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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Oklahoma execution

Rejected by the Supreme Court for the second time in less than 24 hours, most recently in a habeas petition, Benjamin Cole was given the death penalty in Oklahoma just after 10 a.m. for the murder 20 years ago of his 9-month-old daughter.

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Categories / Appeals, Criminal

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