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News Articles: Keith Leroy Tharpe

This undated photo provided by Georgia Department of Corrections shows Keith Leroy Tharpe. Tharpe, who killed his sister-in-law 27 years ago, is on Georgia's death row.

Justices Spurn Georgia Inmate, Despite Juror's Racial Slurs

The Supreme Court is rejecting a new appeal from a Georgia death row inmate, despite evidence that a juror in his capital case used racial slurs. The...

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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • Grant Blankenship
This undated photo provided by Georgia Department of Corrections shows Keith Leroy Tharpe. Georgia is preparing to put to death Tharpe, who killed his sister-in-law 27 years ago.

Lawyers Ask Panel To Spare Life Of Inmate Set For Execution

A Georgia prisoner scheduled for execution this week has spent the last 27 years regretting the decisions that led him to kill his sister-in-law as she...

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By:
  • Kate Brumback and
  • Associated Press