A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student was put to death Wednesday evening at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman.

Crawford's legal team filed last-minute appeals, which were ultimately denied by state and federal courts. This was Mississippi's second execution of the year and the 38th nationwide. Anti-death ...

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves will not step in to stop the execution of a man convicted of raping and killing a college student more than 30 years ago.

Charles Ray Crawford is set to be executed at 6 p.m., Oct. 15, after spending more than 30 years on death row for the rape ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced the execution of a Mississippi death row inmate will proceed this month. Officials said the lawyers for Charles Ray Crawford filed an ...

The state wants the U.S. Supreme Court to deny death row inmate Charles Crawford's request to stop his execution, says his ...

As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling on Mississippi death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford's petition to halt his scheduled execution. Crawford's execution ...

Victims of the inmates include a family of four, a college student kidnapped from her bedroom, and a state trooper who was ...

The U.S. Supreme Court and Mississippi Supreme Court denied last-minute emergency petitions to stay the execution of death ...

Charles Ray Crawford was executed by lethal injection for the 1993 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Kristy Ray. Crawford's legal team filed last-minute appeals, which were ultimately denied by state ...

A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a ...