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Communist Vietnam's secret death penalty conveyor belt: How country trails only China and Iran for 'astonishing' number of executions

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Prisoners are dragged from their cells at 4am without warning to be given a lethal injection Vietnam's use of the death penalty has been thrust into the spotlight after a real estate tycoon was on Thursday sentenced to be executed in one of the biggest corruption cases in the country's history. Truong My Lan, a businesswoman who chaired a sprawling company that developed luxury apartments, hotels, offices and shopping malls, was arrested in 2022.

Ohio | James Frazier Dies on Death Row

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James P. Frazier was scheduled to be executed at 10 local time, on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Mansfield, Ohio. 

79-year-old James died on Thursday, November 19, 2020, while on death row awaiting his execution. He is believed to have died from the coronavirus. James was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of 49-year-old Mary Stevenson at her North Toledo apartment on March 2, 2004. James spent the last 15 years of his life on Ohio’s death row.

Growing up, James had below-average grades in school and he was classified as a slow learner, requiring special education classes. James dropped out of school at age 19, where he was still in the 10th grade. James also abused drugs and alcohol.

On the evening of March 2, 2004, the body of Mary Stevenson was found at the foot of her bed by the police. She had been brutally murdered. As the investigation continued the following day, police searched dumpsters that were used by the residents of the apartment building. In one of the dumpsters, police discovered some of Mary’s belongings, a bloody knife that matched a missing one from Mary’s knife block, a bloody t-shirt, and pieces of mail belonging to James Frazier.

Police obtained and executed a search warrant for the apartment of Frazier, who lived in the same building. Inside Frazier’s apartment, police discovered 2 t-shirts that matched the brand, style, and size, XXL, of the bloody one found in the dumpster.

Frazier was brought in for questioning on March 4, 2004. During questioning, Frazier gave inconsistent answers and answers that contradicted the evidence in the case. DNA evidence would go on to implicate Frazier in the murder.

It is believed that while on death row, Frazier suffered a stroke. While in prison, his physical and cognitive abilities had greatly deteriorated and his lawyers alleged that he suffered from dementia.

Pray for peace and healing for the family of Mary Stevenson. Pray for the family of James Frazier.

Source:  theforgivenessfoundation.org, Staff, September 19, 2021


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