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Michael Ross execution

closedUSJune 29, 1984 — May 13, 2005

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Ross was convicted in 1987 and sentenced to death; his sentence was thrown out on appeal, then reimposed in 2000 after resentencing. The Connecticut State Library chronology also records a May 2005 competency and waiver milestone before the execution.[1]

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Connecticut has carried out no further executions since the Ross case. In 2015, the state became the 18th in the nation to abolish the death penalty.[1]

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  1. 1.Connecticut State Library — Michael Ross — Selected Chronology
  2. 2.CNN — Connecticut serial killer put to death
  3. 3.NPR / WNPR — Connecticut Marks First Execution in 45 Years
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