Michael Ross execution

closedUSJune 29, 1984 — May 13, 2005

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Timeline

  1. June 29, 1984Michael Ross arrested and charged in Connecticut capital-felony case

    Michael Ross arrested and charged in Connecticut capital-felony case

  2. July 6, 1987Ross convicted and sentenced to death in Connecticut

    Ross convicted and sentenced to death in Connecticut

  3. April 6, 2000New London Superior Court jury reimposes Ross's death sentence

    New London Superior Court jury reimposes Ross's death sentence

  4. May 9, 2005Connecticut State Library chronology records state high-court competency/waiver milestone before execution

    Connecticut State Library chronology records state high-court competency/waiver milestone before execution

  5. May 13, 2005Connecticut executes Michael Bruce Ross by lethal injectionkey event

    Connecticut executes Michael Bruce Ross by lethal injection

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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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Outside Osborn Correctional Institution, anti-death-penalty protesters gathered before the execution, with a smaller group supporting the state's use of capital punishment.[2, 3]

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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