvado, the 81-year-old man who was facing execution next month for the 1992 murder of his stepson, died overnight at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, according to his attorney.
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Louisiana death row inmate dies before scheduled March execution
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died in custody on the night of Feb. 22, his attorney said in an emailed statement.
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